Back on 27 March 09, I ran this post, "A Moment of Clarity". It featured the video you're about to see. Why are you running it again? This time, I want to ANALYZE what that commercial means to us men; there are a lot of truths in that commercial, and I'd like to share them with you. Enjoy...
So, what does this commercial teach us? What hidden truths does it contain? I'm glad you asked, because I'm about to tell you...
One, it shows women before you marry them. It shows how their beauty and hot body are but a brief illusion; it shows how women are but illusions themselves. Notice how beautiful the young damsel in distress is? Notice the bountiful breasts and the wondrously displayed cleavage thereof? You notice how enticing she looked when she flashed that beautiful smile of hers, while cocking her head in that coquettish way? As Christopher in Oregon has said and bears repeating, women's beauty and charms are an illusion; they are a dirty trick played by Mother Nature to get us to do something PROFOUNDLY against our best interests: breed with a woman and raise her children. That's ALL it is, guys.
The second part of the commercial that I'd like to analyze is when the guy comes to his senses after he drinking his water; he has a spooky, yet accurate vision of the future that awaits him should he save the damsel in distress, and be taken in by her charms. He sees what marrying the damsel would entail, and it rightfully freaks him out.
Firstly, married life will SUCK! Secondly, the lovely, little lady isn't so lovely anymore after she's dropped a couple of womb turds. Thirdly, we get a glimpse of his mother in law and, along with it, what HIS WIFE will look like when older. Finally, your life will NOT be your own, Fellas-not if you get married. Let's examine all but the first point one by one, shall we? After all, the fact that married life sucks goes without saying, amen?
The lovely, little lady who's got you weak at the knees won't always be so lovely; she won't always be so hot, Fellas. Look at when the commercial goes inside the mobile home. We see our former damsel in distress in a yucky, green gown. We see that she's pregnant with yet ANOTHER womb turd in addition to the three or four that the couple already has! Her hair is sloppily put up; it's not hanging down and framing her formerly lovely face; also, it's starting to lose its luster. The little lady has clearly lost her youthful glow.
We then see our hero's mother in law come out of the bathroom as the toilet flushes-what lovely imagery! Anyway, the MIL is very instructive. Why? Because that's what our former damsel in distress will look like in thirty years time. It's been said that, if you want to know how your woman will age, just look at her mother; how true it is. What do we see when looking at the MIL? We see a fat, wrinkled up, old hag! We see someone who's face has is shriveled up. We see someone whose hair is flat in color; there's no luster there like the damsel in distress had while hanging from the tree branch. Finally, those big, luscious breasts that the damsel in distress had will be sagging to the floor when she gets older-yuck!
After seeing the formerly comely damsel and her mother, we see our hero. Before rescuing the damsel in distress, he was happy, single, and free; he rode his horse wherever and whenever he wanted; he was the epitome and quintessence of a MGHOW! After drinking the water; after imagining what rescuing the damsel would entail (i.e. marriage); our hero gets a scary vision-a vision of losing his freedom. He sees that women are dream KILLERS. He sees that the lovely damsel in the revealing, red dress will not always be such a comely (i.e. hot) woman. He sees that he'll have her mother to deal with, and she looks like a real 'charmer'-not! Our hero sees that his life will no longer be his own. Once he drinks the Montavit mineral water and has his moment of clarity, he rides off to remain a free man-yeah, Baby!
Last, but definitely not least, this commercial teaches us men that we CAN override our instincts. We can override our desire for women! We can override our desire to save and protect them. We can override our sex drive, which is what gets us entangled with women in the first place. This commercial teaches us that, rather than think with the little head, we can, should, and indeed must, think with the big head. If we think with the big head, we'll see that women and relationships therewith are not worth the heartache and trouble that they bring into our lives; we'll see that we're better off living as we please-on OUR terms, thank you very much.
In closing, this video is very, very instructive. It's instructive on women's charms, and how they're such a BRIEF illusion. It shows us what the little lady will morph into; we see both near and long term what she'll become. We see that we can override our instincts, and do what's best for OURSELVES. Finally, we see the truth that we all know: to wit, marriage sucks! I didn't have to tell my boys that though, huh? Have a good night now, and I'll catch you on the flip side...
MarkyMark
16 comments:
pure tail has only the cash value of its particular moment, comrades. don't be fooled by the promise of continued participation while you press forward as a wage slave. avoid all rings and calculate your own cost of per lay against that of mel gibson. live free and ride, MM.
I never tire of seeing this brilliant, acutely disillusioning commercial! Every time, it feels like a slap in the face with a wet towel.
Thank you for reposting this along with your excellent comments. It is one of my favorites on your blog.
Too bad this commercial never airs during prime-time television. You know...for subliminal messaging. (If it did air, I never saw it.)
Thanks again.
Anon1439,
Yeah, I always thought that this was one of my BEST posts! Evidently though, the readers think otherwise; I've never gotten a lot of comments in response to it.
MarkyMark
Great/funny commentary
This one commercial alone is far more informative than any those annoyingly repetitive Geico commercials.
Montavit: "Where 45 seconds could save your life."
Your commentary is excellent, spot on, and worthy of its own chapter in the book the Predatory Female.
You were clearly surfing a giant wave of inspiration when you wrote it.
Please continue to surf the waves of creativity no matter how few spectators watch you from the beach. If your insight saves at least one newbie surfer from drowning, then it's worth it.
What a great commercial--thanks for the repost! No matter how many times we've seen it, this is always a welcome reminder of where a few missteps could land us.
Anon1726,
Thanks for the compliment! I like the surfing analogy that you use, because I used to surf myself. I still do, just not as often. But yeah, I felt inspired when I wrote my analysis of the commercial. As I said, I thought it was one of my best posts ever...
MarkyMark
What a great commercial--thanks for the repost! No matter how many times we've seen it, this is always a welcome reminder of where a few missteps could land us.
Not to mention how innocuous those steps are. Remember, the commercial shows our hero first falling into the trap by RESCUING the damsel in distress...
Yeah after having kids and some years, my wife starts working out to lose weight, get in shape etc. Guess what? NO it wasn't for me she was doing this workout, it was all for her man at her work who she was cheating on me with.
Marriage, what a waste of time for men in the west!
Well, not all women are dream killers... beside a great man there is a great woman (I don't like that behind thing). Anyway I know what you Marky Mark mean.
BTW, have you ever watched the lastest Nike ad? There is a couple, a man and a woman. They are running accross USA to meet each other. The man didn't get to arrive at the meeting very well, he's tired and exhausted and then he ends up at a hospital. The red head woman got to run very healthy and tirelessly to meet her boyfriend at the hospital.
I think this Nike ad is very sexist and misandrist. I watched it on Youtube.
What do you Marky Mark think about it?
Brazilian Woman.
BW,
I haven't seen the ad in question. If it played out as you say, then I concur; it IS very sexist then.
MarkyMark
BW,
I knew what you meant. Even though English isn't your first language, you clearly have a good command of it.
You're correct when you say that not all women are dream killers. The right woman, if anything, can be a dream maker; she can inspire her man to do things he never would have done on his own. I'm reminded of the story of Nathaniel Hawthorne, one of the first great writers in American literature; it could be argued that he helped create American literature.
Anyway, the story behind him is interesting. He worked at the US Customs House. It was a nice, secure government job. It was also killing his soul; he hated working there, but he had a wife and family to support.
One day, he lost his job at the US Customs House. Naturally, he dreaded going home to break the news to his wife; he didn't want to tell her that her meal ticket had been taken away.
Having said that, he got up his courage and told his wife the bad news. Her reaction was surprising. Rather than be angry, she was happy. She said, "Good! I'm glad, because you hated that job anyway. Now, you have time to write that novel you've always talked about. By the way Honey, I saved a year's salary for you, so you can pursue your dream." THAT is the kind of woman a good man will die for; that is the kind of woman a good man will move Heaven & Earth for, even if it kills him. Mrs. Hawthorne was as fine an example of a good wife as there ever has been in history...
MarkyMark
MarkyMark
I agree with you 100%! I'd rather be a partner to my man than to be her woman after he had already conquered everything.
Thanks for you compliment of my so so English.
I watched that Nike ad on a sort of Youtube Mix of Edvard Grieg if I'm not mistaken.
Brazilian Woman
MarkyMark
Here is the Nike ad I told you. I suggest you to make a post analysing this ad, is it possible, please?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_i1GSJI10A&feature=trueview-instream
Brazilian Woman.
Yeah that Nike video does make me want to buy Adidas, except their ads are probably even worse.
Sexist is not strong enough. Totally unrealistic is more like it. He has a heart attack before he gets out of town, and she, thin and athletic, runs thousands of miles without working up a sweat. In real life she would probably weight 300 pounds. You go gurrrlll, but leave me out of your narcissistic life.
Anonymous age 71
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