Die Young, but Look Pretty Doing It, Says This Existential Clothing Ad With a Twist
Posted in: UncategorizedThere’s not much anyone can do to avoid life’s little indignities. But if you’ve got some money in the bank, you can at least be well dressed while facing them.
That, at least, is the upshot of a new ad from Middle Eastern clothing retailer Centrepoint and agency Impact BBDO Dubai.
Shot in black and white, it features a young man driving a flashy vintage sportscar while a stunning woman stares out the window from the backseat (perhaps reflecting the marketer’s audience). The party drips with ennui. Despite the trappings of success, this gent can’t escape banal little tragedies—a stone in his shoe during a meeting, a piece of gum left on his seat by some thoughtless predecessor, a baby on the airplane he’s riding in.
The uncaring universe, it turns out, does not love him like his mother does (assuming the universe recognizes he’s there at all). His scruples eventually reach a high point when the car breaks down on a set of railroad tracks.
