You know, you never really realize something until someone points it out. I have never actually paid attention to how advertisements really do effect how you think. Like it or not, advertisements do have an effect on what you buy and what you think about products or services. I see advertisements everywhere, I see them on the side of the road when I am driving, I see them in newspapers, magazines and other reading materials, I also see them all the time on TV. When I watch TV, the commercials drive me crazy…I never realized that in order to be watching the TV shows that I like and the different movies that they play, they need the comercials in order for us to enjoy this entertainment for free.
In the movie that we were watching in class, I found that advertising companies are in for the kill, and they don’t have to care about how the product or service they are trying to sell can do harm to people. Everybody knows that smoking is bad for you, and yet, this company in the movie is just trying to sell their product, and they don’t care what they have to say to sell it. I find the main character(I forgot his name already) is cocky, and he is one example of advertising just going in for the kill and not giving a care about how he has to do it.
When we did the activity in class where we tried to distinguish if the picture was art or if it was an advertisement, I had a hard time. Some were pretty obvious, but others were not. I found myself thinking that it was hard to distinguish between the two.
Most of the advertisements that caught my eye are colorful, and different from other advertisements. All of the magazine advertisements that we analyzed in class were good examples. I found the black and white on especially interesting because it’s not the typical looking advertisement, but yet, it still caught your eye.
All in all, advertisers are just looking to sell their product and they really don’t care what they have to say or do to sell it. Like I’ve said before, they are only out for the kill.
Brittnee Hogan
I also didn’t realize how much advertising we see either. Also that our shows we wach on TV wouldn’t be free unless we had those advertisements to support the shows.
-LK
It looks like you had a lot to say about what we covered in class and gave it some thought. Nice post.