Angels and demons and Coke

I am fundamentalist myself, albeit of the more free-thinking ones. I think that ad is more of a demo of the producers' Final Cut skills to go "Dude, you know that Coke ad? I created it" with their video junkie posse. The only thing it's going for it is the pretty chick (and the dude for the girls, I'm guessing), and in that I find it bland more than offensive. Putting pretty faces + piggybacking on religious emblems is a cheap way to get talked about; I can see where Philos is coming from, although again, I'm probably not that staunch a fundamentalist to really take offense. It's bland, tasteless, and definitive of 21st-century advertising that's devoid of focus and gives no clear message to the target market, whatever strata of society they're trying to target (that which can't be neither told from the ad). On the other end of the spectrum, there's Apple with its short, hard-hitting, accessible ads with no flashy graphics that you actually want to keep watching over and over. This is coming from the guy who has nothing more than pure disgust for Apple bigotry.

I think that's the first non-retarded comment I've made in years 'round here. Way to go, as if we have those types of readers here at CF. Now excuse me while I go get myself a Pepsi Max (no to go on a completely irrelevant tangent here, but yesterday I had my first Max in 3 months. I've been too taken by the hypnotic black and red Coke Zero logo and it's all I've been drinking until yesterday when I realized how regular Pepsi-like Max is more than Zero to regular Coke. and yes, I just woke up one day and suddenly noticed how I am now able to tell the difference between HFCS- and aspartame-based soda. Weird, it is)

I've seen the AD maybe 5 times in total. From a purely design POV, I thought the concept was clever. From a vaguely Christian POV, it doesn't offend me at all. But you already knew that, haha.

Oh any you should've checked the video; it's Japanese fish porn.

hmm... i thought it was nice, because the visuals were smooth. as for the Christian side, c'mon, let's not take it too seriously, after all, it's but a bottle of coke.

as far as the religious side of things, i dont think there's anything blasphemous about it.

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I have one word for those who think along the lines of "get a friggin life, it's just an ad": contempt.

you don't have to speak crudely just to get to your point, man. this is supposed to be fun. if there's anything offensive here, it may be that some disrespect others' beliefs.

if you're not into religion, fine. just respect those who are into it.

peace, man.

i respect atheists and i respect those who value religion, too. :D

You'd know I don't care one way or the other what other people think. Should you boycott Coke because of the ad? Should other Christians? I really couldn't care less. I'm not even trying to make a point, I'm merely stating the principle behind my boycott. And seeing as this is not really a matter of right and wrong, I don't see why I shouldn't stand by my principle.

There's a demon? I don't know but I don't like that ad too. I didn't get the meaning until you explained it (well, philos explained it, in a highly incomprehensible english. Sorry I have narrow vocab). But he boycotted coke? Hahaha!

is for retards or people with no life or sense of belonging. I found this commercial annoying after watching it TWICE!
But I like coke, so oh well.