In Sync
I don’t get much time to watch tv, but recently the new Clearasil ads have been on constant repeat. This one involves two girls sitting in a cafe when all of a sudden a moderately unattractive boy approaches and the blonde girl grabs her phone to cover the pimple that isn’t really there. The other girl gives her speel on said face wash and all its magically microbeads, and within a couple of days, much like all the other teenages who have stared in similar ads, the pimple goes away! :O
The bit that rubs me the wrong way, is the TERRIBLE English dubbing. Surely somewhere along the lines of doing the voice over, someone must of thought “Hmmm…I don’t think we can pull this off and still be credible”. It’s clear that trying to fit English words and sounds into the mouths of girls who are speaking Danish or possible German won’t work!
I especially love the bit at the end where with all the confidence in the world, and dirt-free pores, she struts up to the same boy she ignored before, and probably brought his self esteem down to almost nothing. She blew her chance the first time! She tries to redeem herself by rudely snatches his phone, and tells the person on the other line to get stuffed and cheekily looks at the boy and makes the “beeep” sound at the end of the message. Now, if I was that guy I’d be pretty pissed off. How dare she take his phone and answer for him! It could’ve been a very important message and she was too selfish to recognise that.
Bitch.
