Thursday, December 10, 2009
Feel Better, Tylenol
This commercial perfectly exemplifies the increasing dependence our society places on doctors and medications to "feel better". The commercial aims to convince the consumer that tylenol is the only pain medicine that will work in harmony with their body and still heal their aches and pains. In this way the commercial indirectly states that tylenol will make the consumer feel more whole. To emphasize this message more, the commercial uses soothing background notes and artistic camera lighting and angles to leave the viewer in a calm and meditative state, similar to the way the commercial states that they should feel when they take tylenol.
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This is an interesting connection to religion. Religion is supposed to be comprised of things that make you feel better and ultimately whole. Depending on specific believes, there is a higher being that can supply all you need to make you feel better in life. It's interesting that Tylenol would take this perspective about their pain medicine.
ReplyDeleteI feel that there is no medicine that can heal your body, but there is someone that knows your body than yourself and He is a healer! Tylenol is just a medicine that can help with the pain, but it doesn't heal. Just wait 4-6 hours later and the pain will be back.
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