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Hyundai Commercial Analysis Essay

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The Hyundai commercial caught my attention due to its interesting plot. It seems to be a typical car advertisement until you look at it with deeper thought. The situation reveals something totally opposite of what they actually meant to do. Hyundai may have known exactly what they were doing, putting an advertisement out there that would not be easily forgotten. However the impact of this message can be an extremely negative image for Hyundai. The image they end up portraying can cause extremely negative publicity or send people the wrong message. Portraying the message that committing suicide is both acceptable and can be extremely easy.

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This is saying that suicide is okay, and they should not be sending this out. Suicide is already a rising issue in our society and we don’t need to make it socially acceptable. It seems to glamorize the act of committing suicide instead of showing the true effects of suicide. Also, true side effects of suicide effects more than just the people killing themselves, it travels over into the lives of friends and family. People who are entirely innocent begin to blame themselves for the act of one person who chose they didn’t want to live any more. It shows us that it is actually a peaceful way for one to kill themselves. Nevertheless, the man never struggles or experiences any pain that we can see. Hyundai shows us a nice house and a shiny new car no apparent signs of him having a reason to commit suicide. This message shows people that committing suicide is something you can do, as if it’s acceptable. Suicide is not something that should be considered acceptable in any way. It affects more people than just the one committing the act. This advertisement also opens up new options for people who couldn’t precisely chose how they wanted to kill themselves; perhaps the only thing keeping them back was the fact they were scared it would hurt and now they have an advertisement that makes it look easy and painless.

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