Monday, February 4, 2008

Sisyphus in Superbowl Ad

I had two surprises from last night's superbowl. The first was definitely Giants' victory over Patriots, the second wild card to win a Superbowl. The other surprise was to see Marcell Jankovics' terrific animation Sisyphus (see below) in GMC Yukon hybrid ad, the first time I saw a serious art being used for TV commercial. The ironic part is that: since the story of Sisyphus refers to tasks that are pointless and unrewarding, does it suggest the effort of making SUV a green vehicle is pointless and unrewarding?

2 comments:

hier said...

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Have a happy new year!

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