Just wondering if anybody saw the Black Ops commercial that aired this weekend? It featured Kobe Bryant, Jimmy Kimmel and a slew of 'average' people in the middle of a live battlefield with real weapons shooting live ammo and generally blowing stuff up.
As I watched I was equally fascinated and horrified. I love first person shooters and military tactical shooters, but I guess I never thought of it like the commercial portrayed it: gamers locked in combat with each other.
The Jimmy Kimmel and Kobe Bryant cameos were awesome, hilarious, and mildly disturbing.
The tagline, "There's a soldier in all of us," closed the commercial and my stomach turned when I saw it.
Real soldiers are dying every day all around the world. Real non-combatants are dying every day, too.
If there's a soldier in all of us, is there any hope for peace, ever?
I don't know.
I think I need a break from video games after seeing that.
As I watched I was equally fascinated and horrified. I love first person shooters and military tactical shooters, but I guess I never thought of it like the commercial portrayed it: gamers locked in combat with each other.
The Jimmy Kimmel and Kobe Bryant cameos were awesome, hilarious, and mildly disturbing.
The tagline, "There's a soldier in all of us," closed the commercial and my stomach turned when I saw it.
Real soldiers are dying every day all around the world. Real non-combatants are dying every day, too.
If there's a soldier in all of us, is there any hope for peace, ever?
I don't know.
I think I need a break from video games after seeing that.
I see what you mean. That's pretty terrible. Basically that's saying "yeah it's ok to go to war and kill people. look, it's fun and very entertaining. Not to mention people DIE BY FREAKING GUNS!" There's a difference between seeing it in a video game and seeing real people...everyday people...turn some place in to a warzone. THAT doesn't sit well with me. There was a chance I'd buy the game before...and maybe I'm taking this commercial too seriously but there is no way I'm buying it now to support that kind of mentality. Talk about desensitizing people...
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Black Ops Commercial and Discussion
- 08/11/2010 06:24:49 PM
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I find it a tad bit tasteless, but I'm surprised that you had such a strong reaction. *NM*
- 08/11/2010 06:37:31 PM
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Re: Black Ops Commercial and Discussion
- 08/11/2010 06:37:56 PM
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meh, it's an advert
- 09/11/2010 09:33:40 AM
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oh and i've bought and it's alright
- 09/11/2010 09:34:11 AM
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Nazi zombies was fun
- 09/11/2010 11:57:33 PM
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Why can't Kimmel do a "Call of Duty: Black Cops" spoof instead? *NM*
- 09/11/2010 05:57:57 PM
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I kind of thought the same thing.
- 10/11/2010 02:13:32 AM
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Re: I kind of thought the same thing.
- 10/11/2010 02:22:26 AM
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Fake as opposed to really shooting people. *NM*
- 10/11/2010 04:15:11 PM
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