Why so serious?
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.
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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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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Am I the only who thought it entertaining and funny?
- 09/11/2010 06:32:03 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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