Monday, April 28, 2014
Poke-Smalta????
Smalta... Your product did not necessarily need an ad. This product has been around long enough and has enough recognition to sell itself. That being said... why? Why the wholesale ripoff of the Pokemon opening theme? I played the ad then I played the Pokemon theme... uncanny! But there were positives, the animation was excellent. I'm not sure what demographic the commercial was supposed to appeal to though; save for the 'brown' superheroes, local culture was not represented. I understand the hero concept may be appealing to children, but seriously aliens, meteors! Also the execution of the jingle, when the children were singing, was a bit difficult to understand. I had to replay it several times.
It is indeed very troubling that local commercial houses continuously sample the works (music & concept) of its foreign counterparts. I sincerely hope its not because we lack creativity, but then Carnival has become one huge recycle project.
So to Trinitoons... the executor of this commercial, you were on point with the animation, but nothing else.
