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Post by shirleymurphy on Aug 23, 2018 12:02:52 GMT -5
While it is powerful, you have to admit they are trying to manipulate the audience emotionally. Using a father and young daughter as the ones left behind, rather than a father and young son. It'd be interesting to see how the dialogue would've come off had they had a different kid in the role. Particularly the bit about wanting a new car. Using a long-haired girl and putting a bow in her hair is also designed to get a specific reaction from the audience that they wouldn't get with a short-haired butch tomboy. I'm only surprised that they didn't put her in a pink satin dress with white underskirt.
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Post by Buppster on Aug 24, 2018 5:34:16 GMT -5
I don't think that fact that it was young girl was all that relevant. It would have worked equally as well if it had been a young boy and they'd been talking about his missing older brother. It might even have had more impact, as it would have had a more unexpected element to it. Presumably the choice of clothes was to emphasize the girl's young age and vulnerability.
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Post by shirleymurphy on Aug 24, 2018 5:50:23 GMT -5
I don't think that fact that it was young girl was all that relevant. It would have worked equally as well if it had been a young boy and they'd been talking about his missing older brother. It might even have had more impact, as it would have had a more unexpected element to it. Presumably the choice of clothes was to emphasize the girl's young age and vulnerability. Sorry, it's partly me not realising what is happening in the PSA. I just realised that the kid is carrying a birthday present at the start of the short - that must be why she's wearing the fancy hair band and special outfit - they are on their way to a birthday party. I think the Rapunzel hair is just because most people still emotionally associate long hair with femininity. But like i said, the PSA would play out differently with a little boy. Sad little girls make adult feel protective.
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