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fredtoo · 12-23-2005, 07:03 AM

While not a BMW ad, this mini movie is quite impressive if you understand the symbolism behind it. I thought it was worth sharing.

http://world.honda.com/message/impossibledreams/cm/

<copied from an e mail>
You have to know something about Honda to "get" this ad. It tells Soichiro Honda's life story symbolically...and it is utterly brilliant. As such, it is the best commercial I have ever seen:
-Soichiro Honda the outsider... the guy living in a trailer by the sea, an outsider.
-Soichiro the grease monkey...this guy looks like a grease monkey.
-The seagull in a nest tending to it's young...His dream in the earliest stages.
-Two Seagulls on the rock....Soichiro and Takeo Fujisawa (Honda's alter-ego)
-He begins his journey with a simple mini-bike...symbolic of the Honda Cub.
-The dogs chasing him as he sings "to fight the unbeatable foe"... the resistance that dogged him from MITI (Ministry of International Trade and Industry) and the Gakubatsu (Japanese old Boys network).
-The sheep moving together as a group... the Japanese culture of group over the individual. Meanwhile, he motors on by in the background on his individual journey past the group. Two horses overlooking the field in the background-...I haven't figured this part out yet.
-The succession of cars and bikes as they progress through advances in developement.
-The boat flying off the waterfall...his death.
-The balloon rising out of the mist, with him singing "to reach for the unreachable stars"...on his way to heaven and still dreaming. A Very Happy ending.
-Underlying the entire commercial is the humor of this guy singing like Andy Williams as he blasts down the road. Honda had a great sense of humor.

ksfrogman · 12-23-2005, 09:07 AM

I don't see any video. Just that gawd awful voice I was tortured with as a kid when mom played every album and watched every TV program of Andy Williams before she got hooked on Tom Jones and Englebert Humperdink (sp?).

ksfrogman · 12-23-2005, 09:11 AM

Here's a link that works for me:

http://84.40.3.165/

However, the Cog is my favorite commercial:

http://www.videoclipstream.com/akamai/h-l/honda/

JackMac · 12-23-2005, 11:36 AM

Volvo exitement

db17k · 12-25-2005, 05:12 AM

That video rocks, my favorite part is where that race bike is smoke'n down that woodland road.

the vovlo ad is pretty funny though!

ZenDriver · 12-25-2005, 05:15 AM

AW330i · 12-25-2005, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JackMac

Volvo exitement

Where did you find that? It is great!

JackMac · 12-25-2005, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Where did you find that? It is great!

Sent from a friend of a friend over at swedespeed.com

JackMac · 12-27-2005, 09:59 AM

Almost forgot the trunk monkey commercials. Better than BMW Assist!

Here's one of them:

http://www.trunkmonkey.com/content/view/32/51/

KevinC · 12-27-2005, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JackMac

Volvo exitement

Military Intelligence
Jumbo Shrimp
Sanitary Landfill
Original Copy
Skinny Broad
Fresh Frozen

Volvo Excitement. Yep, fits right in!

canucklion · 12-28-2005, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by KevinC

Military Intelligence
Jumbo Shrimp
Sanitary Landfill
Original Copy
Skinny Broad
Fresh Frozen

Volvo Excitement. Yep, fits right in!

hmm, I think you missed the point, it's not meant to be oxymoronic (though it is), but I think the joke is in the pic, with the handbrake resembling a ...... (synonym of rooster)

davinet78 · 12-28-2005, 03:51 AM

very nice ad thanks

KevinC · 12-28-2005, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by canucklion

hmm, I think you missed the point, it's not meant to be oxymoronic (though it is), but I think the joke is in the pic, with the handbrake resembling a ...... (synonym of rooster)

Wow, you're right - I missed that completely! Holy moly, must be a european ad or something.. WAY to un-PC to run here, which is too bad.

japi_86 · 12-28-2005, 06:24 PM

believe it or not, I used to live 5 minutes from the waterfall shown on the Honda ad.

Mark · 12-29-2005, 12:44 PM

pshop but still fun

BMW0 · 12-29-2005, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by MarkE90M3

pshop but still fun

Good one admin! Cheers to that

CnoteMD · 12-29-2005, 06:15 PM

This isn't exactly a automobile manufacturer, but car audio is at least in the same topic.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...layable%3Atrue

JackMac · 01-23-2006, 08:49 PM

Here's one more. Honda a cappella. http://84.40.3.164/

MB330 · 01-23-2006, 10:11 PM

VOLVO!

Hula-Hula · 01-24-2006, 01:32 AM

lux.sh · 01-24-2006, 03:54 AM

There is a Euro spec accord honda commercial which consists of all the car parts and stuff like that.

that is the best commercial i've ever seen.

Edo- · 01-24-2006, 11:40 AM

this is the best car commercial there is !

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...=m5+commercial

12-23-2005, 07:03 AM	#1
fredtoo First Lieutenant 15 Rep 340 Posts Drives: 325 328 350 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: nj iTrader: (0) Garage List 1986 328 [0.00] 2006 325 [0.00]	Best Advertisement While not a BMW ad, this mini movie is quite impressive if you understand the symbolism behind it. I thought it was worth sharing. http://world.honda.com/message/impossibledreams/cm/ <copied from an e mail> You have to know something about Honda to "get" this ad. It tells Soichiro Honda's life story symbolically...and it is utterly brilliant. As such, it is the best commercial I have ever seen: -Soichiro Honda the outsider... the guy living in a trailer by the sea, an outsider. -Soichiro the grease monkey...this guy looks like a grease monkey. -The seagull in a nest tending to it's young...His dream in the earliest stages. -Two Seagulls on the rock....Soichiro and Takeo Fujisawa (Honda's alter-ego) -He begins his journey with a simple mini-bike...symbolic of the Honda Cub. -The dogs chasing him as he sings "to fight the unbeatable foe"... the resistance that dogged him from MITI (Ministry of International Trade and Industry) and the Gakubatsu (Japanese old Boys network). -The sheep moving together as a group... the Japanese culture of group over the individual. Meanwhile, he motors on by in the background on his individual journey past the group. Two horses overlooking the field in the background-...I haven't figured this part out yet. -The succession of cars and bikes as they progress through advances in developement. -The boat flying off the waterfall...his death. -The balloon rising out of the mist, with him singing "to reach for the unreachable stars"...on his way to heaven and still dreaming. A Very Happy ending. -Underlying the entire commercial is the humor of this guy singing like Andy Williams as he blasts down the road. Honda had a great sense of humor. Last edited by fredtoo; 12-23-2005 at 08:35 AM..
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12-23-2005, 09:07 AM	#2
ksfrogman Major General 570 Rep 6,750 Posts Drives: E90 330i 6MT Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Torrance, CA iTrader: (12) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00] 2006 330i [0.00]	I don't see any video. Just that gawd awful voice I was tortured with as a kid when mom played every album and watched every TV program of Andy Williams before she got hooked on Tom Jones and Englebert Humperdink (sp?). __________________
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12-23-2005, 09:11 AM	#3
ksfrogman Major General 570 Rep 6,750 Posts Drives: E90 330i 6MT Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Torrance, CA iTrader: (12) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00] 2006 330i [0.00]	Here's a link that works for me: http://84.40.3.165/ However, the Cog is my favorite commercial: http://www.videoclipstream.com/akamai/h-l/honda/ __________________
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12-23-2005, 11:36 AM	#4
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db17k Chicketeh china the chinese chicken, you have? 34 Rep 790 Posts Drives: 335ci hold out Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Francisco iTrader: (0) Garage List 2003 S2000 [0.00]	That video rocks, my favorite part is where that race bike is smoke'n down that woodland road. the vovlo ad is pretty funny though! __________________ "In Soviet Russia car forks you!"
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12-28-2005, 03:51 AM	#12
davinet78 Lieutenant Colonel 28 Rep 1,832 Posts Drives: bmw e90 320d Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: gibraltar(europe) iTrader: (0) Garage List 2005 bmw 320d E90 [0.00]	very nice ad thanks __________________ e90 320d,arktis,lumber support, hifi speaker, alarm, dakota beige, 162 18", xenon with washer spray,window chrome trimmings, professional radio, 6 cd changer wood trimmings 6 speed manual.
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12-28-2005, 06:24 PM	#14
japi_86 New Member 1 Rep 8 Posts Drives: Honda s2000 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Rupublic of California iTrader: (0)	believe it or not, I used to live 5 minutes from the waterfall shown on the Honda ad.
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CnoteMD Commander in Chief 37 Rep 1,034 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 535i Join Date: May 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 M5 [0.00] 2006 330i [0.00]	This isn't exactly a automobile manufacturer, but car audio is at least in the same topic. http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...layable%3Atrue __________________ 2008 BMW 535i Space Gray, Black Leather, Dark Bamboo Trim\| Sport Automatic with Paddles \| Sport Package 2008 BMW M5 (gone, but not forgotten) Space Gray, Silverstone Merino Leather, Madeira Walnut Wood Trim \| 7speed SMG \| All options Mods: Corsa Exhaust \| RPI Ram Air Intake \| H&R Sport Springs \| Rogue Engineering 12mm spacers
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lux.sh missing two turbos. 577 Rep 4,859 Posts Drives: fast around corners. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Curves iTrader: (12) Garage List 2006 BMW E90 330i [0.00]	There is a Euro spec accord honda commercial which consists of all the car parts and stuff like that. that is the best commercial i've ever seen. __________________ 06 AW E90 330i ZPP/ZSP/Step/Expired Warranty : Prior Design Front : ACS Rear : ACS Roof : BlackLines : Simota Intake : Carbon Fiber Interior Trim : : MTEC V3 : 24% Charcoal : V1 Hardwired : Solaris Invisibulbs/LED interior :
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Edo- Private 2 Rep 83 Posts Drives: BMW 318i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Netherlands iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 320i M Sport [0.00]	this is the best car commercial there is ! http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...=m5+commercial
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