French supermarket's Christmas advert is worldwide hit (without AI) [video]

Major pet peeve of mine is when people unironically spread literal advertisements, whether it's because they're "cute" or people are outraged at them or whatever it may be.

The ad is doing it on purpose. It is literally manipulating you and you are spreading the malicious influence to other people. It's not AI but it sure is 'slop'. Propaganda, even.

...slopagada

True the vast majority of the time. This ad though doesn’t promote anything malicious. It’s a cute story with the message “eat healthy stuff like vegetables and fish”, with a brand name/ logo at the very end.

You think the company went "ah forget about profit, we'll spend our money for the good of the people"?

The company is virtue signaling, pandering, and you're falling for it. Jesus Christ.

This time of year, cinemas show Christmas commercials, such as this one, but two or three in a row.

It becomes funny how hard they try to move us. And in the end it's just for a supermarket.

It's an ad by a grocery store advocating healthy eating and inclusion.

I think people will make reasonable decisions about whether or not to purchase food this winter with or without the "malicious influence" of these ads.

Bah! Humbug!

It is possible to have art and artist be separate things; to acknowledge that that reason a thing was created and/or who it was created by can be looked at separately from the thing itself. This commercial was fun to watch. The Budweiser horse commercials are also fun to watch. But enjoying them has very little to do with a choice to support the creator.

"You know, I know this steak doesn't exist. I know that when I put it in my mouth, the Matrix is telling my brain that it is juicy and delicious. After nine years, you know what I realize? Ignorance is bliss."

Enjoy your simulated steak.

> The company is virtue signaling

It is true!

And as a (very occasional) customer, I like that this company is signalling that it does not oppose inclusion and doesn't mind questioning "traditional values" (the wolf eating animals).

Many actors these days (both companies and political figures) are very much signalling the contrary, so some kind of signalling is absolutely useful.

The irony is that Christmas is the time for unhealthy eating but is it still allowed to show in ads?

Personally I interpreted the fish as either a timely Christian symbol (and fish at Christmas is traditional in some places) or simply because a meat dish would not have worked in context.

The "malicious influence" being (checks notes) spreading propaganda in favor of pescatarianism and healthy natural eating?

> The company is virtue signaling

Is that the way people say "advertising" these days?

The supermarket does sell actual food here. That is a thing that they do.