I have always been an avid movie watcher. It runs in genes. My grand mother always accompanied us to movie shows. We are basically a family of visual learners, I guess. So, not only the movies, but T.V shows and even the advertisements draw our attention. I am, a writer, poet and educator. Being a teacher, it gets into my habit that I notice mistakes first. Yes, even in letters I receive from my loved ones. Recently I have got into habit of analyzing advertisements, commercials and news content too.
Though any mistakes leave a bad taste in my mouth but especially when I find mistakes in content presented in public purview, I feel what were the editors doing when checking the content before final release. I will not name the products but just mention few examples and references. An advertisement for a famous toothpaste talks of two to three problems but when they mention the relief they received, it is in terms of just one problem. As a consumer it leaves me wondering why were the other problems mentioned if they can't be solved with the use of advertised product ! remember incomplete information is not useful and dangerous. It is not just carelessness, it reflects on thoughtlessness too. As a consumer I would be rather wary of this product..
Similarly I have noticed that one advertisement tells railway passengers to throw caution to the wind. We all know about 'zehar khurani'(the gang which robs people by giving poison i guise of sharing food, tea, coffee etc. So even railways issue warning regularly to beware of such gangs. This tea advertisement says that the aroma of tea can help you identify good people so one must try this tea even if it is offered by a stranger with possible potential risk..
I will keep adding here as I notice more and more anomalies as I noticed one more recently.
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