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Offline Penthesilea

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Brokeback Mountain used in a car ad
« on: March 01, 2007, 05:18:26 pm »
I wanted to share this little piece, which brought a smile to my face. It's an ad for a car, the Touran, a so-called minivan. It's a part of a campaign from Vokswagen to advertise this van not to the usual buyers of vans (=families), but to new target groups.

The caption says: It's not necessary to have children to drive a Touran


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Re: Brokeback Mountain used in a car ad
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2007, 05:26:27 pm »
But they had children.....
"It was only you in my life, and it will always be only you, Jack, I swear."

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Re: Brokeback Mountain used in a car ad
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2007, 05:57:16 pm »
But they had children.....

I know that  :laugh: I liked it regardless.

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Re: Brokeback Mountain used in a car ad
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2007, 07:36:33 pm »
That's cute!

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Re: Brokeback Mountain used in a car ad
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2007, 09:14:00 pm »
Gay people have a lot of $$.  Companies are beginning to figure that out.  :D  ;)

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Re: Brokeback Mountain used in a car ad
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2007, 10:12:05 pm »
Interesting adveertising campaign.
I hope Jack and Heath get "appearance" payments.
and if they get paid, I hope it isn't a "one-shot" thing.

I love that version of the picture, and the fact that Ennis is actually holding the 30-30.

Good on you VW.

Will future ads include shots from the hippy scene, including the VW van??
I'd love to see that.

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Re: Brokeback Mountain used in a car ad
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2007, 11:03:14 am »
Yeah, I like seeing these images used, they become more iconic each time they are used.
"It was only you in my life, and it will always be only you, Jack, I swear."

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Re: Brokeback Mountain used in a car ad
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2007, 02:02:51 pm »
 :D

When you put people in charge of the government who are committed to proving that it doesn't work, you can be sure that they will cause it to not work.

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Re: Brokeback Mountain used in a car ad
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2007, 03:12:26 pm »
 :D

Very well done. Now you should go on and buy a Touran, then ask VW if they're willing to pay you for their next ad ;).

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Re: Brokeback Mountain used in a car ad
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2007, 03:45:18 pm »
 ;D  Conceived, posed and photographed by Truman!
When you put people in charge of the government who are committed to proving that it doesn't work, you can be sure that they will cause it to not work.

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