You’re in an all-day brainstorm session, coming up with ideas for a new spokesman for your client’s product. A famous sports figure, trendy reality star, cartoon panda…who could it be? And then it dawns on you—let’s do the Angel vs. Devil thing. No one’s done that in a while. Have they?
John Hodgman always seemed a little devilish to me.
What would The Devil like on his bacon double cheeseburger?
Using chocolate to do a little tempting sounds like a good idea.
Vegas seems like a natural.
Even local used car salesmen know it’s a good idea.
Here’s an old ad for Kit Kat.
At the very end, you realize Bruce Willis is really dead. I mean, the guy with the Coke is really The Devil.
And the winning spot in a student film competition has Jesus beating The Devil in a Scrabble competition.
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The Coke commercial seems more like a case of an angel pulled to Earth and sacrificing her wings to experience Coke. The guy is just the first player she meets, and has a devilish, albiet human, personality.
Wow, I’ve been watching too much Mad Men.
posted by Johnny Cat on 10-6-2009 at 11:08 pm
The first player she meets with horns…
posted by Troy Lee Wells on 10-7-2009 at 12:39 pm
I know it isn’t a commercial and so doesn’t really qualify for this list, but the single best Shoulder Angel & Devil scene I’ve ever seen comes from the film The Emperor’s New Groove. It features the always awesome Patrick Wardburton as the character of Kronk.
The awesomeness angel/devil bit starts at about 45 seconds in, but the stuff before that is hilarious too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv-sKP17xTw&feature=related
posted by Patrick on 10-7-2009 at 1:20 pm
Why would you want to trade being an angel and have a coke and become on the devils side? I would have to give up the coke, but if too, many people gave up the coke, they would just find something else to temp us with.
posted by Ira Mann on 10-12-2009 at 3:35 pm
Is this article featured on the print magazine? If so I need to buy a copy.
posted by John Smith on 11-11-2009 at 5:41 pm