Nerdist: A submarine, also known as a hoagie, hero, or grinder, is a perfect food. It’s a mini loaf of bread you can fill with a seemingly endless number of options to satiate your own tastes. Whether you desire Italian cold cuts or a mini Thanksgiving feast, it can deliver what you desire. In an easy to hold meal you can consume by yourself, or share/split (so you can try two different ones). Like I said, perfect. The only way to improve a sub is to make it bigger.
You know what? I like this ad. The article says that while going out on the water is very "fresh" (à la Subway), but the ad does not really capture that freshness. I disagree. I think the ad is quite funky fresh and I would personally love to take a ride around the sound on a ginormous Subway hoagie. I also would love to know the process of making this ad and how the sub sandwich was constructed. I have never worked on waterborne productions so I have zero know-how regarding pieces on the water except maybe the use of neoprene, which is heat-resistant and waterproof, as far as I'm aware. I imagine this particular hoagie is just a lot of plastic. It doesn't look like it needs any sort of propeller or engine system since it's being tugged along by a boat. All in all, great ad. Would make me want to get Subway.
ReplyDeleteAds like this make me wonder if I should find a way to get involved with the production of commercials when I am eventually released into the “real world”. At the same time, the exorbitant amounts of money spent on the ten second advertisements that likely create a lot of waste might make me a bit depressed. I often find myself torn in this way. I’d like to do fun projects that do not necessarily have much substance, but that urge often makes me feel like a sell out. I think that is the eternal struggle of someone working in entertainment as most of us come from an artistic background and feel we are degrading our art by creating something people actually enjoy. Having worked in an amusement park though, sometimes creating pure joy can be just as rewarding as making people think. I also think it’s a pretty self-important mindset to think that selling out or creating art for something other than social justice is inherently bad and it’s a mindset I try to correct when I notice it.
ReplyDeleteI’ve never been to Subway before. There was an old dilapidated one in my hometown– stickers peeling off of dirty windows and a broken awning. I saw it every day out the window as my dad drove me to school. Yet, I’ve never been inside. I like sandwiches. I wouldn’t agree it's the perfect food, and I wouldn’t describe it as a “hoagie” “hero” or “grinder” like the article. Somehow that makes it much less appetizing. But yeah, I could go for a caprese sandwich from Scotty’s Market most days. Now, maybe it's just my own prejudice, but I wouldn’t eat a sandwich from Subway over Scotty’s, or even ABP. I don’t trust the slogan “Subway: eat fresh.” I’ve heard of lawsuits about chicken in their tuna and rubber in their bread. I’ve also heard it can cost you upwards of $15– money with which I could be buying fresh drafting pencils or vine charcoal.
ReplyDeleteDespite all this talk of disliking Subway, I would ride the floating sandwich. Having a fun floatie makes you the coolest on the beach. Now instead of just having a rubber innertube, imagine having a huge hoagie.
I do have to disagree with this article’s last claim. “Riding a model plate of chicken parmesan wouldn’t be as much fun.” I actually think a plate would be the better floatation device, and everyone could get some spaghetti as a backrest.
Yeah, I'd ride the chicken teriyaki sandwich. I still wouldn’t buy one.