In my humble opinion
this is an ad for people whose lives have been hit with the cancer stick. I like the personification of cancer in this ad because the experience of cancer can indeed feel like living under violent dictatorship, or being stalked by a serial killer. The anger and hatred expressed towards cancer in this ad is palpable ' and a refreshing change from the heart-wrenching, super-depressing imagery of helplessness and victimhood that you so often see in materials related to cancer. Not that it won't make you cry like a schoolgirl; just makes you do so with clenched fists. And then ' waaaayyyy on the other end of the spectrum ' there's
this PSA, which, if I may say, is an ad for people who have no frikking idea. Like seriously, not even the faint and fluttering beginnings of a clue. The target viewer for this one seems to be a Maxim-magazine reader with no breast cancer risk factors and a permanent woody. Who doesn't do his own laundry. Might still live with his parents. But, I guess if he's into supporting breast cancer, he's ok by me. And one more ' just in case you are under the mistaken impression that I've got something against things that are immature, kind of gross and involve bikini-clad models -- check out this
effective messaging about skin cancer. Takes all kinds to beat cancer.