The last scene of this, where the circle-jerk is building towards it's final triumphant crescendo, and ad-men are literally spouting things like "I believe advertising can.. ah.. (*single tear welling in corner of eye*) change people's lives".. is so outrageous I was speechless when it ended.

If you're interested in hearing what the biggest players in the ad game have to say, then this is the film for you my friend. Just don't be surprised that what they have to say is a raging river of self-aggrandising, hyper-sentimentalised "we're creating dreams" bukkake that should make any sane person feel dirty in a way that a belt sander can't help you with.

Old people talking about how they changed the world by selling more shit. Great flick.

advertising is a cult and i'm about to be a part of it :/

A largely unselfcritical glorification of advertising with ramshackle structure and an end that literally parallels the ingenuity of an iPod campaign with not just Toulose-Lautrec but the miracle of space flight. Nice to see inside Weiden + Kennedy, tho, as I used to work across the street.

shit film, but I got pretty good ideas for prints so that's good

3 ideas:
1.) Creatives are badasses and they are the bravest people
2.) Creatives deserve much respect and credit
3.) It's hard being a Creative......

...trust me, I know it.

Advertising is “art that serves capitalism”. 

You wait for the talking head to laugh a little knowingly at what he’s just said. To show a little awareness. 

He doesn’t. 

And it’s this kind of thing which undermines an otherwise thoughtful look at the creative side of advertising. There’s just a lack of critical self-awareness or criticism generally. 

There’s no conflict, there’s no story.

extremeeeeeeely indulgent! old white men just talking abt how amazing they are. no one rly has anything new to say.

also not well edited. the scenes about billboard workers (“rotators”) were so tonally different and placed at the most jarring sections of the film that they felt like a damn commercial in a documentary ABOUT commericals.

and yet. i’ve seen this docu about 10 times because i pop it on whenever i need something to play in the background while i’m making some kind of art and it always helps me be more creatively productive....... so. this movie is shit but i watch it a lot 🤷🏾‍♀️

watched in my advertising class. i’m an advertising major and wanna do copywriting so this was an interesting watch for me

Living legends of the advertising industry tell their own behind-the-scenes story and define what advertising is.

we need women in advertising say it with me ‬

behind the scenes the ad circle jerk, the ̶a̶d̶ propaganda movie

I'm kinda glad I know some of the ads mentioned thanks to Mad Men. Cool to hear about the process for some of these ads.