Apple Superbowl Ad Updated

[InkAddict]

See it here - http://www.apple.com/hardware/ads/1984

Wonder why corporate found it necessary to resurrect this particular theme...HUH?

[ogminlo]

1. Too bad it won't air on TV at all...

And too bad no one knows what "1984" is. If anyone did, they'd be very pissed off like us in here.

[Valjean]

4. Update

1984 needs an update. 2004, an evil odyssey.

The Big Brother on the screen is replaced by Dick Cheney.

[Valjean]

5. Garden of Pure ideology

"We have created a garden of pure ideology."

Damn, this would make a great anti-Bush commercial with reference to the unPatriot act. Bush is preaching to his legions of white middle aged blue-blazers. Workers are slaving away to satisfy their whims. The democratic candidate runs in and hurls a ball of glowing light at Bush on the "Big Brother" screen.

The image is smashed, Bush dissolves into a caricature between Dick Cheney and Pat Robertson dressed in fascist regalia. The trance is lifted. The legions take off their blazers and throw off their oppressors.

[LanternWaste]

2. Whatever I may think of advertising....

Whatever I may think of corporatism, advertising ("Our job is to *shame* you into buying our product) or commercials, I will say that this ad rocked my friggin' world when it came out!

There was even a debate amongst my high school graduating class (class of '84) to use that as the theme for the prom. O-kay, so it lost out to a crappy techno-popped theme that eventually won out, but man... what a prom THAT would've been!!!...

[Deja Q]

3. Where's the link?

If it reflects 1984, why not show it? (is corporate america scared?)

[MercutioATC]

6. Oooh! "Borg" before the "Borg"!

...at least I think so...

That aside, I think everybody should reread "1984" and take a good look at where we're headed..

[TXlib]

7. That ad ROCKED!!!

I remember it so well...