T-Mobile Flat Rate Ad reminds me of 9/11

Has anyone seen this add, with objects becoming flat so mates can see each other :rolleyes:

Well it always reminds me of the 9/11 because when these buildings in the ad "collapce" it looks much like the collapce of the twin towers :frown:

They should stop showing it! (NB I moderately dislike Political Correctness etc but this ad genuinely makes me sad and ruins my day :mad:

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Watch it here if you haven't seen it

Reply 1

Geerththanan

I see the resemblance...but had it been a major issue, they wouldn't been airing it in the first place...

Reply 2

athletesfoot

i'm on the rocky road heading down off teh mountain slope...i love that song...............Bedouin Soundclash - when the night feels my song

Reply 3

Leigh

I can't say I would have noticed the resemblance unless it was pointed out, or maybe if it was shown during a break of a 9/11 documentary, in which case it'd be a bit more obvious and potentially not good.

During the documentary about the skydiver that died last year, there was the bank advert where the guy is parasailing and his parachute collapses and he falls into the sea, and the T Mobile Flext one where the guy falls from the sky and lands on the ground but it kinda flexes to absorb him. I didn't think either of those was particularly tasteful given the context of the show; both were shown as the first ad during consecutive commercial breaks.

Reply 4

Stick Man

I see where you're coming from but to be honest I think you're being oversensitive when you say the ad shouldn't be shown.

Reply 5

Cheesegoduk

I understand where your coming from, but I think its a bit silly really.... way way to far...

I mean are we never allowed to show any tower building coming down again?(In films,adverts,whatever)
You could then use this to also say that its insensitive to show anything with a plane crash in....

Its a slippery slope

Reply 6