Am I the only one who thinks that much of the United States has lost it's imagination? So many songs and movies are nothing more than digitally enhanced remakes. If they aren't remakes, they are based upon books, so it's not even an idea they come up with themselves. It amazes me how much money is made by people who can't even come up with good ideas.
For example, the Superbowl commercials. They used to be one of the most exciting parts of the game, but over the past few years, I feel as though they have been very lacking. Don't get me wrong, I got a good laugh out of a few of them. But overall, I wasn't impressed. These people are spending MILLIONS of dollars on these ad campaigns and they suck! I think I may be one of the few people who feel this way, but I HATE the E-trade baby commercials. I think a baby talking with an adult voice is creepy, not cute. And I don't think a baby spitting up is funny. Vomiting is NEVER attractive. But apparently, someone in America likes them because they keep making more. Same goes for the Geico commercials. I was done with the Geico gecko and the damn cavemans several years ago. But it took them until a few months ago to finally come out with the 'money' ads.
The same goes for many people's children. They are so bombarded with entertainment, they don't know how to entertain themselves anymore. Just look at our cars. Nearly every new family car has an entertainment system in the back seat. What is that? I remember the good old days of car trips playing card cames with my sister, or reading, or playing 'do you see what I see' or finding different state license plates. No movies. No TV. Nada!! It drives me nuts to see people driving around in Anchorage with a movie on for their kids. If they can't handle a 20 minute drive across town, there is something wrong! I grew up without any video gaming system (wasn't interesting) and wasn't allowed to have a TV in my room. My sister and I would play eloborate make-believe games that lasted for days. We would build forts with pillows and blankets. We would play 'the ground is lava' game and have to stay up on furniture or our feet would be burnt. We had toys, but the most fun I had was using my imagination...
I'm not quite sure where I was going with this, but all I know is that I'm thankful for having a good imagination and for those writers and entertainers that are too.
1 comment:
Agreed! I was just thinking the same thing about the Super Bowl commercials, they use to be my favorite part of the game, but they just aren't all that great anymore.
Now I will admit, we did have a portable DVD player (before it broke) in the car for long trips with the kids, but by long trips I mean, a few hours or more. I just don't get the whole pop in a movie while driving across town. And my kids are limited on their daily TV time and XBox time (which by the way, wasn't my idea to purchase in the first place...I blame my DH and his "gotta have every tech gadget imaginable" syndrome) There's PLENTY of time for them to "entertain themselves" and honestly, that's my favorite part of the day...when they call me into their rooms to look at the 'machine' they built with legos, the fort they made with their beds and blankets, or listening to them play a game that they're making up the rules as they go. Kids need the time to play, figure things out for themselves, and just be kids, without being constantly entertained by the TV or the latest video game...it scares me to think of the type of adults that the kids that watch 10 hours of TV or play 12 hours of video games a day are going to be.
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