The Direc TV commercial with the rich Russian guy is to inform people that if you sign up for Direc TV you get 5 months free thus saving you money.
This commercial may look funny upon your first watch weather it’s the fact that there is a Russian guy in it or the cute pocket size giraffe, but if analyzed you start to ask your self why would a rich guy want to save money?
The answer is he dose not this is an example of a hyperbole. You can tell that the Russian is rich right from the start of the commercial due to the fancy artifacts, and mounds of gold bars on which his gold remote sets. Not to mention all the people he has helping him out.
A stereotype can also be made about this commercial. Your next question would be why did they choice a Russian guy to play rich? This could be linked to the Russians recent rise in wealth due to their recent investment in oil. Displaying that if you do what they are doing and fallow them you will find your self with an over abundance of cash. You’ll be so rich you can buy your self a gold remote as will.
In summation you should porches Direct TV because if you do you will get rich like the Russian’s and get to sit on an elaborate couch with a mini giraffe and get waited on hand and foot (girls for men and men for girls).
I think it was a good idea to look more into the fact that the man used to endorse the product was rich when the product sales pitch is all about saving money. You might want to go the opposite way though when you say he "does not it is an example of a hyperbole" you could argue the opposite, that he does want to save money because even though he is rich he does not want to over pay for this product. Even that everyone appreciates a good deal whether they have money or not. You also might want to mention that they could be doing this in order to relate to the consumer. I do think it is interesting that you looked more into why they chose a Russian man, you might want to ask why they chose a man versus a woman or if the Russian man is famous for anything else other than this commercial. Overall though I think you have some good ideas of what the commercial is trying to say with it underlying message of using a rich Russian man.
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