Monday, December 10, 2001

So I saw Men of Honor last night. If you watch any television aimed at 16 to 34 year-olds (my standard viewing fare) you’ll know that the US Navy ran television ads interspersed with scenes from Men of Honor. The tagline/slogan of the commercials was “When was the last time someone made a movie about your job?”

I did see a porno once where a newspaper columnist banged three chicks at the same time. Regarding Men of Honor, however, the movie wasn’t about the Navy so much as it was about an African-American’s struggle with bigotry and bureaucracy during his career as a deep sea diver. Not a flattering portrayal of the Navy by any standards.

Great marketing concept. If the same advertising team worked for the police, they propbably would’ve used Copland or Bad Lieutenant.

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