So did you catch it? Yes, there was a very heart-warming feel in the commercial, but there's just something. Let's go ahead and break it down. We start off seeing a man walk from a taxi up to the front door of his girlfriend's house. The girlfriend looks through the window and looks excited to see her lover again after an extended period of separation. She opens the door and the man opens with the suave line, "I must have the wrong house". Hilarious. Then comes the shocker. The girl smiles, points at herself, and says "Sister!"
Oops. Ok, honest mistake. So the... siblings hug and walk into the house. They have a totally natural conversation that isn't at all forced with gems such as "They waited up all night for you, you know", and "It's a long way from West Africa", and... well, actually, that's pretty much the extent of it. However, that quaint little back and forth between the two pretty much explained why sister was so excited to see brother. He then goes up to his parent's bedroom because he hasn't seen them in such a long time!
Oh wait, no he didn't. Apparently, the sight of a container of Folgers coffee conveniently turned so the label faces the camera completely overrules family. But that's ok, because it seems that the smell of Folgers coffee has woken his mother up, who immediately exclaims, "He's here!". I guess she knows the fact that her son loves Folgers coffee more than her and has just accepted her role as second best. We then see brother give sister a nicely wrapped gift from "far away". Then something happens. There's a look. But not just any look... A look.
What is happening here?? Come on. That is NOT a look siblings not from the deep south give each other. It almost seems like the commercial was finished without the "Sister!" retort at the front door, then re-shot, just so the audience would know for a fact, that this is a legitimate family. After the soul gazing, they start flirting like all siblings do. We are also treated to a nice little show of emotion when 'sister' sticks the bow on 'brother' and tells him that he's her present this year. Screw the exotic present. Soon after, Mom and Dad walk in.
See Dad there? Yeah, that's all you get to see of him. He doesn't even get to be in frame for the hugs in the kitchen. Really Folgers coffee?? The whole concept of this commercial, cloudy as it may be, is family. At least that's what is should be...
lol, niice.
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