Upon further reflection I had a few random thoughts…
#Surveillance State
"Russian Santa watches all comrades through video surveillance because he is good and want to take care of people, just like government, and they both like red and abducting bad people, da?"
Isn’t that a bit creepy anyone? Of course this Santa ends up being pretty f’ed up so maybe that is just setting the stage.
Funny how that is the normal part of the commercial.
#Abduction and Torture
Would this kid really be so fucked up as to want her mom kidnapped and abused? I can’t imagine that was her wish, so wtf is up with this police state santa. Like she could somehow be kidnapped and tortured and that would make her want to be a mom who makes time for her kid? Especially since this only happened because her kid contacted santa about her. It wouldn’t mess her up for life? She wouldn’t die? Or resent her kid? Seems like a veiled justification for Siberian work camps or something…can’t quite pin this bit down but man what a weird way of thinking.
#Sexism
This commercial shows woman who is a mom (implied single parent?) who seems to be making some serious cash but is always too busy with work to spend time with her daughter?
Is this as sexist as it seems? If it were a single rich dad the daughter would be depicted as happy, and him some sort of hero dad despite being too busy, or am I wrong about that?
Anyone with that much money who is that busy would have people hired to take care of their kids yet you don’t see any care for the child anywhere at any point.
#Fish
In case you missed it, the jumping fish at 4:41 was that supposed to be funny or awe inspiring? haha.
