Critical Thinking Mr. Maxwell by Evan Matsuda

Reflection 6/5/18      To begin, taking the critical thinking class in general and doing the media blogs helped me obtain a broader understanding of how media is enveloped in our everyday lives. For one, I spent an average of around 20 minutes on social media usually before or after school while in the car. Since I'm tired at those times, I'm usually oblivious to the number of advertisements I view. As a result, the messages from advertisements seep in and sometimes I will be able to associate a certain product to its respective brand. However, now I try to be more careful when I'm on social media. Furthermore, I try not to be lured into deceptive advertisements and eventually fall victim. Therefore, I try to limit my time on social media.  Another thing that's really important is the messages media is trying to convey. I realize that was incredibly vague, however, I will be focusing on commercials. I think a good example are satirical testimonial c

Are Funny Ads Effective? 6//1/18 https://www.adweek.com/digital/funny-ads-effective-or-just-good-for-a-laugh/ There's a lot of advertisements, but how many do we remember? For me, whenever I watch advertisements I usually remember the ones that stand out or are humorous. However, despite its memorability, I sometimes forget the message it was trying to get across or what the advertisement was initially about. For example, I vaguely remember male deodorant commercials like Old Spice. In their commercials, it's mainly humor involved but sometimes it gets too derailed from the actual product. As a result, people will remember the humor involved but will have trouble focusing on the product. On the other hand, if an advertisement has an equilibrium of humor and likeability, while still maintaining to get its point across then it's effective. I honestly enjoy commercials that aren't heavily reliant on these aspects but just create a balance between them.