The new Emirates commercial featuring Jennifer Aniston
Oct 6, 2015, 7:10 am
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Yes, I'd wager big money it was filmed entirely on the ground.
As for the 'hypocrisy' issue and nk15's comment that Aniston "hates flying" : well....if the criteria for accepting offers to front product ads were an avowed (as in genuine !) liking or enjoyment of the relevant product/service, we would have seen a lot fewer such ads over the years. Ultimately - though admittedly not in ALL cases - money still talks.
Interesting to see edy4eva's view re the 'nightmare' element. I guess it's evidence of how we all take something different from the same commercial. Personally I thought it was more a clear positive for EK than a negative, in that a true nightmare scenario would be the thought of flying long-haul on a carrier that offered neither a shower or bar/lounge facility (though whether or not JA's fears related specifically to Delta, as nk15 suggests, is another matter ......
)Plus, if it is indeed the case that JA truly HATES flying, and she is ever 'charged' with hypocrisy for taking part in the ad, she could respond by saying that - having experienced the A380 in F - her fears were allayed because it gives her access to all the comforts she would have on the ground.
Regardless..... I doubt we are expected to take the detail of such ads too literally. I mean .......how many of us would seriously expect to chance upon the likes of both Pele & Cristiano Ronaldo hanging around alone at the bar - AND on the SAME flight .....
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Oct 6, 2015, 10:37 am
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Oct 6, 2015, 6:41 pm
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Oct 6, 2015, 6:43 pm
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I don't get it.
Over half of Emirates planes do NOT have a shower.
Over half of Emirates planes do NOT have a shower.
Oct 6, 2015, 6:57 pm
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Oct 6, 2015, 8:04 pm
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Oct 6, 2015, 8:12 pm
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