Who knew a car commercial could make me ugly cry?
A new ad from Renault has gone viral on Twitter for the gayest of reasons. The two-minute commercial follows two women over thirty years. Their relationship begins as childhood friends in a foreign exchange program then evolves into a whirlwind romance, complete with kissing in the rain, dramatic letter writing, a homophobic father, an unhappy marriage, and even a tear-jerking reunion, all complemented by an emotional piano cover of Oasis' "Wonderwall" of course.
I'm not crying, you are!
"Many things have changed in those thirty years," said Executive Creative Director at Publicis Poke Dave Monk said of the ad. "While technology, design, attitudes, and culture will always shift and change, one thing will always stay the same as long as humans have hearts: the love story. This is a simple and universal tale of two souls on their own enduring journey of life, love, and passion.”
Twitter lost their minds over the commercial:
\u201cwhen i tell you i finally realised what i was watching that i SCREAMED\u201d— David Mack (@David Mack) 1573503850
\u201caccurate pic of me watching the last 20 seconds of this\u201d— David Mack (@David Mack) 1573503850
\u201c@davidmackau this is the plot to like 83% lesbian movies so at least the cars did their research\u201d— David Mack (@David Mack) 1573503850
\u201c@davidmackau I'm gonna be honest. As hilarihorrifying as ads like this feel to me at first glance, I'm actually 100% on board with this trend. Yes. Give me more well-made, compelling short films that are technically funded by a brand. Especially gay ones. Thanks.\u201d— David Mack (@David Mack) 1573503850
\u201c@davidmackau My favorite genre of advertising is when i don\u2019t even know what is being advertised and also it\u2019s gay.\u201d— David Mack (@David Mack) 1573503850
\u201c@davidmackau Honestly the worst part isn't even that it's an ad\n\nThe worst part is they made me cry to Wonderwall\u201d— David Mack (@David Mack) 1573503850
None— David Mack (@David Mack) 1573503850
"Gay rights!" - Renault basically.
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