A Rhetorical Analysis Of Frankie's Holiday

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In the winter of 2016, Apple, a multinational technology company released a holiday commercial advertising their newest product, the iPhone 7, titled Frankie’s holiday. The ad is about the classic Halloween character Frankenstein who in the beginning of the commercial is seen recording a tune from a music box on the new iPhone. He then leaves his dark home on top of the hill to retrieve a package from his mailbox and heads down to the village. The next scene shows the local town celebrating Christmas by decorating a tree in the middle of the square. Everyone stop chatting and laughing when they notice Frankenstein interrupted their merry event. He walks in front of the tree and takes out two light bulbs from his package, one red and one blue. …show more content…

He started walking away when a little girl came up to him and started singing along. Soon, the whole town was singing the song, and the scary creature known for terrorizing towns and being heartless had brought joy to not only himself, but a great number of people of all ages. The last shot of the film shows the words
"Open your heart to everyone". "Frankie's Holiday" was targeted towards consumers who could potentially buy the new iPhone 7 and people who like a good holiday story with a happy ending.
This advertisement is effective towards appealing to its audience. No, it's not very humorous or has any shock factors, but it is a commercial that is clean, timeless, and people will remember it many holiday seasons to come.
The audience intended for this advertisement is anyone who loves happy endings, acceptance and of course, and whoever wants to buy the new iPhone 7 (I will admit that I am guilty of all of these things). I believe this ad was very effective at getting its main point across. It wasn't an ad that was filled with stupidity and content that doesn't make sense. It had a storyline that carried the message throughout the film. The ad also aired during a time of bad press …show more content…

With the election being the highlight of the year 2016, it drew a lot from the media. For most of the year America was divided by conservatives and liberals, Trump supporters and Hilary supporters, those who were involved in politics and those who weren't. After the election ended, the nation only grew further apart from one another. The real damage occurred soon after the election, during late November and December, which should be a time of forgiveness, acceptance, joy, and love. However, what you saw in the media and the internet was anything but that. Apple saw this as an opportunity to change it. To remind the nation of what the holiday season really is about. "Frankie's Holiday" showcases Frankenstein as an outsider, someone who is not welcome, and by Frankenstein making an effort to change that, the village people saw his efforts and accepted him. They didn’t care how different he was, they were willing to look past that, and see him for who he truly was.
Like I mentioned earlier, the iPhone 7, which is the product being advertised in

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