While I was watching this commercial, I saw a few key things that were similar throughout. What I noticed has to do with the images that Samsung uses to advertise their television. The first time this occurs is right after the people get on the train and the train starts moving. You see the image of the train moving through a grassland that seems rather gray and dull. We are then shown the inside of the train where people are watching images of horses running across a tundra. Even though there are a limited amount of colors in this image it seems to pop out more than the grassland.
The second occurence of his happens right after the first; you see the train traveling through a very urban setting. Everything is very bleak and dark and seems very depressing. But we are then shown the inside of the train where the people are watching images of a colorful and lively city that could be in India. The images shown on the TV are radically different than those happening right outside the train; there are people bustling about their lives, the peoples' clothing and the buildings are very vibrant and colorful, and one is filled with the sense of happiness or joy in watching television.
The third instance of this similarity is when we see the train pass into a tunnel underneath a mountain. Under a mountain you think of only darkness or dampness and dirt. But inside the train, the people are watching a magnificent image of the sun blazing on the screen in front of them. This is interesting because they just went inside a tunnel, which one could argue is the exact opposite of the sun. Underground, there is no sunlight, and yet inside the train there is nothing but sunlight.
In my opinion, this repetition of contrasting images is suggesting that watching the Samsung television could be better than seeing things in person for yourself, using incredible images like galloping horses on a tundra and a close-up of the sun. It gives people a feeling of power to see whatever they want without restrictions.
You observation of how the images of the people when they first enter the train was exactly what i saw. I felt that the tundra scene after the train scene displayed a major difference in imagery. The tundra scene felt more alive. I believe that your observation of the event where the train passes by India was very close to mine. The people, their clothes, and the building were extremely vibrant and colorful.
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