http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2cYWfq--Nw
I had to get that out of my system.
On a slightly more serious note, the ad taps a very serious contemporary social issue. As highlighted by Barry Bonds and the (relatively) recent rash of steroid scandals experienced by the rest of the MLB, baseball is now infamous for having steroid users to make themselves more competitive in their respective sports. However, the ad maintains an interestingly neutral position by showing the prevalence of steroids in three easily recognizable American pasttimes - baseball, wrestling, and boxing. All three of these are rooted deep in American history, and all have had their dealings with steroids - battles which rage today. The boxer resembles Rocky, an American classic boxer whose past is dubious at best. The wrestler is a generic, beefy wrestler of the WWE or RAW variety, often accused of steroid use. The baseball player, as mentioned, has a long history of steroid abuse. Among the three generic athletes is a man in a suit - presumably a manager - who is way okay with the steroid use, presumably because the steroids enable huge profits due to increased performance of the athletes who use them. With this established, the ad begs the question - literally - of whether or not the use of performance-enhancing drugs is legal, ethical, or allowable in sports. Without the steroids, sports would be less interesting, but more legitimate. With steroids, the question of what, exactly, is a level playing ground is a serious question. Again, the movie poses an interesting question, but supplies no specific answer: if everyone is enhancing themselves, is it good for the whole sport? If so, should they be encouraged, rather than shunned, by the general public? It's an interesting thought which is left up to the viewer to decide.
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