John Lewis ad : What's it about ?

JL not the best this year but I did get on second viewing and thought it was touching.
I actually like the Christmas adds.

Doesn’t Dawn French look lovely with her silver grey hair?

LovelyLady

I’d like them to have a Nativity scene somewhere. They unfortunately always forget the true meaning.

Hear, hear LovelyLady, Christmas has become one long consumer fest!
The real meaning of Christmas seems to have been forgotten & diluted down over recent years..
Yet, more importantly Christmas both the word itself & its importance to Christians in the UK seems to be actively discouraged!
Now Christmas is often referred to as 'The Holiday'. The true meaning of Christmas will soon be lost in the UK if we are not too careful. 😒

BlueBelle

Doesn’t Dawn French look lovely with her silver grey hair?

Ohh! I have to disagree about Dawn French, she gives me the creeps!!!
Furthermore, I don't think she & Jennifer Saunders are as funny as they think they both are. Overated the pair of them 🥴

SandyMM

Loving the M&S one best of all - Dawn French always brings a smile. The M&S ad just packs all the ingredients of Christmas: smiles, laughter, magic, generosity, kindness and oh yes, yummy food!

Absolutely this

I loved the boxer on the trampoline nothing compares to that

BlueBelle

It’s manic not understandable and a massive waste of money

Totally agree. A few years ago the Christmas ads were straightforward, clear and endearing. Now they are just trying - and failing IMO - to be too clever and enigmatic

I think the JL ad is ok and a change from dogs jumping on trampolines or whatever. The sole message of the ad is "do your Christmas shopping in our store". I don't think nativity scenes are likely to come into it - religion is probably too sensitive an issue nowadays to go down that path.

I am going to be the odd one here. I can't remember the last time I watched TV. It sits in the corner redundant

LucyAnna2

"Quite an amusing review of it in The Guardian -

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/nov/14/john-lewis-christmas-advert-shopping"
Brilliant!

Totally agree! I usually love their Christmas ads but this one is awful. I can’t figure out what’s going on at all.

keepingquiet

It's just about buying stuff- which is the whole point of Christmas.

I haven't watched it anyway!

I your eyes maybe. Very sad if that's what you think Christmas is, about spending.

All the Christmas on TV just now have no relation at all to the meaning of Christmas. They just want to "peddle their wares" to the gullible public who purchase on credit and spend the next year paying it back (with interest) to start all over again!
The true meaning of Christmas is lost to the majority of people sadly.

Love the M&S one full of Christmas spirit and fun!

Actually isn't the whole point of Christmas really Jesus? He came to earth as a Baby. Haven't you heard Jesus is the reason for the season. The rest is great of course but without Him there wouldn't be Christ mas. Have a lovely one :-)

Absolutely spot-on Jd79 !!!

Mojack26

Not seen it..but Boots and M&S are awful...still like Kevin the Carrot

Totally agree. The Lidl one is good too.

Freya5

keepingquiet

It's just about buying stuff- which is the whole point of Christmas.

I haven't watched it anyway!

I your eyes maybe. Very sad if that's what you think Christmas is, about spending.

I was being sarcastic sorry. However, it would seem from the rampant commercialism that it is for some very much about the shopping. The only reason for going to John Lewis is to buy stuff, they don't give stuff away!

For me it is about the mystery of the Incarnation- God becoming man as a helpless baby. If you would rather shop than contemplate this then you are missing out on... everything really.

Thanks for all the replies and opinions! I still don't get it, poerhaps it's up to each of us to make our own minds up !

I still remember the old series of Boots adverts 'Here come the girls' Where everyone finished work and glammed up for the work party.Loved those adverts as I can remember doing the same, that lovely Christmassy anticipation of the night out that you'd paid in all year for ! Don't suppose that sort of advert would be PC now.

GrannyGravy13

LucyAnna2

Got everyone talking about John Lewis though……

You are correct, the advert has been a success!

Not necessarily! We are talking about it. It doesn’t mean we are shopping there, or intending to!

Crossstitchfan

GrannyGravy13

LucyAnna2

Got everyone talking about John Lewis though……

You are correct, the advert has been a success!

Not necessarily! We are talking about it. It doesn’t mean we are shopping there, or intending to!

I looked at some trousers on their website today but ordered some from elsewhere. 😀

Ilovedogs22

BlueBelle

Doesn’t Dawn French look lovely with her silver grey hair?

Ohh! I have to disagree about Dawn French, she gives me the creeps!!!
Furthermore, I don't think she & Jennifer Saunders are as funny as they think they both are. Overated the pair of them 🥴

Haha I didn’t say do you like her I was referring to her hair style which havenothing at all to do with liking someone

Well ha ha haha back at yer BlueBelle, I knew what I meant &
I really don't like Dawn French's hair.
We are allowed to deviate from the script from time to time you know. 🙄

I found it moving and nostalgic. Maybe that because I have lost my sister. I didn’t find it at all confusing.

I think instead of making these adverts they should donate, what it would have cost to make the advert to our homeless ex-military people, I know of at least two!