'We know a little place in the American Far West, where Charlie Briggs chops up the finest prairie-fed beef and tastes...' (pauses, and continues with a note of disgust in his voice) This is a lot of shit, you know that! You want one more? One more on the beef?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Welles dismisses a commercial script as false and ridiculous.
- In plain terms
- He says the beef commercial is nonsense and asks if he wants more of it.
- What can you take from it?
- Commercial messages often feel hollow and require skepticism.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How much truth is in ads?
- Why do we accept obvious lies?
Another view
Not all ads are entirely dishonest.
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