One of my grandmother's favorite creatures is a butterfly. She believes that while they are small and frail looking, they secretly harbor a silent strength within them. She loves the beauty and grace of a butterfly, and she loved the feeling of peace that comes over a person when they see a butterfly. When I watched the commercial, I saw everything that my grandmother says about butterflies, and I saw how it played a part in the commercial. Just as the girl is silent, so is the butterfly. But within her there is a secret strength that she finds and uses. She creates beauty, and that is one of the strongest things anyone can do.
Whilst watching the Pantene commercial, some things that really caught my eye were the beautiful cinematography and imagery used to show beauty. One of the things used is a butterfly emerging from a cocoon and flying freely over a field. While that seems a little silly, this was used as a metaphor for the girl finally breaking free of social constraints and self doubt and finally expressing herself and showing her talent. While being a symbol of beauty and freedom, the butterfly also shows itself to be a sign of inspiration as well.
I thought that the butterfly was a beautiful symbol of freedom and overcoming challenges for many reasons. Firstly, a butterfly is a beautiful and delicate creature, but simultaneously, it takes strength to emerge and break out of a cocoon. While being a part of its life, a butterfly is still faced with that challenge, and the butterfly is always one of nature's small beauties. When fully grown, the butterfly has no limits. It is free to fly where it wants and rest where it wants. It can do anything, and there are no feelings of restraint. Just like the girl in the commercial, the butterfly is free and expressive. Just like the girl in the commercial, the butterfly is strong.
I like that you connected your previous knowledge of the butterfly to the commercial. You mention your grandmothers thought of the butterfly. I really liked that because it helped me to think about the creature itself. I agree with the secret strength of the butterfly. The butterfly is a very peaceful animal that harbors a peaceful strength and beauty.
ReplyDeleteI liked how you mentioned how when the butterfly is fully grown it is free to fly or rest where it wants without any feelings of restraint. It was a good comparison with the girl in the commercial who grew and overcame anything that was holding her back.
ReplyDeleteI also liked how you brought in your grandmothers feelings about butterflies into your response. Its good that maybe you were able to get another view on what the butterfly represented in the commercial because of what the butterfly means to your grandmother.
You know, your third para (about your grandmother) might be re-ordered to be the first para here. It's a very compelling portion.
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