Pantene Commercial Analysis

The Pantene Commercial

This Thai Pantene Commercial depicts the story of how a deaf girl's determination is brought down by others around her as she tries to play the violin. Throughout the commercial the girl struggles with bullying and negativity as she pushes herself to learn to play the violin.  The violin symbolizes her determination to learn to play.
During the entire commercial the violin plays in the background as she continues to push herself to play. Suddenly a group of boys who are bullying her break her violin and the music stops and all that is heard are the harsh tones of the piano. The girl's determination like her violin is broken. She knows though that she must not give up. So as she pieces her violin back together she pieces her determination back together as well and by the end of the commercial she has taught herself how to play the violin. She plays in a concert in front of a crowd who applaud her with a standing ovation when she's done. Though the violin like her determination has scratch marks and signs of damage she manages to play it in the end. The commercial teaches you that if someone tries to break you down all you have to do is piece yourself together and push through and you can shine, just like if you buy Pantene.