May the Force be with you
May the Force be with you
Q
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/3/05
#1May the Force be with you
Posted: 2/4/11 at 10:04am
I am loving this Volkswagen ad - and since it's gotten over 5 million hits in just two days, I guess I'm not the only one!
It's just so funny and cute. The kid is great (his hand positions alone crack me up.)
Link to video.
#2May the Force be with you
Posted: 2/4/11 at 10:19am
Saw it on the Today Show this morning.
looooooooooove it!!!! Even though you can't see his face, the kid's reaction is priceless!
#2May the Force be with you
Posted: 2/4/11 at 10:43amLove it so much. I agree with Pippin, even if he kept the mask on the entire commercial, we can see so much emotion projected onto his Vader mask throughout.
#4May the Force be with you
Posted: 2/4/11 at 12:05pmThat definitely brought a smile to my face.
#5May the Force be with you
Posted: 2/4/11 at 12:09pm
I love this commercial - it's hysterical.
I think not knowing the kid's gender adds another level of humor to it. It could very easily be a girl since there is no indication of gender unless you think the room w/ the doll could be Vader's room.
StockardFan
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/08
#6May the Force be with you
Posted: 2/4/11 at 12:52pmI saw this on facebook today. So cute!
Q
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/3/05
#7May the Force be with you
Posted: 2/4/11 at 10:33pm
I found out a little about the kid, and it only makes me love this more. He's six years old, and had a pacemaker put in when he was 4 MONTHS old - which might explain why he's so 'together'. He's got a regular gig on one of the soaps, but I can't remember which one (Young and the Restless, maybe? Is that even still on?)
And he's never seen STAR WARS, which makes me giggle.
I am somewhat obsessed with this. I think it's about the best 'micro-mini' short film I've ever seen 
And Volkswagen must be wetting their pants over all this attention. We haven't even reached the end of day two on YouTube, and it's views are zooming toward 7.5 million - and that's after it over-loaded at one point today and the counter froze for awhile!
StockardFan
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/08
#8May the Force be with you
Posted: 2/4/11 at 11:23pmYeah, when I first tried to show it to my son, I couldn't get it to play. I wonder if it's AJ from AMC?
#9May the Force be with you
Posted: 2/4/11 at 11:24pmWell if his parents know what is good for him, his Star Wars introduction is New Hope to Return of The Jedi, avoiding any plot spoilers, and the only prequel related thing he would watch is the Clone Wars cartoon and fill him in with a non-descript backstory (since these are the prequels) later.
#10May the Force be with you
Posted: 2/4/11 at 11:35pm
Star Wars Talk to Your Kids PSA
eatlasagna
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#11May the Force be with you
Posted: 2/5/11 at 12:43amthe baby in that video wearing Yoda stuff is CUTE!!
Q
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/3/05
#12May the Force be with you
Posted: 2/5/11 at 12:52am
Views are about to go past 8 million.
They're doing a feature on the boy on the 11pm news, so I'll know who he is after that.
#13May the Force be with you
Posted: 2/5/11 at 1:06am
Love this ad. Reminds me of when I was younger, I would pretend I was using the Force to open automatic doors...
...which I may or may not still do sometimes.
#14May the Force be with you
Posted: 2/5/11 at 1:35am
Or, Kad, when we might try Jedi mind tricks on our parents.
"You do not want to punish me." "This is not the last donut you were looking for." "The car never left the driveway"
Q
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/3/05
#15May the Force be with you
Posted: 2/5/11 at 2:36am
Kid's name is Max Page, and he is on The Young and the Restless.
There have been about 1 million hits in the last hour!
nygrl232
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/19/08
#16May the Force be with you
Posted: 2/5/11 at 3:19am
Adorable!
And yet somehow, the comments section is full of nasty arguing.
Q
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/3/05
#17May the Force be with you
Posted: 2/5/11 at 8:36am
nyg - it wouldn't be the 'interwebs' without it
And it's almost to 10 mil.
Updated On: 2/5/11 at 08:36 AM
#18May the Force be with you
Posted: 2/5/11 at 10:18amDefinitely one of my favorites on the air now.
eatlasagna
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#19May the Force be with you
Posted: 2/7/11 at 4:34pm
clip of the little kid on the Today show!
http://www.hulu.com/watch/213472/nbc-today-show-unmasked-meet-the-boy-behind-darth-vader
Q
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/3/05
#20May the Force be with you
Posted: 2/7/11 at 4:48pm
He seems pretty over-whelmed at this point. They've shown earlier interviews with him here in LA, and he was much more engaged. I imagine the last few days have been like a hurricane.
But those EYES!
#21May the Force be with you
Posted: 2/7/11 at 4:59pm
Now that we know who the child is, it kind of spoils the mystery.
That being said, the musical scoring for the commercial is perfect.
nygrl232
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/19/08
StockardFan
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/08
#24May the Force be with you
Posted: 2/7/11 at 6:22pmI didn't watch the game but today at work nobody was talking about football. Everyone was talking about this ad. I saw it this morning on Today and it desrves all the attention it's getting. So cute!
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