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The Lion King and a Tiger's Tale
Posted: April 11, 2010
Thinking about the new Nike ad with Tiger Woods' dad…
Mufasa
(from the heavens)
speaks
to Simba
(broken, shamed and weak).
A father (dead)
reminds his son
to claim his destiny.
And in that brand new Nike ad
we see the cub
(and hear his dad)
confronting Tiger in his cage
inquiring "Whatcha learn?"
Is Nike cashing-in on sin?
Exposing what's in Tiger's den?
Or is this brilliant marketing
that helps the golfer heal?
Can dethroned tigers reclaim crowns?
Or are they banished and thus bound
to prowl the PGA in vain?
Only time will tell.
* The new Nike ad in which Tiger Woods' father's voice is heard speaking to his somber-faced son reminds me of that scene from The Lion King where the deceased Mufasa speaks to his son Simba.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NTRvlrP2NU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCXEO1N5ijQ
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