Pantene Commercial

     In this commercial, Pantene uses a deaf girl's appreciation for music to show that any disability can be overcome with hard effort. Nothing is impossible if you put effort and practice into it. Even difficulties directly between you and your dream can be overcome; even the loss of an entire sense. It goes to show that your imagination can go a long way to help you envision what is possible. Using her imagination, the deaf girl felt the music, which led her to accomplish her dream.
     Out of the 3 stages of metamorphosis, the butterfly is the one that is the most beautiful. The butterfly symbolizes transformation and freedom. At the end of the commercial, I discovered it was a commercial for Pantene. It took me by surprise when I realized that the whole commercial related to a shampoo product. The only reasonable purpose of the butterfly I could think of was that it served as a metaphor. The butterfly's beautiful transformation reflects the way hair can transform into beauty with the use of Pantene.
     The image of the butterfly was one of numerous scenes of nature portrayed in the commercial. The girl was often shown in an empty field surrounded by trees when she played the violin. This seemed to be a way of conveying her state of mind while playing music. She was alone and totally calm, safe and secluded in her sanctuary. Her music had become a place where she could retreat to, a place where no one bullied or mistreated her. Her music is a place where there was no one to judge her for being different. This sanctuary was also transformed from her imagination to reality when the stage became her natural playing field. On stage she can be alone and transform into a proud object of beauty to be admired by many rather than a shameful object isolated and hidden from the world, much like a butterfly.