What Is Up With This Weird Subway Ad?
By Victor Wright
June 29, 2019
Photo courtesy of Getty Images
Subway is a fast food restaurant that offers quick sandwiches.
So, why is this one of their commercials?
got another capitalism greatest hit. i will give you one hundred thousand dollars if you can guess the brand by the end pic.twitter.com/bwfJJLabg4
— Ryan Simmons (@rysimmons) June 27, 2019
The video is like a weird indie-film.
It begins with the birth of a child.
The viewer sees the child grow up and live through different life events including hanging out with friends, falling in love, and getting his heart broken. My personal favorite part is when his girlfriend cheats on him and he's so depressed, he shaves his head and shouts at his mother.
It's beautifully shot and a gripping story.
Things get really gripping when the movie reaches its climax: The man appears to move out of his parents house, and then orders something at Subway.
Wait, what?!
This was just one big commercial for Subway?
Other people were just as confused.
need a debate question tonight about the subway ad
— elizabeth bruenig (@ebruenig) June 27, 2019
Wait what?!? How is this a @Subway commercial make any sense?!? pic.twitter.com/xN6AmMDZNC
— Space Pirate Ninja Assassin ⚔️ Software Engineer (@nilgirian) June 27, 2019
One of life's great mysteries was "What would happen if Richard Linklater directed a Subway commercial?" and now we know
— ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Game (@deepfriedwhisky) June 27, 2019
So why was this commercial made for Subway? The world may never know