Posts tagged ‘matrix inspired ads’

matrix revisited

Has anyone else noticed just how much Matrix rip-off creative there is around at the moment?  Specsavers, moneysupermarket.com and young person’s railcard are all recent culprits. 

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moneysupermarket.com

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Specsavers

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Young Person’s Railcard – taken from their website as I couldn’t get a shot of the poster as the train whizzed by

Yes, I know Matrix is practically a genre in its own right and in 2001ish I was just as guilty as anyone of trying to flog Matrix themed creative in pitches, but that was a long time ago and recent efforts just look a bit dated to me.  Given Warner Bros’ litigious leanings, I’d also be surprised if the Railcard ad went unchallenged…

17 August, 2007 at 8:15 am 1 comment


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