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Is this the most confusing scifi TV ad ever filmed?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3RFjpN6vbo

Say what you will about Saul Bass’ 1974 sentient ant film Phase IV, its TV ads did not give anything away. Rather, the Phase IV commercials regaled viewers with cryptic narration and drunkenly edited images of ants and explosions.

https://gizmodo.com/phase-iv-a-film-about-super-smart-communist-ants-and-m-5771223

Hey Hollywood, this how you sell a movie: by making sure the audience has absolutely no idea what the hell it’s about.

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