I saw it in a theater. I was entranced by the images from the beginning, and David Bowie's appearance was just such a happy surprise. I felt the corners of my mouth turning up, and I was reminded of days when I was younger and my imagination and wonder were much more active. I was sitting next to my grandmother, and when the commercial was over, she leaned close and whispered in my ear, "Aren't the movies just so dazzling? It's amazing that someone made that movie to take you to any faraway place you could ever want to go". I remember my grandmother something similar only a couple of times previously in my life: once when we were watching a Walt Disney movie, and another time when we were listening to classical music. I couldn't help but smile at the happy nostalgia and memories that bubbled up inside me! I felt like a little six-year-old again, staring up at a huge television screen, snuggled up in my grandmother's white, fluffy bed.
I later realized that the nostalgia I felt when I watched this commercial was also based on another connection. The masquerade party scene from my absolute favorite movie to watch when I was little - a Jim Henson film called "The Labyrinth"- and the Louis Vuitton commercial share similar themes, styles, and, of course, glamour. (the part I am talking about begins at 2:07)
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