I just watched a movie called “Missing” with the kids last night. It was the greatest ad for Apple products I’ve ever seen.
It was a unique, generally interesting and well-paced crime mystery story, where everything happens on the screen of a device. Security cameras, laptops, phones, watches; the entire thing unfolds through the (literal) lens of devices.
The crime gets solved using internet sleuthing and digital tools. A Facetime to a friend to have them find an Instagram photo leads to a Siri voice command to save the protagonist.
I have no idea if Apple had any hand in making this movie, but if they didn’t, they should have! It’s a fun story and doesn’t feel like forced product placement, because the entire plot is about using digital tools in unique ways in a high stakes environment to save the day.
A story built as an ad from the ground up actually works better than cramming a product into an existing story.
I’d love to see more of this. I can’t wait for the movie about saving the world with nothing but spreadsheets.