"You Can Shine"

         The extremely ironic, Asian Pantene commercial features a deaf  girl who overcomes deeply rooted personal issues. After, being bullied continuously because she was different; the unnamed dead girl decides to befriend and confide in what seems to be a passionate homeless violinist and street player who  eventually helps her accept herself and 'teaches' her to channel her negative energy and feelings into playing a violin. This inspiring commercial ends with the deaf protagonist entering and what I believe to be winning the competition (beating her primary bully) because she shined. This can be seen in her shiny, long, healthy, beautiful hair and the fact that she may and/or may not have passionately played Johann Pachelbel's "Cannon in the D" with a broken violin.
           Thus, the most compelling observation from Pantene's inspiring commercial is the quote displayed at the end ("You can shine") because it was the overall theme and moral of the story. When I think about shine, I think about standing out, center of attention, beauty, and pureness which is what the deaf girl portrayed throughout the commercial. She stood out because she was physically disabled; and, becaus, she was passionate about playing the piano unlike her competitor and bully. She was the obvious center of attention; thus, resulting in her being subjected to bullying from envious, insecure peers. Finally,she was pure and beautiful because she has amazingly healthy hair; and. because rather then letting her bad experiences turn her into a nasty, angry and resentful person, she channels that energy into producing beautiful music with her violin.