Switzerland’s too classy to ask the rest of the world, “Where the bloody hell are you?” so it has gone about encouraging tourism with a more subdued approach. As if on some sort of mythical mission of grand importance, two men – to the all wrong Bonanza or Big Valley-style soundtrack – carry a rock over the countryside as if the rock’s destination were crucial to the survival of the human race.
Unfortunately, all they end up doing with the rock is dumping it in a stream so hikers can set foot on it to cross the stream. All of this grandeur is meant to convince us just how much effort the Swiss go to to make their country perfect for hiking holidays.
But isn’t hiking all about exploring the unknown, uneven natural-ness of the countryside. This commercial might as well scream, “We have hiking Interstates all across our countryside so you don’t have to get your shoes wet!”
“The Rock” from SFLB on Vimeo.
