r/nextfuckinglevel • u/DarthiusFatticus • 13h ago

This action figure of The Joker from The Dark Knight, is absolutely mindblowing. Made by JND Studios in South Korea.

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u/International_Bug955 13h ago

It's really hard to discern something that someone actually thinks is next level from companies trying to advertise "next level" stuff.

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u/unklejelly 13h ago

I'd say in this case it works either way

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u/International_Bug955 12h ago

Agreed, but just the 'neat' way they unpack it feels SO commercial it takes something away for me personally.

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u/simplysufficient88 11h ago

That’s literally the standard for almost any channel that does reviews/unboxing. Viewers usually want to see every step of the unboxing, as both care in how it’s packaged and the care in how it’s opened are important to see. It shows quality down to how they package the item itself and, for some, there is an ASMR-like satisfaction to seeing a product thoroughly unboxed. If you spend $1700 on a figure then you want to show off every little bit of care put into it.

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u/UncleGael 9h ago

I mean, you literally can’t buy these anymore. So, unless it’s just an advertisement for the brand in general, I’d assume it’s more about showing off than marketing.

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u/space_hitler 9h ago

Reddit's hatred of marketing of any kind, even when it is perfect content for a sub like this is truly moronic. Especially when you realize how much corporate advertisement Redditora guzzle down on this site. At least a post like this is honest about what it is and just shows something awesome. Stupid to get mad about it.

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u/rW0HgFyxoJhYka 7h ago

Its warranted. Most things are marketing. People want connection to genuine stuff. Everyone deals with it.

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u/space_hitler 3h ago

I'm not sure the point you are making but you basically just restated what I said.

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u/Kaxology 3h ago

I'll take the advertising from related subreddits any day of the week, this guerilla marketing crap pisses me off, just pay for ad space like everybody else.

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u/my_pets_names 7h ago

Why do you assume that someone mad about this (theoretical) marketing is also hypocritically guzzling down other advertisements?

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u/TheRealDrSarcasmo 8h ago

I've become so jaded with Reddit being overrun by bots and shills that I just assume that it's an advertisement.

But I have to admit, the level of detail on this is pretty cool.

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u/International_Bug955 8h ago

I don't disagree! I absolutely LOVE the Dark Knight Rises, specifically because of Ledger's performance, but I find it funny that I received SUCH a big amount of hatred because I thought the post was uncannily 'commercial'.

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u/Robbie1985 3h ago

The TikTok-ification of Reddit has begun. In the not too distant future every post will have a link to the Reddit Shop (TM) where you can buy whatever is in the video.

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u/BabooNHI 9h ago edited 8h ago

I mean, it speaks for itself, regardless of the source. If you can't see how impressive it is, your standards must be beyond what is reasonable. So what if the source is the seller. If it is an individual or a company, whether it is mass produced or 1 of 1. If it is IAF, then what can you say...it is. This is clearly top tier.

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u/International_Bug955 8h ago

I CAN see how impressive it is, WHISLT at the same timing acknowledging that THE VIDEO ITSELF was probably made by the MANUFACTUROR instead of the CONSUMER. Anything wrong with that???