commercial skit
scene opens, everything is all cepia brown, a tag at the bottom of the screen informs us that it is 1975
a man and a woman are looking deep into one another's eyes in a cluttered studio apartment. He has a vest, an afro, large sunglasses that we can see his eyes through, a moustache, and flared pants. She looks like a slightly WASPy Janis Joplin with flowers in her hair. As the camera pans we see him drop to one knee.
MAN: Now, I don't really have enough to buy you a ring but [he is cut off]
WOMAN: That's okay I LOVE you
the screen fades and then opens, in color on a small room in an immense building. The camera is placed behind the woman looking over her shoulder, now she has grey hair and wears it up. She is decked out in pink and pearls. In front of her is her husband, with a salt-and-pepper CEO's haircut and suit. He looks deep into the camera, reaching into his pocket. Behind him is a doorway leading into a massive chandeliered dining room
MAN: I know this is long overdue, but I wanted you to know exactly how I feel
He pulls out a diamond-and-gold wedding ring
WOMAN: [incredulous, but sweet] I already know
MAN: No, you don't
She looks behind her and we see a spectre come through the wall, it is a skinny black man in rags and close-cropped hair. He is slightly transparent.
WOMAN: Who are you?
GHOST: My name is Iktembe, when the diamond mine collapsed in Angola, I was crushed along with seven good men. Some had families. [seven more ghosts come through the wall] Our blood is in that stone. He love you that much.
As the man and woman embrace, Iktembe and co. smile, nod, and cry as they fade away
VO: Diamonds are forever, because he loves you that much.
a man and a woman are looking deep into one another's eyes in a cluttered studio apartment. He has a vest, an afro, large sunglasses that we can see his eyes through, a moustache, and flared pants. She looks like a slightly WASPy Janis Joplin with flowers in her hair. As the camera pans we see him drop to one knee.
MAN: Now, I don't really have enough to buy you a ring but [he is cut off]
WOMAN: That's okay I LOVE you
the screen fades and then opens, in color on a small room in an immense building. The camera is placed behind the woman looking over her shoulder, now she has grey hair and wears it up. She is decked out in pink and pearls. In front of her is her husband, with a salt-and-pepper CEO's haircut and suit. He looks deep into the camera, reaching into his pocket. Behind him is a doorway leading into a massive chandeliered dining room
MAN: I know this is long overdue, but I wanted you to know exactly how I feel
He pulls out a diamond-and-gold wedding ring
WOMAN: [incredulous, but sweet] I already know
MAN: No, you don't
She looks behind her and we see a spectre come through the wall, it is a skinny black man in rags and close-cropped hair. He is slightly transparent.
WOMAN: Who are you?
GHOST: My name is Iktembe, when the diamond mine collapsed in Angola, I was crushed along with seven good men. Some had families. [seven more ghosts come through the wall] Our blood is in that stone. He love you that much.
As the man and woman embrace, Iktembe and co. smile, nod, and cry as they fade away
VO: Diamonds are forever, because he loves you that much.
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