Friendships
In a recent assembly the students of Fortune House watched John Lewis’ latest Christmas TV advert ‘Moz
the Monster’ which centres upon a young boy’s unlikely friendship with a monster who lives under his bed.
The thought provoking advert tells the story of Joe and his relationship with an imaginary monster called
Moz. It begins by showing Joe in bed, dozing off, only to be woken by the snoring of a large monster under
his bed. At first, Joe seems scared of Moz and he makes a ‘No monsters allowed’ sign for his door. As time
goes on, though, Joe and Moz become friends and play games together at night, such as playing with Joe’s
racing cars.
Gradually, however, staying awake to play with Moz catches up with Joe. He begins to fall asleep at
inopportune times during the day, such as when he is getting his hair cut and when he is playing in goal for
his football team. Moz sadly comes to the realization that Joe needs his sleep and that he needs to do
something about the situation. On Christmas morning, a clumsily wrapped present is waiting for Joe under
the tree. He unwraps it to discover a John Lewis night light, which means that he will be able to sleep
peacefully from now on. When Joe lies in bed that night, it seems that Moz is no longer under Joe’s bed, so
we are led to believe that the night light has made Moz disappear. However, at the very end of the advert, a
noise from under the bed suggests that Joe can bring back his imaginary friend whenever he wants to.
This adverts shows us that:
Friendships can be found in unlikely places
Given the opportunity new friendship can flourish
It is possible to overcome fears
Friendships can be made stronger through enjoying mutual activities
However the advert also tells us:
Sometimes friendship can affect us negatively
Sometimes we have to consider the needs of our friends
At times our own enjoyment needs to be sacrificed
Fortune House
Dan Phelan