Pablo Neruda -- el poeta de Latin America

Pablo Neruda was a Chilean poet, and diplomat.  He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971. His original name was Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto, but he used the pen name Pablo Neruda for over 20 years before adopting it legally in 1946. Neruda is the most widely read of the Spanish American poets. From the 1940s on, his works reflected the political struggle of the left and the socio-historical developments in South America. He also wrote love poems. Neruda's Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair (1924) have sold over a million copies since it first appeared.


Oda al Tomate is a poem from a collection of poems by Neruda called "Odes to Elementary Things" (Odas Elemenatares).   This collection includes poems to fruits (Oda a la Manzana http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpCjXjlTabo&feature=related) and vegetables (Oda a la Cebolla, Oda a la Papa, Oda a la Alcachofa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No9WwAoNU8E&feature=related) and other ordinary things such as socks, bicycles http://ruedatropical.com/2009/03/oda-a-la-bicicleta-pablo-neruda/, spoon, etc. 

Here is a wonderful video of Neruda's poem "Oda al Tomate"  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0xuOEBTWYg&feature=related 

Compare it to this video "Attack of the Killer Tomato" --  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-F52rbK8Gg&feature=related. 

What do these two videos have in common?  How are they different?  How are tomatoes portrayed in each video? (e.g., as victims, invaders, etc.)