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February 6, 2017
Super Bowl LI: Top 5 adverts – from politically correct to the most funny.
Many are still excited about the Super Bowl weekend and are talking about how Tom Brady led one of the greatest comebacks in sports history lifting New England from a 25-point hole to the patriots’ fifth NFL championship in the first Super Bowl overtime beating the Atlanta Falcons. Advertisers and big name brands released countless commercials that grabbed people’s attention and here are the top 5 adverts that stood out.
- Budweiser
Immigration is a hot topic today and it’s clearly shown in Budweiser’s Super Bowl ad, which is based upon the story that follows Adolphus Busch, an ambitious young immigrant’s journey to America in pursuit of his dream of making the best beer in the world and becoming the co-founder of Budweiser. However, with a strong message like this titled “Born the Hard Way” for 2017 Super Bowl commercial, Budweiser has triggered backlash from some for being “too political”. The commercial however has gone viral on social media and now has over 20,6 million views on YouTube.
- Audi
The wage gap, equal pay and feminism are one the most talked about topics today, and that might be one of the reasons why we are seeing a little girl as the protaganist in Audi’s equal pay commercial for Super Bowl 2017, where the little girl is competing in a soapbox car race and gracefully wins the game. The commercial reveals an emotional inner monolog as the girl’s father struggles to discuss gender equality with her and hopes for the situation to change as his daughter grows.
“What do I tell my daughter?” the father says. “Do I tell her that her grandpa’s worth more than her grandma? That her dad is worth more than her mom? Do I tell her that despite her education, her drive, her skills, her intelligence, she will automatically be valued as less than every man she ever meets? Or maybe I’ll be able to tell her something different.”
Published on February 1st 2017, the video already has over 8 million views on YouTube.
- Airbnb
Airbnb commercial conveying a political message stood out as one of the most powerful ads for Super Bowl 2017 and had everyone expressing their shared opinions via Twitter with over 24k retweets including the #WeAccept hashtag. The Airbnb ad preaches equality, diversity, and acceptance including multi-ethnic faces on their Super Bowl advert. The video features diverse faces from different ethnic background and words that say “No matter who you are, where you’re from, who you love, who you worship, we all belong. The world is more beautiful the more you accept.”
- Kia
In a recent Kia’s campaign for Super Bowl, we see Melissa McCarthy as a warrior sprinting through the dessert, helping whales and saving the environment from natural disasters. This might be one of the funniest Super Bowl commercials so far while promoting the 2017 Niro Crossover, a car that has set a Guinness World Record for lowest fuel consumption while driving across the America. The company’s message is that no challenge is too big, too small or too difficult. People are loving the idea behind Kia’s campaign and the video has over 164k views in less than a week.
- Mr Clean
According to Mr. Clean commercial, every woman desires a man who cleans and is willing to scrub the kitchen down. Here you can see best of Mr. Clean’s moves in the shower and wiping the kitchen floor as he makes it all look so effortless. Football fans love a bit of fun during the Super Bowl half-time and the video has already gone viral with over 8 million views on YouTube.
– @elizas_music