No Super Bowl is complete without the attention-grabbing ads and trailers.
One of the biggest sporting events is happening on Feb. 2 and so far, 37 brands have pre-released commercials. These include newcomers like Facebook and US President Donald Trump, who bought airtime worth $10 million for his campaign ad.
This year, we’ve seen some inspiring men and women star in Super Bowl ads. If you haven’t seen any of them, here are the ones you should watch.
Olay: Busy Philipps, Lilly Singh, and Taraji P. Henson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-0Ll60FkLg
The actresses appeared in Olay’s ad which took a jab at the lack of female astronauts. This is a callback to NASA canceling the all-female spacewalk in March 2019 due to lack of spacesuits. The spacewalk was rescheduled to October 2019, which was conducted by Christina Koch and Jessica Meir.
Amazon: Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF9t2rFmTVE
Ah, our favorite couple. Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi imagine a time when people lived without the AI assistant Alexa. It shows scenarios set in Victorian England, the Old West, the Middle Ages, and the Nixon presidency. If you’re looking for a funny commercial to brighten up your day, this is for you.
Audi: Maisie Williams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvEAklsAAts
We all know Maisie Williams as Arya Stark in “Game of Thrones,” but Audi shows another side of her in this musical ad. Williams is seen waiting in traffic in her electric Audi car where she suddenly sings “Let It Go.” We can all relate.
Pepsi: Missy Elliott and H.E.R.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddADu4-A7Io
In the past, Pepsi gave us an ad with icons like Britney Spears, Beyoncé, and Pink. This time, the soda brand recruited Grammy-winning R&B and hip-hop artists Missy Elliott and H.E.R. to perform a cover of Rolling Stones’ “Paint It Black.”
Microsoft: Katie Sowers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xPn4DXIj5w
Katie Sowers is the coach for the San Francisco 49ers, the first woman to coach in the Super Bowl. The Microsoft ad shows Sowers talking about her journey to become a football coach and how she paved the way for young girls to play the sport. “People tell me that people aren’t ready to have a woman lead. But these guys have been learning from women their whole lives,” Sowers says.
Photo courtesy of H.E.R.’s Instagram account
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