Ads That Capture the Olympic Spirit
The Olympics are over. Bummer!
There’s always something magical about the Olympics. Sure it comes with the good and bad, but the essential and prevailing feeling that exists is one of sportsmanship, brotherhood, human triumph and achievement. This year on American television there were a couple of outstanding commercials that portrayed those same qualities. Top billing this year in my mind goes to Nike who captures the overall Olympic (and athletic) spirit through a series of fast-paced images and a killer [sic] song by The Killers.
A bit more calm but just as powerful goes to Visa with their Go World series of commercials, narrated by the great Morgan Freemon.
I love it when an advertisement makes you feel good to be alive.
MommaBean August 26th, 2008 2:09 pm
Awesome! Awesome, awesome, awesome. be glad you were back home for this year’s Olympics. I spent the whole time thinking I should post about how much nothing there is about the Olympics this year. I’m used to commercials, fast-food tie-ins, rush for the Gold kind of stuff. Here in Jordan, it’s a whole lot of nothing… Thanks for sharing these. I got my Olympic spirit after they ended thanks to your post :). Missing you still… Come back :(, teehee.
Yazan August 27th, 2008 12:56 am
You gotta love the olympics.
The second TVC made my day.