The Super Bowl of 2014 on Sunday, February 2 marked the showdown between the Seattle Sea hawks and the Denver Broncos. The action on the field drew gasps and stoked the excitement of the neutral sports fans' hearts as the sparks flew between the two teams. Meanwhile, fans rooting for a specific team had their groans and cheers, intensifying the passion in the game. However, as the match had plenty of viewers from the sports fans, that wasn't the only thing filling the several hours of football fun. Commercials of all sorts showed up for attention form the massive audience, while movie trailers of some of the most highly anticipated movies of the year also took the chance to interest the larger public.
While there was some fun in the event outside of the game, it must be remembered that the football competition was the meat and main attraction of the Super Bowl. No football game, no Super Bowl. The game itself was between the Seattle Sea hawks and the Denver Broncos. The match, however, didn't spike the excitement to the greatest possible height. The chair gripping tension in the game was thin on the ground as the competition was nothing. There were no stakes or questioning in the outcome of the game, as Seattle steamrollered Denver. The game quickly evolved to a large beating on the Broncos, as the Sea hawks didn't even let them have a single touchdown until the third quarter. Denver did manage to make some contribution to their tally, but not before Seattle ended the game off with a final score of 43-8. The game had some sports fun, but the stakes were weak for the neutral fans' enjoyment. Seattle fans definitely had ecstasy for the Sea hawks' whopping victory (this was Seattle's first Super Bowl victory), but Denver fans had to suffer the unpleasant loss in their crushing defeat.
Not everybody is a sports fan though. Many don't care about the game, but the Super Bowl had more to offer, in the effort of getting more viewers. And many did tune in for the commercials. The commercials in the Super Bowl are famous. Some are comedic ads, which always brings entertainment value onto the table. There are also commercials which try to promote products catching a buyer's eye. There are also inspirational PSA's, which are always worth watching. Even if you're not a fan of sports, you could pass some time by turning on to the Super Bowl channel.
The Super Bowl is also ideal for movie studios. As there are already such a large number of viewers, thanks to the game and commercials, the event is a good place to show off footage to promote the movie. It also snags more views for the Super Bowl, as movie fans get to watch some teasers for the movies they anticipate. Studios benefit, the super bowl organizers benefit, it's a win-win. This year, some of the biggest names are of the superhero/ action genre. There was trailers for Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the Amazing Spider-man 2, and Transformers: Age of Extinction, some of the most highly anticipated movies of the year. Transformers was special in the sense as this was the first footage that was shown, making it quite exciting. Unfortunately, this was only 45 seconds, with not a lot shown. Captain America 2 was a different story. As Marvel had already released trailers for their current summer blockbuster, this was an extended preview that gave some new glimpses at the film. Transformers was short and Captain America was long. Amazing Spider-man 2, meanwhile, was somewhere in the middle. At the Super Bowl, a 30 second teaser was shown, but in the trailer, a URL was featured (EnemiesUnite.com). Fans could then eagerly turn to their computers, punch in the website, and view a 4-minute sizzle real. So while the Super Bowl led to the début of 4 and a half minutes of new footage, only 30 seconds were actually shown at the event. Either way, superhero fans had much to see in the Super Bowl.
The Super Bowl may be a sporting event, but it had so much more to offer. While the views swelled with many ulterior uses of the match, audiences of many sort had something to look forward to on Sunday. Definitely something that was worth turning the television on for.
While there was some fun in the event outside of the game, it must be remembered that the football competition was the meat and main attraction of the Super Bowl. No football game, no Super Bowl. The game itself was between the Seattle Sea hawks and the Denver Broncos. The match, however, didn't spike the excitement to the greatest possible height. The chair gripping tension in the game was thin on the ground as the competition was nothing. There were no stakes or questioning in the outcome of the game, as Seattle steamrollered Denver. The game quickly evolved to a large beating on the Broncos, as the Sea hawks didn't even let them have a single touchdown until the third quarter. Denver did manage to make some contribution to their tally, but not before Seattle ended the game off with a final score of 43-8. The game had some sports fun, but the stakes were weak for the neutral fans' enjoyment. Seattle fans definitely had ecstasy for the Sea hawks' whopping victory (this was Seattle's first Super Bowl victory), but Denver fans had to suffer the unpleasant loss in their crushing defeat.
Not everybody is a sports fan though. Many don't care about the game, but the Super Bowl had more to offer, in the effort of getting more viewers. And many did tune in for the commercials. The commercials in the Super Bowl are famous. Some are comedic ads, which always brings entertainment value onto the table. There are also commercials which try to promote products catching a buyer's eye. There are also inspirational PSA's, which are always worth watching. Even if you're not a fan of sports, you could pass some time by turning on to the Super Bowl channel.
The Super Bowl is also ideal for movie studios. As there are already such a large number of viewers, thanks to the game and commercials, the event is a good place to show off footage to promote the movie. It also snags more views for the Super Bowl, as movie fans get to watch some teasers for the movies they anticipate. Studios benefit, the super bowl organizers benefit, it's a win-win. This year, some of the biggest names are of the superhero/ action genre. There was trailers for Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the Amazing Spider-man 2, and Transformers: Age of Extinction, some of the most highly anticipated movies of the year. Transformers was special in the sense as this was the first footage that was shown, making it quite exciting. Unfortunately, this was only 45 seconds, with not a lot shown. Captain America 2 was a different story. As Marvel had already released trailers for their current summer blockbuster, this was an extended preview that gave some new glimpses at the film. Transformers was short and Captain America was long. Amazing Spider-man 2, meanwhile, was somewhere in the middle. At the Super Bowl, a 30 second teaser was shown, but in the trailer, a URL was featured (EnemiesUnite.com). Fans could then eagerly turn to their computers, punch in the website, and view a 4-minute sizzle real. So while the Super Bowl led to the début of 4 and a half minutes of new footage, only 30 seconds were actually shown at the event. Either way, superhero fans had much to see in the Super Bowl.
The Super Bowl may be a sporting event, but it had so much more to offer. While the views swelled with many ulterior uses of the match, audiences of many sort had something to look forward to on Sunday. Definitely something that was worth turning the television on for.
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