The best superbowl adverts, as rated by Stanford students
‘Makes me miss my mom even more’
Arguably the best part of the Superbowl isn’t the game, it’s the commercials.
We went to the viewing parties at Casa and Mars and asked you your favorites.
Wouldn’t be a complete party without Domino’s
Ryan Reynolds
“I mean he’s hot, isn’t that enough?” – Ishita Prasad, senior.
Heinz Ketchup
“Little sausage dogs dressed as hotdogs running around made me smile. I just feel the ad doesn’t accomplish its goal though because there’s an inference to eating dogs, which weirds me out” – Nazgol Agah, sophomore.
Colgate
“Great emotional impact. Forced me to visualize how the simple action of leaving my faucet on has an actual and very real cost. Nice deviation from the usual jokey vibe of other Super Bowl ads so it stood out to me.” – John Newcombe, senior.
Audi R8 Big Game
“When the late David Bowie’s Starman came on I almost teared up. A very touching and poignant ad, a perfect tribute to Bowie. Letting an old astronaut hero take the controls one final time was heartbreaking” – Stephanie Bieler, senior.
Avocados from Mexico
“Loved the concept of a group of aliens taking a tour of the Earth museum. My favorite line was ‘this is the white and gold dress that caused a civil war’. Mocks our society in a fun lighthearted way.” – Naomi Nigam, senior
Doritos
“So funny. The soon-to-be father loves Doritos so much that he’s not even willing to put it aside when he’s at the doctor’s office with his pregnant wife. The fact that even a child that’s not yet born is into Doritos is hilarious. I can relate to that. Also, Doritos makes giving birth easier.” Omid Aryan – PhD student, in love with Doritos.
Jeep
“This ad was simple but definitely significant. The flashing black and white portraits of both famous and unknown faces were captivating. The voice was compelling. With all the special effects available, the choice to refrain from using many was refreshing.” – Sherman Leung, senior
This one’s for mom
“Makes me miss my mom but not want to have soup. Solid attempt at emotional appeal but I don’t see any connection between the product and story.” – Thomas Liu, sophomore.