Colonial Williamsburg Super Bowl ad shows World Trade Center falling, angers viewers
By Maura Judkis February 7 at 8:46 PM
A Super Bowl ad promoting tourism in Colonial Williamsburg made a questionable choice in showing video of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.
The commercial, which aired in New York, Philadelphia and Washington, begins with reversed footage of achievements throughout American history: the first flight, the inauguration of President Obama, suffragettes, missions to space. A narrator calls upon us to “reflect upon our sacrifices, our breakthroughs, and yes, our heartbreaks.” On “heartbreaks,” footage of one of the twin towers is shown in reverse, with a fireball rebuilding itself into a complete building. “Where did our spirit first take shape?” asks the narrator, before the motto — “It started here. Colonial Williamsburg” — appears.
Obviously, the imagery has upset Super Bowl viewers who found the reminder of the tragedy distasteful.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/02/07/colonial-williamsburg-super-bowl-ad-shows-world-trade-center-falling-angers-viewers/
By Maura Judkis February 7 at 8:46 PM
A Super Bowl ad promoting tourism in Colonial Williamsburg made a questionable choice in showing video of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.
The commercial, which aired in New York, Philadelphia and Washington, begins with reversed footage of achievements throughout American history: the first flight, the inauguration of President Obama, suffragettes, missions to space. A narrator calls upon us to “reflect upon our sacrifices, our breakthroughs, and yes, our heartbreaks.” On “heartbreaks,” footage of one of the twin towers is shown in reverse, with a fireball rebuilding itself into a complete building. “Where did our spirit first take shape?” asks the narrator, before the motto — “It started here. Colonial Williamsburg” — appears.
Obviously, the imagery has upset Super Bowl viewers who found the reminder of the tragedy distasteful.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/02/07/colonial-williamsburg-super-bowl-ad-shows-world-trade-center-falling-angers-viewers/