O super bowl final game of the National Football League championship (nfl ), is one of the biggest events in the United States, watched by millions of Americans and with the most expensive advertising on television worldwide.
In addition to the decision of the winning team, the final also has another much-awaited moment of the night: the Halftime Show (Interval Show).
The first performances were performed by small college bands or regional artists, but it was 1991 that the NFL began to bet on stronger names such as, at the time, New Kids on the Block.
In 1992, with the historic presentation of Michael Jackson, the Halftime Show became a reinforcement to increase the audience of the final game and publicize the hits and releases of singers. Since then, thousands of people who don’t follow the sport have watched the Super Bowl waiting for their favorite artists to perform.
Despite the show having about 15 minutes, the time of the game break, there is a huge production and a great structure to carry out the assembly of the stage in the field, without harming it for the rest of the game.
Madonna, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry are some of the pop divas who performed during the event’s intermission.
On Sunday (12), fans of Rihanna gathered to watch the singer’s performance, who had not been on stage since 2018. While waiting for the performance, many were confused by the rules of the sport, which soon became one of the most talked about topics on social media.
Generally speaking, two teams of 11 players each enter a field that is 109.73 cm long and 48.76 cm wide to play the game.
The scores happen when a team performs the touchdown, that is, when it reaches the area at the bottom of the opponent’s field (called the endzone) with possession of the ball, which is worth 6 points. With the touchdown, the team is entitled to a free kick on goal that can give 1 or 2 more points.
But American football has many other rules and specific terms, plays and situations where the clock is stopped – and because of this, a single game can last more than three hours. So, how about learning a little more about the sport with movies, series and documentaries?
We have listed some productions that can help you watch the next Super Bowl knowing much more. Check out:
1 – “A Dream Possible” (2009)
With Sandra Bullock, the film is based on the book “The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game”, by Michael Lewis, and tells the story of a young man who has no place to live. When he is seen by a family while he walks in the rain looking for a place to stay, his story begins to change with the care of a tutor who realizes his potential as a football player.
2 – “Draft Day – The Great Choice” (2014)
One of the most beloved films by the sport’s most passionate fans, “Draft Day” is a fiction that shows how new talent is hired.
3 – “Remember the Titans” (2000)
Two schools, one with only white students and the other with only black students, are unified by the government and a football coach, played by Denzel Washignton, is hired to command the new team, which generates controversy and challenges for the character and the players. .
4 – “The Game of a Lifetime” (2014)
The film tells the story of football coach Bob Ladouceur, who took over the De La Salle High School Spartans student team and led the team to 151 victories. But after a tragedy in the middle of the game season, he understands what really matters in life.
5 – “Last Chance U” (series) – (2016)
Elite athletes with difficult pasts seek one last chance to turn their lives around and fulfill their college football dreams.
6 – “All or Nothing” (series) – (2016)
“All or Nothing” is a brand of sports documentary series with episodes focused on specific sports, such as American football, with five episodes that follow a different team each.
7 – “Any Given Sunday” – (1999)
The film tells the backstage of American football, from the players, coaches, the press and team owners, who control the sport as a profitable business of millions of dollars every year.
8 – “All for Victory” – (2004)
Told through the passion of a Texas town by the local Permian Panthers team, the film demonstrates American society’s obsession with sports.
9 – “The Timeline” – (2015)
Documentary series that recalls some of the most important moments in the major league of American football (NFL), such as the retirement and return of one of the greatest quarterbacks, Brett Favre.
10 – “Colin in Black and White” (series) – (2021)
With a dramatization of adolescence by Colin Kaepernick, an American football player who starred in the episode in which he knelt during the national anthem as a protest against police brutality and racial inequality in the USA.
Source: CNN Brasil
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