Bad Bunny’s half time show was nothing short of a very exceptional performance. With the song choices, and the choreography, it made the show feel like home.
For a lot of the watchers, they felt like they could connect to Bunny’s music and culturally relate to him. Being Puerto Rican himself, Bad Bunny showed his pride and love for Puerto Rican culture by carrying the Puerto Rican flag in a few of his sets.
Ending the half time show, Bad bunny displayed all the flags for the sovereign countries that are in America. Adding, he even closed the show by listing off all these countries, with a last “God Bless America,” according to PBS news.
Bad Bunny drew attention to the Super Bowl world by having the first half time show that was performed primarily in Spanish. He went on to send a message that everyone deserves to be in United States, including Latinos. According to PBS, he not only was portraying the idea that everyone belongs, but also they are who makes up the American culture.
From watching this extravagant halftime show– from the set design to the message it sends to everyone watching– I think every American can agree that this was a good and proper halftime show, especially for the Super Bowl. Bad Bunny made sure to spread the inclusion and the word of love for everyone in America.
By the end of the show, a billboard sign flashed that stated, “The only thing more powerful than hate is love.” The camera then panned out to Bad Bunny holding up a football that said “Together We are America,” sending a powerful message of equality amongst everyone during these tough times, which was meant to catch the eye of every Super Bowl watcher that night.
I think we can all see and learn that a satisfactory performance does not have to be by someone who speaks English, and something just as good can come out of a primarily Spanish speaking singer. Coming from USA Today, Bad Bunny even said, “They don’t even have to learn Spanish. Better they learn to dance. There is no better dance than the one that comes from the heart.”