If Famous Auteurs Directed the Super Bowl

We decided to go with the High Five video on Friday as our Super Bowl viral video, but upon further review we love this way too much to ignore. Slate V imagines what the Super Bowl would be like if it was directed by famous film auteurs. Unsurprisingly we think the styles...

By Kyle Munzenrieder

February 7, 2010

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We decided to go with the High Five video on Friday as our Super Bowl viral video, but upon further review we love this way too much to ignore.

Slate V imagines what the Super Bowl would be like if it was directed by famous film auteurs. Unsurprisingly we think the styles of the American directors spoofed fit a bit better. As twee as Wes Anderson is it's fitting, and the David Lynch freak out is like watching the big game while rhobo-tripping. While the Jean Luc Godard spot proves that French will never understand le football américain.

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