Patriotic monologue over montage ad from @nikefootball
Former footballer Wayne Rooney performs an audition where he recites a patriotic monologue from Shakespeare's Richard II. As he speaks, the video cuts away to a montage of stylized and archival footage depicting English culture, history, and football, connecting the classic text to modern national identity and the sport. The video concludes by revealing it's an advertisement for a Nike and Palace Skateboards collaboration with the England football team, with the emotional impact of the performance moving one of the casting directors to tears.
Creator: @nikefootball on Instagram
Transcript
Hi, Wayne. We're ready, Vina. It's not Steve. It's fine. It's fine. It's fine. I'll die. This better Eden, Demi Paradise, this fortress built by nature for herself against infection and the hands of water. This happy breed of men. She's gone through. This happy breed of men. What's going on? She's suicidal. She'll be here. It's been, like, twenty minutes. It's precious stone. No. We have that. I've done it. Wait. Please. I'm trying All my peoples are here in Ogden. Join me. Set in a silver sea.
Topics: Football, Fashion, Advertising, Culture
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