Coca-Cola has launched Roll Out Happiness, the latest global installment in the brand’s ‘Where Will Happiness Strike Next?’ series. Striving to make our cities and lives a little less gray, the film shows what happened when Coca-Coca rolled out a lush, green park and opened happiness in an unexpected location.
The dullness of gray is an all too present fixture for those of us who live in concrete heavy urban cities. To bring people together and help them cast aside their worries to enjoy the moment, Coca-Cola made one spot a little less gray by transforming a drab city square with a pop-up park.
Created with ad agency Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam, the Roll Out Happiness film depicts the grass being physically rolled out by Coca-Cola’s customized grass-laying vehicle, with surprised passersby looking on as the park takes shape. Bringing people from all walks of life together (and even their dogs) are trees brimming with fun equipment to play with and two special vending machines. With nothing but the instructions to “Take Off Your Shoes To Open Happiness” – the vending machines rewarded those who did with not only the feeling of fresh grass underfoot, but a refreshing bottle of Coca-Cola.
Christy Amador, Coca-Cola global digital brand strategist, said, “This is one of my favorite “Where Will Happiness Strike Next?” executions. The concept is so simple, yet uplifting. It perfectly demonstrates our strategy – and you can’t help but smile as you watch it!”
The film is available to view now on Coca-Cola’s YouTube channel: www.cokeurl.com/rollouthappiness
Review: Director Jon M. Chu’s “Wicked”
It's the ultimate celebrity redemption tour, two decades in the making. In the annals of pop culture, few characters have undergone an image makeover quite like the Wicked Witch of the West.
Oh, she may have been vengeful and scary in "The Wizard of Oz." But something changed — like, REALLY changed — on the way from the yellow brick road to the Great White Way. Since 2003, crowds have packed nightly into "Wicked" at Broadway's Gershwin Theatre to cheer as the green-skinned, misunderstood Elphaba rises up on her broomstick to belt "Defying Gravity," that enduring girl-power anthem.
How many people have seen "Wicked"? Rudimentary math suggests more than 15 million on Broadway alone. And now we have "Wicked" the movie, director Jon M. Chu's lavish, faithful, impeccably crafted (and nearly three-hour) ode to this origin story of Elphaba and her (eventual) bestie — Glinda, the very good and very blonde. Welcome to Hollywood, ladies.
Before we get to what this movie does well (Those big numbers! Those costumes!), just a couple thornier issues to ponder. Will this "Wicked," powered by a soulful Cynthia Erivo (owner of one of the best singing voices on the planet) and a sprightly, comedic, hair-tossing Ariana Grande, turn even musical theater haters into lovers?
Tricky question. Some people just don't buy into the musical thing, and they should be allowed to live freely amongst us. But if people breaking into song delights rather than flummoxes you, if elaborate dance numbers in village squares and fantastical nightclubs and emerald-hued cities make perfect sense to you, and especially if you already love "Wicked," well then, you will likely love this film. If it feels like they made the best "Wicked" movie money could buy — well, it's... Read More