Medusa and Napoleon use Amazon Prime to their advantage

Wayne McClammy directs brand's latest comedic ads from Joint London

Published On
Jan 04, 2022

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Following last year's humorous "Prime Changes Everything" campaign that imagined Rapunzel and Cleopatra using Amazon Prime accounts to their advantage, the brand is back with a couple of fun new ads providing alternative storylines to famous historical and mythical figures.

This time it's Medusa and Napoleon who benefit from the world of instant e-commerce. Medusa finds turning people into stone whenever she looks at them is "a bit of a buzzkill," so she orders a pair of sunglasses with Prime's one-day delivery and is finally able to show off her fun side. Of course, she can still give killer looks when she wants to. Nicki Minaj’s  “Chun-Li” provides a punchy soundtrack. 

In the second spot, Napoleon, bored and "over it" when it comes to conquering his enemies, watches "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" on Prime Video and realizes his true calling is actually comedy. He orders a microphone, allowing him to even make jokes about his height (rather than fighting people to compensate for it). 

The ads, once again created by Joint London and directed by Wayne McClammy at Hungry Man, deftly use the simple comedic premise to deliver a clear product message.

They broke on U.S. TV over the holiday week, and are running on social media from today. 

 
 

Credits

Date
Jan 04, 2022
Client :
Amazon Prime
Agency :
Joint-London
Amazon Global Chief Creative Officer :
Simon Morris
Amazon Executive Director of Global Creative :
Jo Shoesmith
Amazon Group Creative Director :
Colin Gaul
Creative Director :
Algy Sharman
Creative Director :
Jack Brough
Creatives :
PJ Kirby
Creatives :
Rory Robinson
Partner :
Matthew Robinson
Business Director :
Izzy Falcon
Account Director :
Ellie Vincent
Strategy Director :
Emily Lawrenson
Agency Producer :
Russell Taylor
Agency Producer :
Hannah Kessler
Production Company :
Hungry Man
Director :
Wayne McClammy
DOP :
Erik Messerschmidt
Executive Producer :
Rick Jarjoura
Executive Producer :
Mino Jarjoura
Executive Producer :
Matt Buels
Production Designer :
Robb Buono
Costume Designer :
Michelle Martini
Key Makeup :
Dominie Till
Edit House :
The Den
Editor :
Christjan Jordan
Post Production :
ETC London
Onset Supervision :
Parliament LA
Sound :
Factory
Sound Engineer :
Jon Clarke
Music Composition :
Air Edel Music

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