As much of a football fan as I am, I know that not all of the 100+ million people watching are watching for the game. They want to see the halftime show, listen to the music, and talk about the costumes and choreography. Well, last night, Kendrick Lamar's halftime performance did not disappoint.It was essentially a 13-minute art piece filled with hidden messages and homages that I was excited to learn about this morning. Let's take a look at Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime performance and try to uncover the hidden meanings and Easter eggs hidden inside it. Since the NFL owns the copyright on the video of Kendrick Lamar's halftime performance, we can't embed it here. But, go watch it on YouTube, and follow along as we unpack this thing.Samuel L. Jackson as Uncle Sam (and Uncle Tom)Let's start with Samuel L. Jackson, who introduced Kendrick while dressed like Uncle Sam, the antagonist of the performance who kept telling Lamar how to act in order to "play the game." He played a literal government figurehead there to "try" to stop Kendrick from spreading his messages, warning Kendrick about being “too loud, too reckless, too ghetto.” This is a major hallmark of classic Uncle Tom tropes in literature. In fact, it's reminiscent of the character Stephen in Django Unchained, another role in which Jackson famously depicts an Uncle Tom character."The Revolution's About to Be Televised"So, right at the top, Lamar confronted America and told them it didn't matter what...
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