On June 1st, the US streaming service Paramount+ released a new film based on the series South Park, entitled “The Streaming Wars”. Its successor, the second part, followed recently, picking out a topic that had picked up speed again last month. It’s about cryptocurrencies, of which well-known representatives such as Ethereum or Bitcoin have had to lose a lot in value. The new South Park film now references prominent figures who have promoted cryptocurrencies in the past.
Fortune Favors the Brave – Matt Damon and other celebrities in the new South Park movie
One of the best-known examples of this is actor Matt Damon, who starred in a one-minute promotional clip for Crypto.com in late October 2021, featuring the Latin proverb “Fortune Favors the Brave.” , revived. The commercial did not go unnoticed and has been viewed more than 18 million times to date on Youtube watched.
Basically, South Park: The Streaming Wars Part 2 is about a severe drought hitting the place that is driving everyone insane. The owner of a water park takes on the problem and suggests using urine as a water substitute. And here various celebrities, above all Matt Damon, are being teased, who have already advertised cryptocurrencies, only this time it’s about “liquid gold” in the form of urine. Matt Damon’s “famous” quote from the Crypto.com commercial, Fortune Favors the Brave, is appropriately staged.
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Some of the parodied celebrities who now swear by the everyday use of urine in the new South Park film include: Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, LarryDavid, Naomi Osaka and Reese Witherspoon. To illustrate this, the “CryptoParadyme” Twitter account has prepared clips from the film with the mentioned celebrities. You can find these under the linked names.
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In addition to those mentioned here, there are other stars who have been involved in cryptocurrencies, such as Tom Brady, who has a cameo appearance in the film with LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Jimmy Fallon and Paris Hilton. Many of these celebrities are said to have calmed down a bit when it comes to cryptocurrency and NFT recommendations. However, South Park does not forget this.
Source: via The Verge
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