Who is medusa in the amazon commercial

Creative agency Joint, in partnership with Amazon, today unveiled the follow-ups to Amazon’s popular ‘Prime Changes Everything’ campaign featuring light-hearted retellings of classic stories.

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Who is Jesi Le Rae?
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Who plays Medusa?

This time Medusa and Napoleon have been given a creative makeover and follow in the footsteps of the likes of Rapunzel and Cleopatra in having their stories updated with a contemporary twist.

The new creative launched in the US today (25th December) with the campaign running on social media from the 3rd January.

The first advert features Medusa, the mythological snake-haired gorgon who is fed up with turning her friends to stone, so to fix this problem, she orders sunglasses with Prime One Day Delivery. Following this, she’s free to make real friendships, show everyone her funny side while not accidentally killing potential friends. The advert spot is accompanied by Nicki Minaj’s track, ‘Chun-Li’.

In the retelling of Napoleonic history, after watching The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel on Prime Video, Napoleon realises his true calling is actually comedy. So, he uses Prime to order a microphone for stand up, and rather than conquering his enemies, he conquers his audience instead.

The campaign was written by PJ Kirby, Rory Robinson, Algy Sharman and Jack Brough, and directed by Wayne McClammy at Hungry Man.

Algy Sharman, creative director at Joint says: “Hugely proud of our new work with the Amazon team. It just goes to show Prime can change everything not just for Rapunzel and Cleopatra, but for Napoleon and Medusa too.”

Jo Shoesmith, Amazon executive director of global creative: “By reimagining the stories of Napoleon and Medusa, we continue to take a light-hearted look at how Amazon Prime delivers unparalleled convenience and entertainment to members’ lives every day.”

Brand: Amazon

Amazon global chief creative officer: Simon Morris

Amazon executive director of global creative: Jo Shoesmith

Amazon group creative director: Colin Gaul

Agency: Joint

Creative directors: Algy Sharman, Jack Brough

Creatives: PJ Kirby, Rory Robinson

Partner: Matthew Robinson

Business Director: Izzy Falcon

Account Director: Ellie Vincent

Strategy Director: Emily Lawrenson

Agency Producers: Russell Taylor, Hannah Kessler

Production company: Hungry Man

Director: Wayne McClammy

DoP: Erik Messerschmidt

Executive producers: Rick Jarjoura / Mino Jarjoura / 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 (Cleopatra): Air Edel Music

Genres: People, Storytelling, Comedy

Categories: Streaming Services, Media and Entertainment

OVER the years, Amazon has released countless commercials for their Amazon Prime services.

Their newest one, "Medusa Makes Friends," features the Greek goddess Medusa who is known for turning those who look into her eyes to stone.

Amazon Prime's commercial features the Greek goddess Medusa

In the new Amazon Prime commercial, Medusa is seen buying new sunglasses through the service in order to show off her fun side.

"Medusa lived with a hideous curse. I mean the whole turning people to stone thing was a bit of a buzzkill right," the narrator of the commercial said.

"So she ordered sunglasses with Prime one-day delivery, clever girl. People realized that she is actually hilarious once you get to know her."

The actress behind the viral role is Jesi Le Rae.

The commercial also features Nicki Minaj's song “Chun-Li," which is from her 2018 album Queen.

Medusa is portrayed by actress and model Jesi Le RaeCredit: Instagram/Jesi Le Rae

Who is Jesi Le Rae?

Born October 8, 1990, Rae, 31, has been seen in a number of productions over the years, including Westworld, Lazarus, and Ballers.

She has also been seen in multiple music videos for the hit songs "Often," by The Weeknd, "Harley in Hawaii," by Katy Perry, "Cool for the Summer," by Demi Lovato, and "She Came to Give It to You," by Usher and featuring Nicki Minaj and Pharrell Williams.

Outside of acting, Rae also dabbles in modeling and was even featured on the 2019 Q2 Freedom of Speech cover of Playboy.

"I’m pretty proud of all of the achievements either because I worked with friends I’ve grown through the industry with, or because it made a significant impact," Rae told VoyageLA in 2019.

"I feel my work ethic, respect to the team, and direct honesty sets me apart from the rest. I challenge myself to be the jack of all trades, so there are plenty of skills to bring to the table."

Rae was also seen in the Apple commercial, “Motion."

It’s a funny commercial that Amazon released already in 2021 and that still looks interesting in the eyes of the viewers. The mythological Medusa has an issue: every time people look at her eyes, even unintentionally, they turn to stone. This way her life is destined to be solitary, but she finds a solution. She uses a smartphone to order sunglasses on Amazon, with Amazon Prime service. “One-day delivery”. In this way she can have a social life. And we can see her in a nightclub, with a nice song on the background.

You can find the original commercial here. The commercial ends with Medusa deciding, this time intentionally, to turn to stone a guy who was going to hit on her and her girlfriends.

What’s the song in the Amazon “Medusa” commercial?

The song used by Amazon for its Amazon Prime commercial starring Medusa is Chun-Li by Nicki Minaj. You can find the official video below.

Watch this video on YouTube.

The verses of the song that you can hear in the commercial are the following:

Ayy, yo, I been on, b***h, you been corn
Bentley tints on, Fendi prints on

The full lyrics of the song have the meaning of a rant Nicki Minaj expresses against people who envy her. She brags about what she is and she has, feeding intentionally the others’ envy.

Who plays Medusa?

The actress who plays Medusa is Jesi Le Rae. She became famous thanks to the Amazon commercial, but before that she was already starring in many music videos, for artists like Britney Spears, Demi Lovato and The Weeknd.