Am I Too Old to Understand the Super Bowl Halftime Show, or Did I Miss Something?

I’m asking this honestly, because I walked away from the Super Bowl halftime show more confused than anything else.

Am I too old to understand what I was watching?

From the very beginning to the end, I kept waiting for it to make sense. I wasn’t sure what the theme was, who I was supposed to recognize, or what the story was supposed to be. I wasn’t offended, and I’m not saying it was bad. I just didn’t understand it.

And that’s what stuck with me.

Was I supposed to understand it? Was there context I didn’t have? Or was this one of those moments where if you don’t already know, you’re not meant to?

I’ve always thought the Super Bowl halftime show was one of the few things left that everyone watching could enjoy together. No matter your age. No matter your taste. This one didn’t feel like that to me. With a lot of it being in Spanish, it made it harder to follow along or connect to what was happening. Not wrong, just harder to understand if you don’t know what’s being said or why it matters.

Later on, I watched the Turning Point event, thinking maybe that would click better. It really didn’t. I didn’t know who most of the artists were. The only person I recognized was Kid Rock, and he showed up at the end. I did like the opening though. The guitarists playing the Star-Spangled Banner stood out, and that part felt familiar and well done.

After that, I was lost again.

What surprised me most was how disjointed everything felt. This is something they have a long time to plan. I understand it’s live, but it didn’t feel polished or well connected for something on that scale.

So I’m not here to tear it down. I’m genuinely trying to figure this out.

Am I too old to understand what halftime shows are supposed to be now? Or did this one just miss the mark for a lot of people?

Flint Talk readers, help me out. Did you understand it? Did it make sense to you? Or were you sitting there wondering the same thing I was?