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He look scared he was going to lose balance and fall in a few timesCarl Lewis on that boat is something that will stay with me for the rest of my life.
He look scared he was going to lose balance and fall in a few timesCarl Lewis on that boat is something that will stay with me for the rest of my life.
Speed wise who was going faster their boat or the police horselady on the trimaran?He look scared he was going to lose balance and fall in a few times
I will re-sheath my disembowelling cutlass forthwith and repair to Mrs Miggins' pie shop for a roister we will never forget.
Good question, I'm not sure!Speed wise who was going faster their boat or the police horselady on the trimaran?
I believe that was Dionysus.The cultural references have already been mentioned and that, unlike 2012, where most of us in the UK would have understood the significance, there were aspects which were unknown - to me at least. For instance, I have no idea what that blue bloke is all about!
On the whole, I enjoyed it. I was looking forward to the flotilla of boats carrying the athletes down the Seine rather than a boring amble around the stadium. It was good they tried something different but it was let down by poor direction of the broadcast images and, on the BBC at least, atrocious sound levels.
I think it was A380 who mentioned the problems with scale. Tighter camera shots would have massively improved the spectacle but I get the logistics of filming over water making that tricky and wanting to include the culturally significant buildings in shot. The massed dancers at various points fell flat because they were lost in the distance and the sound levels lacked punch. There was a similar problem filming the athletes.
The switching between the athletes and the cultural stuff was messy and seemed to lack coherence. I suspect part of the problem was the commentary on the BBC. I don't know what running order information they'd been given but they came across as slightly bemused on-lookers who were gently taking the piss (like Eurovision) rather than explaining the significance of what was unfolding.
The cultural references have already been mentioned and that, unlike 2012, where most of us in the UK would have understood the significance, there were aspects which were unknown - to me at least. For instance, I have no idea what that blue bloke is all about! Again, I think the BBC commentary could have helps with some explanations.
Despite the sound quality I thought the mix of French music was good. I'm not a fan of Celine Dion but it was good to see her belting out L’Hymne à l’amour at the end. I thought the parcour sequences carrying the Olympic Torch over the Paris skyline was a nice touch and did help to link in the cultural bits and show off a bit of Paris. I liked the people in the paintings coming alive but I guess it helped if you spotted them missing from the paintings in the first place.
I loved the horse on the water section although it went on a bit too long (again, I think the commentary could have helped here).
The light show on the Eiffel Tower was amazing accompanied by Cerrone's Supernature. I understand the criticisms of having a lone dancer on stage at that point but the images of him with the Eiffel Tower as a backdrop worked well on TV.
The passing of the Olympic torch at the end was a bit tedious but the arrival at the balloon cauldron at the end made it worthwhile. Great final images of the flame rising above the Paris skyline.
Shame about the rain!
Where was that?Carl Lewis on that boat is something that will stay with me for the rest of my life.
On the Seine.Where was that?
The right wing press certainly were at times going to town on it about any mishaps or supposedly flat moments that took place. The online editions of the Telegraph and Mail in particular. I guess it was to be expected from that lot.I thought the opening ceremony was stunning. And joyfully so. An absolutely beautiful feast of artistry and inclusiveness.
It had everything that I love, lightness, darkness, wierdness, humour, drama, breathtakingly beautiful visuals, none of which were remotely diminshed by the rain.
The main criticisms I've seen of it seem to be coming from England.
no jet packs??
good effort tho fair play
around 1 min in
On the USA boat or his own set-up? He was interviewed before the show started, and I hardly recognised him.On the Seine.
Chinese press quite harsh on it feeling "cheap", but they did give credit for trying something different. But then everything looks cheap after Beijing.The main criticisms I've seen of it seem to be coming from England.
He was in a boat with Serena Williams and a couple of others. They were transporting the torch down the river at some point in that whole interminable affair. Maybe after the metal horse boat? But they were all just stood in the boat, I don't think they were holding on to anything and they kept almost falling over. And they were probably getting pelted with rain and spray. He, in particular, looked absolutely petrified by the whole thing.On the USA boat or his own set-up? He was interviewed before the show started, and I hardly recognised him.
I had no idea that Dionysus was even present at the Last Supper but if you are on board with all the outrage, you'd believe he had been.I believe that was Dionysus.
Thought I'm not clear on why
It must be the most enormous fucking logistical challenge. Even in a 'normal' ceremony you've got a scale of performers that no one person could ever hope to have a full overview of, alongside trying to cordinaye and brief hundreds of international broadcasters.
So already you're having to split responsibility among hundreds, and in the case of broadcasters, to an extent relying on them as to how your efforts ultimately land to audiences with hugely different cultural reference points.
But... Then you add everything that goes into simply booking, accessing and fitting multiple venues across an active, 'global' capital city... Fuck me.
I would absolutely love to see a multi-part documentary as to how it was all out together. Not just a 90 min fluff piece, but proper nerd stuff about organisational structures and auditions and permits and construction and broadcasting and...
I mean, just, mon fucking dieu.