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kevzz last won the day on January 3 2014

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  1. kevzz
    Hands down the best Olympic opening ceremony since Athens 2004! Thoroughly modern yet refreshingly old-school. It’s wonderful to see that an opening ceremony can still be executed beautifully without relying on gimmicks or excessive technology. The production design, choreography and sequences were tasteful and elegant, perfectly capturing an Italian sensibility. The music was superb, and Andrea Bocelli’s moment with the Olympic flame is Milan’s own Celine Dion moment. There were a couple of bizarre choices, such as Mariah Carey’s static performance and Charlize Theron’s speech, but otherwise it was an almost flawless ceremony. Bravo Italy!
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    You reckon they will still appoint individual director the ceremony? So what is Ben Winston's role as Creative Director then if there are still going to be individual (hopefully more creative film director) involved?
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    Disappointed. They should have appoint a well-known film director as the creative director ala Danny Boyle and Zhang Yimou, not some rando guy who own a production company.
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    Not title per se, but I think it’s important to have a single vision from one creative director. Some of the best ceremonies have a creative director at helm, Ric Birch, Dimistris Papaainou, Zhang Yimou and Danny Boyle. Certainly wouldn’t want a ceremony where all creative decision is made by committee. LA have no shortage of talented Hollywood directors who can make the ceremonies one of the most spectacular and theatrical one. They just need to pick the right one
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    OK, so there will be a proper creative director yet to be appointed then e.g Danny Boyle/ Zhang Yimou equivalent role?
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    Sorry was late to this, just found out about Peter Rice's appointment. Is he actually the creative director for the ceremonies or just the producer and will appoint another person to be the creative director?
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    Paris is great at delivering the sports but utterly crap at all the ceremonies. This is the conclusion of Paris 2024. See you in LA.
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    Oh dear, did anyone see that poor stage hand girl holding up the dress next to the piano??? This is so typical Jolly!
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    Heroic shot of three stage hands holding the long wet dress in the opening scene....
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    The duet between the woman and the robot in Rio remains one of my fave sequence in any ceremony ever. I think Paris can actually offer a lot more - there is so much culture and history France has to offer. It's just unfortunate they chose someone whose ideas just don't work and it's a wasted opportunity. I really believe if Paris chose someone of a higher calibre as artistic director, they will get a stunning OC.
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    The problem is Paris ceremony is not high concept art unfortunately. It thinks it is, but it is not. And it's definitely not complex pieces. In fact, all the dance segments are actually quite superficial without much message or story behind. If you look back at Akram Khan's dance segment in London 2012 to the song of Abide with Me, there is a simplicity and deep message behind mortality of the dance. I just don't see it here in Paris.
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    Definitely a better produced ceremony compared to Olympics. Weather plays a big difference. Not very many memorable/ iconic scenes though. Cauldron lighting more well-executed here than Olympics.
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    That's a great closing number from Christine and the Queens. The fireworks, the staging and the dance conveys joy and celebration. Great energy. Wished there was more of that!
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    It's very small and looks like some results card from horse race
  15. kevzz
    Now we know the flame is fake, it seems a bit phoney to see them pretend to 'light' the cauldron.
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