neneu10 327 Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 2 minutes ago, olympiaki-agones said: I hope this OC didn't revolve around another kid dreaming or getting conscious. From Sydney to Sochi, definitely, I got fed up of that 2000's paraphernalia. On the other hand, I'm also excited to go back to the basics and let the people make how much special they can turn the ceremony themselves, including us as viewers. There's Kids only for the "peace" segment and the ones who'll sing the Olympic Hymn Quote Link to post Share on other sites
olympiaki-agones 52 Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 At least they won't be the centre of the show. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TeamBlakeUSA 24 Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 So Tonight Is The Final Dress Rehearsal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alphamale86 47 Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Tonight the olympic cauldron will be tested. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neneu10 327 Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 1 hour ago, alphamale86 said: Tonight the olympic cauldron will be tested. Actually was tested on Monday Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin C. 4 Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 I wonder if the crowd will boo when it comes time for brazil's president to declare the games open (ala Rio 07's Pan Am OC)? It'd be embarrassing (some would even say disrespectful). Then again, I wouldn't be surprised either if its does happen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paul 617 Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 The interim president said he fully expects to be booed and is ready to accept it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin C. 4 Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 1 minute ago, paul said: The interim president said he fully expects to be booed and is ready to accept it. I'm pretty sure NBC will block out that piece. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neneu10 327 Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 For sure he'll be booed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neneu10 327 Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gamesnz 28 Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 When you watch the ceremony tomorrow, remember that is costs 1/10 of what London's opening ceremony costed, and 20x less than Beijing. According to Meirelles, one of the directors, initially they had planned to spend much more, but had to be creative and use a much smaller amount compared to previous ceremonies. The total they will spend on the 4 ceremonies in Rio (opening, closing olympics and opening, closing paralympics) will be around $56 million US dollars. Just the opening ceremony in London was $41.5 million. I think it is good. It is so ridiculous and hypocrite that in every ceremony there is so much lavishness and they talk about peace and happiness when there are millions of people around the world hungry and hurting... So, I'm glad Rio's budget is so much smaller!! I think we will be impressed with what they are going to put together. Brazilians are creative and are able to impress even with less resources. And from what I've seen in the rehearsals, it looks great! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
baron-pierreIV 1693 Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 We'll have to wait and see how it looks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Olympian2004 511 Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 I watched quite a lot of the videos and pictures you guys thankfully posted here, and I must say, that I'm looking very much forward to the opening ceremony. What I have seen so far is surprisingly impressive for such a low budget. I don't mind them for using so many projections (that's still a cheap alternative for huge special effects and mass choreographies), I still enjoy good projections, even if we have seen them in so many opening ceremonies in recent years. And the other impression I have is that Rio's ceremony focusses on being emotional: festive, sometimes pensive, sometimes simply beautiful. I like, for example, the special touch for the Brazilian national anthem: While I guess that many people around here and in Brazil wished for a very lavish and pompous arrangement, I like the quiet, relaxed guitar arrangement. If anything sounds typically Brazilian to me, than it's the Brazilian bossa-style of guitar playing. The only shame is that I probably won't be able to watch the opening ceremony live. I'm invited to a wedding tomorrow and I guess that after 1 a.m. (the starting time of the ceremony here in Central Europe) we still will be at the party and/or fast asleep after a long day of celebrating. But I sure will join the discussion on Saturday or Sunday. Have fun, guys - and don't be too mean if there are things that you don't like. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Olympian2004 511 Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 Oh, and one more thing: I regret very much that they scrapped the "Garota de Ipanema" part. It's such an iconic song. But I wonder why they considered it good judgment to depict the street robbery problems in Rio. It was fairly obvious that many people wouldn't consider it funny, even if they apparently gave it a happy ending. Sometimes, irony (and also self-deprecating irony) simply doesn't work. So I'm very sorry for Gisele Bundchen (I wonder whether she will be given an appearance in a different segment of the opening ceremony or in the closing ceremony as a "consolation prize"?) and I'm very sorry for that wonderful song and its great composer, the unforgettable Tom Jobim. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LatinXTC 270 Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 1 hour ago, gamesnz said: When you watch the ceremony tomorrow, remember that is costs 1/10 of what London's opening ceremony costed, and 20x less than Beijing. According to Meirelles, one of the directors, initially they had planned to spend much more, but had to be creative and use a much smaller amount compared to previous ceremonies. The total they will spend on the 4 ceremonies in Rio (opening, closing olympics and opening, closing paralympics) will be around $56 million US dollars. Just the opening ceremony in London was $41.5 million. I think it is good. It is so ridiculous and hypocrite that in every ceremony there is so much lavishness and they talk about peace and happiness when there are millions of people around the world hungry and hurting... So, I'm glad Rio's budget is so much smaller!! I think we will be impressed with what they are going to put together. Brazilians are creative and are able to impress even with less resources. And from what I've seen in the rehearsals, it looks great! lol you're bitching about the ridiculousness and hypocrisy of an expensive ceremony budget when you just admitted that Rio initially planned on spending more than London and they have the largest problem with hungry and hurting people among Olympic hosts in a long time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daze 64 Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 Will there be some kind of countdown of past olympic cities like the beginning of Vancouver O.C.? 1896 Athen..........2012 London, 2016 Rio Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daveypodmore 520 Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 I don't think you can say we shouldn't host a lavish opening ceremony because of the starving people in the world. The Olympics cost so much money to host, if you are worried about the starving people of the world, don't host the games, put effort into that problem instead. My advice for any Brazilians on here. For the duration of the games come off Gamesbids and enjoy the moment to its fullest. People on here don't have the same feeling for a games when its not in their home country and will comment and pick apart the smallest of things. Believe me, it will drive you mad. I had to come off here part way through Londons games. A lot of the comments bore no relation to the games I was witnessing first hand and it drove me mad. It can ruin your games that you want the world to love. Im sure they will be a great games and the people of the world will see them and remember that way but people on here come on here will be a lot more opinionated. Good things will be highlighted too, but it is a forum to discuss and believe me everyone will have an opinion. A home Olympics is a once in a lifetime opportunity, go and soak it up and enjoy every second because it will be gone in the blink of an eye. These are you games make the most of it. Afterwards come on here and see what people have said. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob. 2038 Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 3 hours ago, gamesnz said: I think it is good. It is so ridiculous and hypocrite that in every ceremony there is so much lavishness and they talk about peace and happiness when there are millions of people around the world hungry and hurting... So, I'm glad Rio's budget is so much smaller!! Can you provide a breakdown showing us exactly how all the money saved by the Rio Organising Committee is going to be spent on starving kids around the world? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gamesnz 28 Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 1 hour ago, Rob. said: Can you provide a breakdown showing us exactly how all the money saved by the Rio Organising Committee is going to be spent on starving kids around the world? Of course I don’t think the money would have otherwise been used to feed the hungry children of the world... In fact, I believe the Games generate financial opportunities for the host country and its people... But the extravagance, the exaggeration, that's my concern... And the worldwide media pushing news about clogged toilets, size of venues, impact of the opening ceremony, etc... Sometimes it feels like the Olympics are not about the sports anymore. I love the Games, I’m crazy about the ceremonies… But isn't it a modern version of the bread and circus concept?… The reason why I called it hypocrisy (even my own) is because we don’t see countries mobilizing themselves to deal with social issues with the same determination and pride they put into organizing lavish ceremonies… We don’t see governments investing billions to resolve issues with the same gusto they show towards the Olympic (or any other) games. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AustralianFan 53 Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 21st Century Cauldrons Shortly we'll get to witness in the Rio's Olympic Ceremonies their grand cauldron moments. Let's take a moment to have a look back at some of the other cauldrons lit in various world and regional Games so far this century 2000-2016. The list is not comprehensive by any means, and for some cauldrons I just could not find images. So, if you have any images of Games not listed here, your help would be much appreciated. Granted some of thes images here are good quality while others are not very clear. Some of these cauldrons are stunning, breathtaking, majestic, while some are understandably modest. But the flames in each of these were ignited, and later extinguised, in their ceremonies to symbolise and inspire the spirit of those games. 2000 Sydney, Australia - Olympic Games Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AustralianFan 53 Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 21st Century Cauldrons 2001 (top left) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - South East Asian Games Zakopane, Poland - Winter Universiade Games (bottom right) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AustralianFan 53 Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 21st Century Cauldrons 2002 (top left) Busan, South Korea - Asia Games (bottom right) Salt Lake City, USA - Winter Olympic Games Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AustralianFan 53 Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 21st Century Cauldrons 2003 ( top left ) Aomori, Japan - Asian Winter Games ( top right ) Daegu, South Korea - Universiade Games ( bottom left ) Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - South East Asian Games ( bottom right ) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Pan Am Games Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AustralianFan 53 Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 21st Century Cauldrons 2004 Athens, Greece - Olympic Games Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AustralianFan 53 Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 21st Century Cauldrons 2005 ( bottom left ) Izmir, Italy - Universiade Games (top right) Manila, Phillipines - South East Asian Games Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.