AustralianFan Posted August 8, 2021 Report Posted August 8, 2021 Extraordinary effect particles of light segment Quote
olympian Posted August 8, 2021 Report Posted August 8, 2021 i love how the rings formed this time. Quote
Olympian2004 Posted August 8, 2021 Report Posted August 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, yoshi said: Is it something done for all Olympic champions when introduced or is it Bach's insistence? I don't know if any other presidents have been champions. I read somewhere that Bach insists on always being announced with his title as Olympic champion and the year. He's just unbearable. 1 Quote
Ikarus360 Posted August 8, 2021 Report Posted August 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, Olympian2004 said: Really, was it that bad? I'm wondering whether the Americans even noticed that they were behind China in the medal table anyway. It's because in the US, they rather count the overall number of medals, I believe. And there the US were leading for the past few days already. Because they have got too loud in recent years and wanted to turn it into a promotion of their political system. Anyway, VR projections. Remember how Pyeongchang was criticized about it? In comparison Tokyo is going overboard with it then again its understandable. Quote
Ikarus360 Posted August 8, 2021 Report Posted August 8, 2021 Tokyo Ska Paradise performing. Liking this much more than the funeral which was the opening ceremony to be honest. 2 Quote
olimpicgamer Posted August 8, 2021 Report Posted August 8, 2021 1 minute ago, olympian said: i love how the rings formed this time. I didn't. I would much rather see something physical than computer generated graphics. Quote
Olympian2004 Posted August 8, 2021 Report Posted August 8, 2021 I thought it was nice to include the athletes with their phones, especially as replacement for the audience. But I have seen more impressive ring segments. London 2012 was particularly nice. Quote
StefanMUC Posted August 8, 2021 Report Posted August 8, 2021 15 minutes ago, olympian said: yes! he just needs to be intro at IOC president. nothing more. He won as member of a team, that seems to be slightly forgotten in these biographies which sound as if he was the king of fencing or so. 1 Quote
AustralianFan Posted August 8, 2021 Report Posted August 8, 2021 Stunning particles of light segment Quote
zigzag Posted August 8, 2021 Report Posted August 8, 2021 6 minutes ago, yoshi said: Is it something done for all Olympic champions when introduced or is it Bach's insistence? I don't know if any other presidents have been champions. CMIIW, Tokyo Organizing President is also announced as a champion herself Quote
Ikarus360 Posted August 8, 2021 Report Posted August 8, 2021 Just now, StefanMUC said: He won as member of a team, that seems to be slightly forgotten in these biographies which sound as if he was the king of fencing or so. Wasn't Jacques Rogge an olympian himself? Quote
AustralianFan Posted August 8, 2021 Report Posted August 8, 2021 Great upbeat rythm to this segment now Quote
yoshi Posted August 8, 2021 Report Posted August 8, 2021 I love how Cotter says the rings are 'inside the stadium' at the exact moment the aerial view shows they're not there Pretty effect though. Interesting musical nod to Coventry too... 1 1 Quote
Olympian2004 Posted August 8, 2021 Report Posted August 8, 2021 Wow, this is really a Tokyo 1964 retro ceremony. They play "Sukiyaki" by Kyu Sakamoto, a Japanese song that stormed the international charts in 1963. Quote
JMarkSnow2012 Posted August 8, 2021 Report Posted August 8, 2021 1 minute ago, AustralianFan said: Stunning particles of light segment Anybody can do a stunning segment in Virtual Reality Quote
olimpicgamer Posted August 8, 2021 Report Posted August 8, 2021 1 minute ago, AustralianFan said: Great upbeat rythm to this segment now Yes! I'm enjoying the positivity 2 Quote
AustralianFan Posted August 8, 2021 Report Posted August 8, 2021 Loving this jazzy feeling and tempo Quote
zigzag Posted August 8, 2021 Report Posted August 8, 2021 Also if you follow J-culture Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra who is performing rn is pretty huge in Japan and abroad, I'm shocked to see them here Quote
JMarkSnow2012 Posted August 8, 2021 Report Posted August 8, 2021 1 minute ago, Olympian2004 said: Wow, this is really a Tokyo 1964 retro ceremony. They play "Sukiyaki" by Kyu Sakamoto, a Japanese song that stormed the international charts in 1963. Nothing wrong with harking back to Tokyo 1964 Quote
Olympian2004 Posted August 8, 2021 Report Posted August 8, 2021 1 minute ago, JMarkSnow2012 said: Nothing wrong with harking back to Tokyo 1964 I said nothing to the contrary. I like the 1960s anyway. Quote
Ikarus360 Posted August 8, 2021 Report Posted August 8, 2021 Kimetsu no Yaiba theme song being played now (a very popular anime these days in Japan, which movie broke records last year) Quote
AustralianFan Posted August 8, 2021 Report Posted August 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, JMarkSnow2012 said: Anybody can do a stunning segment in Virtual Reality who cares, it’s still stunning and entertaining Quote
yoshi Posted August 8, 2021 Report Posted August 8, 2021 This is more like it, nice to see Japan doing a tribute to their amazing street performers - they could obviously do this safely but this alone is better than any of the opening. Quote
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