GamesBids' Toyko 2020 Closing Ceremony Live Chat

[AustralianFan]

Extraordinary effect

particles of light segment

[olympian]

i love how the rings formed this time. 

[Olympian2004]

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.

[Ikarus360]

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.

[Ikarus360]

Tokyo Ska Paradise performing.

Liking this much more than the funeral which was the opening ceremony to be honest.

[olimpicgamer]

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.

[Olympian2004]

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.

[StefanMUC]

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.

[AustralianFan]

Stunning particles of light segment

[zigzag]

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

[Ikarus360]

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?

[AustralianFan]

Great upbeat rythm to this segment now

[yoshi]

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...

[Olympian2004]

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.

[JMarkSnow2012]

1 minute ago, AustralianFan said:

Stunning particles of light segment

Anybody can do a stunning segment in Virtual Reality

[olimpicgamer]

1 minute ago, AustralianFan said:

Great upbeat rythm to this segment now

Yes! I'm enjoying the positivity

[AustralianFan]

Loving this jazzy feeling and tempo

[zigzag]

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

[JMarkSnow2012]

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

[zigzag]

Anime OST wow

[Olympian2004]

1 minute ago, JMarkSnow2012 said:

Nothing wrong with harking back to Tokyo 1964

I said nothing to the contrary. I like the 1960s anyway.

[Ikarus360]

Kimetsu no Yaiba theme song being played now (a very popular anime these days in Japan, which movie broke records last year)

[AustralianFan]

3 minutes ago, JMarkSnow2012 said:

Anybody can do a stunning segment in Virtual Reality

who cares,

it’s still stunning and entertaining

[Tatsh]

Now electro music

 

[yoshi]

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.