GamesBids' Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony Live Chat (Paralympics edition)

[JMarkSnow2012]

Fewer than 30 teams to go now ...

[JMarkSnow2012]

1 minute ago, JMarkSnow2012 said:

Fewer than 30 teams to go now ...

Three minutes later, and under 20

[PikyoK]

15 teams to go.

[JMarkSnow2012]

1 minute ago, PikyoK said:

15 teams to go.

Under 10 now!

[PikyoK]

5 more teams

[JMarkSnow2012]

America United States bending the alphabetical order, and France as next host

[JMarkSnow2012]

Just now, JMarkSnow2012 said:

America United States bending the alphabetical order, and France as next host

I wonder if the US broadcaster has its own cameras in the stadium to linger longer on their team?

[PikyoK]

And finally... JAPAN!

[Olympian2004]

Regarding the MIKIKO-style opening video: I had the impression that also during the Olympic opening and closing ceremonies, the videos (or at least some of them) had that style. They all looked very similar to the videos used in the Tokyo handovers in Rio. 

[Olympian2004]

Seeing the seats for the athletes, I wonder why they didn't do that for the Olympic opening ceremony as well. I think it makes the infield look fuller and maybe it would have prevented a few athletes from leaving the stadium before the end of the ceremony. It's more comfortable to be seated in that humid Tokyo heat and furthermore, it allows more social distancing between the athletes than when they all mingle.

[JMarkSnow2012]

This aircraft metaphor could get interesting. Or weird.

[zigzag]

That was some cool firework tech right there

[JMarkSnow2012]

1 minute ago, JMarkSnow2012 said:

This aircraft metaphor could get interesting. Or weird.

Or both! A truly one-winged plane

[AmaniS]

1 hour ago, JMarkSnow2012 said:

The swirly floor projections for each team are different colours. Nice.

I believe the floor color are the colors of the flag of the entering country 

[JMarkSnow2012]

1 minute ago, zigzag said:

That was some cool firework tech right there

You mean those unusual colours?

[JMarkSnow2012]

Just now, AmaniS said:

I believe the floor color are the colors of the flag of the entering country 

Yes indeed

[rio2016man]

Is Rob Walker getting paid by the number of times he can say "They've waited five years"

[Olympian2004]

Now that is cute, the girl acting as the one-wing plane. The music at the start of this segment somehow reminded me of Sydney 2000, good old grand ceremony music. I think that they are hitting the right emotionality this time around, probably it's easier anyway to follow a "people overcoming obstacles and barriers" narrative at Paralympic than at Olympic Games.

[JMarkSnow2012]

But, but, but ... What will happen to the little one-winged plane?

[Olympian2004]

The German commentators just said at the end of the "one-winged plane segment", "And this story is not over yet". Either there will be another dance performance with that girl - or, what would be a nice touch, the girl might light the cauldron? Just my guess.

[PikyoK]

I love the rainbow fireworks and the costumes of the planes. I was especially attracted to the rainbow fans on one of the planes.

The artistic programme was spectacular and inspiring to watch. It have me Pyeongchang vibes with the Paralympic OC of 2018. It had a girl who later wore headphone and rode on a flying ferris wheel with a silver dressed captain. So happy to watch. 

[zigzag]

Interesting funfact

[PikyoK]

It's raining in Tokyo now. We in Sydney have been getting rain too. Maybe the raincloud wanted to see the Paralympic OC too.

[TorchbearerSydney]

The lighting is a thousand times better than the Olympic Ceremonies....they really screwed that up at the Olympics.

[JMarkSnow2012]

"Difference is a strength; it is not a weakness"