Bear Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 Poor placard bearers, arms gotta hurt after they finish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 Sugar Plum Faeries? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigVic Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 Nice execution of the parade of nations. Australia comes towards the back as this will be the case for the next 2 summer games in Paris and Los Angeles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 Just now, BigVic said: Nice execution of the parade of nations. Australia comes towards the back as this will be the case for the next 2 summer games in Paris and Los Angeles. This is only the case for summer ceremonies, so only Italy will be at the back with China Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munichfan Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 Thank god. At least they didn't show Winnie Pooh while Taiwan entered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colebrazier Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 Great to see the athletes marching in under the Olympic Rings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 Ukraine... Let's hope that they get spared experiencing another war... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 Ukraine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorchbearerSydney Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 I wish they had Chinese music, or Chinese influenced music at a Chinese Games.....(I said the same in Tokyo too re Japanese music) Too much Western music. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rio2016man Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 I think NBC caught Putin sleep on camera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 2 minutes ago, munichfan said: Thank god. At least they didn't show Winnie Pooh while Taiwan entered. Yes, I ask myself whether that was the international broadcast or only the German broadcaster ZDF who chose to show Xi while talking about his intention to force Taiwan back to China... If that was the international broadcast, that sure is tasteless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munichfan Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 German commentator announced, the Snowflakes with the country names while play a role again later. Cauldron maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 Only 24 minutes and the ceremony, as expected of Yimou, is pretty good so far. Countdown was very simple but elegant, I like they acknowledged the games are happening just after starting the Lunar New Year festivities. The flower part was a huge contrast to the drums of 2008, felt less militaristic and intimidating. Entrance of the flag was....well, i'm sure a lot of people are going to complain about that. They also used a song originally composed during the Korean War when China went to help the North so I can see some south korean netizens getting pissed about it. Really liked the idea of the Olympic rings coming out of a large block of Ice (had a hard time at first to know if the block were just projections or an actual block). I also noticed a reference to the hockey guys from the handover and the Pandas, except its the actual mascot this time. Parade of nations is alright so far. I see they're using combined arrangements of classic music from around the world (Sarajevo did something similar for their opening). Athletes entering under the rings reminds me heavily of Torino. The projections so far are some of the best i've seen in a sport ceremony. That's because this is an actual screen we're seeing and not projections per se. Xi looks so weird all wrapped up with that jacket. I expected he would wear his best clothes for tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshi Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 1 minute ago, munichfan said: German commentator announced, the Snowflakes with the country names while play a role again later. Cauldron maybe? That sounds very...2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 The pattern of the floor they are walking on doesn't seem to be projected. Translucent panels lit from beneath? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 1 minute ago, JMarkSnow2012 said: The pattern of the floor they are walking on doesn't seem to be projected. Translucent panels lit from beneath? The floor is an LED screen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted February 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 8 minutes ago, Bear said: Poor placard bearers, arms gotta hurt after they finish i think they are fake arms on two sticks, …. while their real arms are folded under their jackets … 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 I can't get El Chavo del 8 song from my head when I hear that song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshi Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 I think the whole stage is a gigantic screen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorchbearerSydney Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 I am surprised how spaced out the teams are....at least they are walking very fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 Just now, Ikarus360 said: I can't get El Chavo del 8 song from my head when I hear that song. so that's why the song was so recognizable to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted February 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 yes, the ground screen and vertical screen are new interactive technology with tracking, not projected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaker2001 Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 21 minutes ago, Olympian2004 said: I am surprised how the tone of the Chinese flag segment has changed compared to Beijing 2008. Back then, it seemed much more miliaristic and "showing off"-like, now it focusses on the human segment and cooperation. But of course, that is a deeply propagandistic message still. And it contradicts how martial the current regime behaves in real life. Look at how happy we all are together. Definitely a different image they're trying to project. Hopefully the world won't buy it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 Just now, yoshi said: I think the whole stage is a gigantic screen... Yeah. Its kinda like Doha 2006 except the screen is in the floor. Taipei attempted it in the 2017 Universiade but it was on a much smaller scale than this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigVic Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 I do like the projections. Reminds me of Vancouver 2010 and Rio 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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