Shiruba98 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Just now, Olympian2004 said: I can't deal with the fact that the director of the technically excellent and stunning (albeit also emotionally cold) Beijing 2008 opening ceremony is the same person who is directing today's kitschy tripe: Zhang Yimou. He must have been forced to do it this way. Obviously Xi is forcing him to liberate his creativity for crappy 100-minute shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Just now, Olympian2004 said: I can't deal with the fact that the director of the technically excellent and stunning (albeit also emotionally cold) Beijing 2008 opening ceremony is the same person who is directing today's kitschy tripe: Zhang Yimou. He must have been forced to do it this way. Zhang forte is Wuxia and things which involve ancient/folk chinese culture. He has never been too good with contemporary themes, and it has shown again tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkiFreak Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 The kids singing reminds me of Steve Martin's Holiday Wish on SNL... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Other than the Cauldron!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshi Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 The BBC live text includes an embedded tweet from the official IOC account saying "you know it's an opening ceremony when you hear Imagine". Is its use at some point now officially protocol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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zigzag Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 1 minute ago, Ikarus360 said: Zhang forte is Wuxia and things which involve ancient/folk chinese culture. He has never been too good with contemporary themes, and it has shown again tonight. I haven't checked here much recently but why the contemporary take this time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Just now, yoshi said: The BBC live text includes an embedded tweet from the official IOC account saying "you know it's an opening ceremony when you hear Imagine". Is its use at some point now officially protocol? Yeah, because a song which talks about no nations existing (in an event involving competition between them) and no heaven (when many of the participating countries are deeply religious) is a very good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiruba98 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 The flame's here. Hoping it'll be spectacular as Zhang promised. Unless he's totally bluffing and it'll be crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 1 minute ago, yoshi said: The BBC live text includes an embedded tweet from the official IOC account saying "you know it's an opening ceremony when you hear Imagine". Is its use at some point now officially protocol? I sure hope that Yoko will prevent this just like she prevented the survival of the Beatles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munichfan Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Ok, so it's not gonna be Yang Yang. Some kids again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkiFreak Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Is the last torchbearer gonna jump on a pickup truck like Gretzky? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 It will be "unprecedented"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted February 4 Author Report Share Posted February 4 The Flame now …. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Just now, zigzag said: I haven't checked here much recently but why the contemporary take this time? He thought China 4000 years of history are impossible to represent in a show, and that he also struggled putting what he could of it in 2008. Also, he feels China has changed a lot ever since 2008 and no further history lessons were needed, so he wanted to show a more modern China. This is what he said about the handover in 2018 and his thinking probably didnt changed at all for tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiruba98 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Hoping it'll be an actual flame instead of a crappy digital projection of a cauldron on that screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 1 minute ago, Olympian2004 said: I sure hope that Yoko will prevent this just like she prevented the survival of the Beatles. Get Back suggests it wasn't quite like that ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 1 minute ago, Shiruba98 said: The flame's here. Hoping it'll be spectacular as Zhang promised. Unless he's totally bluffing and it'll be crap. Only the OBS guy bluffed so far saying this would be as good as 2008 which clearly wasn't. Zhang has always been realistic with the expectations he sets and he was very self critical of the 2008 ceremony despite the almost universal praise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiruba98 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 After this lackluster ceremony, I'm hoping it'll be a showstopper for Paris 2024 on the river Seine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 NBC commentators talking politics again lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 That sudden change from rock to soft music was weird. I thought my speakers were failing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munichfan Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Oh, they can't be serious? What the heck is wrong with you?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 So the torch is the cauldron... Wow... That is really... new? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 1 minute ago, Shiruba98 said: Hoping it'll be an actual flame instead of a crappy digital projection of a cauldron on that screen. Technically it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Just now, Shiruba98 said: After this lackluster ceremony, I'm hoping it'll be a showstopper for Paris 2024 on the river Seine. Oh my! You mean you weren't just BLOWN AWAY with Beijing 2022 OC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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