Faster Posted July 26 Report Posted July 26 This is like they took the James Bond/Queen segment of London 2012 and made a whole ceremony in that style. Quote
Olympian2004 Posted July 26 Report Posted July 26 1 minute ago, sebastien1214 said: You have to almost forget how to do a usual ceremony with the spectacle - parade - protocol division. It is true that it is disconcerting. But it is a completely new object that we are seeing. Exactly. And therefore I think we need to view this ceremony with different eyes than previous ceremonies. I like that this ceremony exudes a lot of fun, it has its French touches, but is also very international (did you note that all the placards for the nations are in English and not in French?). That was what I also liked about the Salt Lake 2002 opening ceremony: It had American touches, but felt very "global". Paris' opening ceremony exudes a bit of that vibe for me. Quote
Ikarus360 Posted July 26 Report Posted July 26 So this is the golden curtain we saw in the photos. Also wasn't expecting a segment about Notre Dame reconstruction Quote
zigzag Posted July 26 Report Posted July 26 So the idea seems that they're really blending the Athletes Parade with the Artistic Segment, what a noble idea Quote
JMarkSnow2012 Posted July 26 Report Posted July 26 I wonder how they'd have handled it if the Notre Dame fire had been even a year closer to 2024? Quote
rio2016man Posted July 26 Report Posted July 26 Really hoping this parkour bit is a partial homage to Assassin’s Creed, a nod to French Ubisoft 1 Quote
Olympic Fan Darcy Posted July 26 Report Posted July 26 Well this is one big promo for Louis Vuitton. 1 Quote
SkiFreak Posted July 26 Report Posted July 26 So far... very weird. Poor pacing. It's as weird as the Albertville 92 ceremonies. Hopefully the French do better in 2030. Quote
Brekkie Boy Posted July 26 Report Posted July 26 By this point in London 2012 we'd had the pandemodium sequence, forging of the Olympic Rings and the Queen jumping out of a helicopter. 1 Quote
TorchbearerSydney Posted July 26 Report Posted July 26 I am enjoying it ... what a lame can can 1 Quote
SkiFreak Posted July 26 Report Posted July 26 Let me remind you people... Bach, Olympic Champion, Fencing, 1976. Quote
Sir Rols Posted July 26 Author Report Posted July 26 Just now, rio2016man said: Really hoping this parkour bit is a partial homage to Assassin’s Creed, a nod to French Ubisoft Itn has to be Arno from Unity, surely Quote
Faster Posted July 26 Report Posted July 26 CBC went to a major commercial break during an artistic segment. WTF Quote
Olympic Fan Darcy Posted July 26 Report Posted July 26 So is there speculation on who the parkour person is with the Olympic torch? Am I blanking and have missed the obvious favourite of who it's rumoured to be? Quote
Brekkie Boy Posted July 26 Report Posted July 26 This is truly terrible- I thought it might be a disaster but expected it to at least be an entertaining disaster. This is just dull, poorly filned with zero atmosphere. Quote
sebastien1214 Posted July 26 Report Posted July 26 The huge ad for LVMH is... I'm having a hard time, I'll be honest. 1 Quote
JMarkSnow2012 Posted July 26 Report Posted July 26 1 minute ago, Brekkie Boy said: By this point in London 2012 we'd had the pandemodium sequence, forging of the Olympic Rings and the Queen jumping out of a helicopter. Interesting point. What image will go into the early editions of newspapers across Europe? Quote
Olympic Fan Darcy Posted July 26 Report Posted July 26 Michael Phelps to carry the medals... ok Quote
Olympic Fan Darcy Posted July 26 Report Posted July 26 Along with Martin Fourcade who I did hope to see as the most decorated French Olympian (albeit winter). Quote
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