Did You Enjoy the Olympics Opening Ceremony?
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2012/07/28 17:37:10
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The opening ceremony for the 2012 summer Olympics aired last night and was a sight to be seen! The production values and imagery may have been the best in Olympics history. Taking place at the sight of the Olympic games in London, England, the ceremony featured some of the most memorable characters and public figures in the country's history.
Viewers saw Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling read a short tale before the appearance of England's most infamous villains--including her own creation in Voldermort (100 foot tall version). Then, we a fleet of Mary Poppins, not Harry Potter, come to the rescue and fight off Voldermort and the gang of villains.
Millions also watched Rowan Atkinson reprise his role of Mr. Bean on the grandest stage imaginable, complete with the hilarious facial expressions that made fans fall in love with his character nearly two decades ago. As usual, it didn't end well for Mr. Bean, who couldn't keep up with the orchestra or the runners from Chariots of Fire.
Perhaps the most memorable entrance of all was that of Queen Elizabeth, who jumped out a helicopter piloted by the current James Bond, Daniel Craig. OK, maybe she had a stunt double, but it still looked cool! In a fun twist, we saw a brief musical on the new age of social media, complete with Facebook statuses and tweets popping up as the performers presented a young love story. Overall, an impressive show visually!
But, what about you SodaHeads: Did you enjoy the opening ceremony?
Viewers saw Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling read a short tale before the appearance of England's most infamous villains--including her own creation in Voldermort (100 foot tall version). Then, we a fleet of Mary Poppins, not Harry Potter, come to the rescue and fight off Voldermort and the gang of villains.
Millions also watched Rowan Atkinson reprise his role of Mr. Bean on the grandest stage imaginable, complete with the hilarious facial expressions that made fans fall in love with his character nearly two decades ago. As usual, it didn't end well for Mr. Bean, who couldn't keep up with the orchestra or the runners from Chariots of Fire.
Perhaps the most memorable entrance of all was that of Queen Elizabeth, who jumped out a helicopter piloted by the current James Bond, Daniel Craig. OK, maybe she had a stunt double, but it still looked cool! In a fun twist, we saw a brief musical on the new age of social media, complete with Facebook statuses and tweets popping up as the performers presented a young love story. Overall, an impressive show visually!
But, what about you SodaHeads: Did you enjoy the opening ceremony?
Read More: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetorch/2012/07/28/15752...
Top Opinion
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chamchamgal 2012/07/28 18:40:25
As a Brit, I don't understand why you feel each obscure dialect is needed to represent the country? It would have been extremely EXclusive to have even more languages when all Manx Gaelics, most (all but a few hundred) Scottish-Gaelic, all Welsh-speakers and Cornish-speakers mainly speak English.
All four corners of the UK were represented. Which, when this was always meant to be the LONDONOlympics rather than the BRITISHOlympics, I felt was very respectful anyway.
I bow to your knowledge of my country.
Why exactly am I an Anglophile? You're the one complaining about not all languages being used in the Olympics! Also, as anglophile is an appreciation of one's history, I'm not sure why you're using it as an insult.
I do realise what languages are spoken in my country. I don't understand why you're trying to show off about what you know of Britain. There are many reasons why all of the languages weren't used... if you knew anything of Northern Ireland you would understand that although it is a much happier place, the Olympics is not the time nor the place to create political tensions by speaking Irish.
"Norther Ireland is at peace" - oh is it really? You tell the people living along the peace lines. And yes, speaking Irish is still a political tension in Northern Ireland.
In all honesty it sounds like you're just showing how much you know about my country more than having a point to make. Yep, I'm in a cool country with lots of history, but to focus only on the languages, I feel would have taken too long, and taken away from what the Olympics was trying to do. They covered all four corners of Britain, they showcased some good tourism venues, and when its the London Olympics in the first place, I feel that was enough.
Otherwise, what about complaining that not every dialect was used- I mean we have hundreds- all with different words and meanings
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