The Opening Olympic Ceremony was the best I've seen! China, despite having a lot of negative press (some of it deserved), pulled out all the stops to impress us! The blending of tradition and high tech entertainment was impressive.
These drummers were perfectly in sync and there were 2008 of them! When the lights cut out in the stadium, the drummers lit up their drums to resemble a digital countdown. That must have been hard to choreograph.
There was only one costume designer; he created each costume uniquely and used the entire color palette. This beautiful dancer is standing on a platform held up by men holding up individual squares. Even though balance was key on a surface that isn't perfectly straight, she kept her poise.
The pyro technics show was incredible. I am really glad China is taking the hosting seriously and I really do hope this is the beginning of their country opening up to the world after several decades of isolation. The Chinese people have been through a lot in the past due to Communism and natural disasters and deserve nothing less from their government.
These drummers were perfectly in sync and there were 2008 of them! When the lights cut out in the stadium, the drummers lit up their drums to resemble a digital countdown. That must have been hard to choreograph. 
There was only one costume designer; he created each costume uniquely and used the entire color palette. This beautiful dancer is standing on a platform held up by men holding up individual squares. Even though balance was key on a surface that isn't perfectly straight, she kept her poise.
The pyro technics show was incredible. I am really glad China is taking the hosting seriously and I really do hope this is the beginning of their country opening up to the world after several decades of isolation. The Chinese people have been through a lot in the past due to Communism and natural disasters and deserve nothing less from their government.
Some of the fireworks were photoshopped into the television coverage, though. (:O)
ReplyDeleteYep that's true, there was CGI involved. Still impressive though!
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