A medal-worthy performance
August 11th, 2008 at 04:56pm Will Pfeifer
This most impressive thing I saw this weekend wasn’t a movie, it was the open ceremonies of the Olympics from Beijing. From the dancers painting the scroll to the people making the landscape of the Great Wall shift and pulsate (best touch –just when it seemed too impersonal and massive, they doffed their costumes and waved) to Lin Hao, the little boy accompanying Yao Ming at the head of the Chinese athletes, it was a visual feast. And it ending on an amazing note, with gold medal gymnast Li Ning was hoisted to the top of the stadium and “ran” around the periment.
Of course, it shouldn’t be surprising the ceremony was so visually striking. The man behind it was director Zhang Yimou, who is known around the world for directing movies like this…
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1. Brian M | August 11th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
…of course, there’s also the fact that parts of the ceremony, such as the “footsteps” fireworks, were computer-generated and/or enhanced. But hey, it was still entertaining.
2. LD | August 14th, 2008 at 8:24 am
I got a copy of this and throughout I had one recurring wish. That the announcers would SHUT UP. Other than that it’s spectacular.
Dear Mayor Daley, if you get the Olympics….good luck. This opening won’t be topped.
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