2024 Olympic Summer Games

[IndigoErth]

Whole opening was pretty good, despite everyone being soaking wet from the rain. lol

But really, most importantly, who the heck is the ghostly looking Assassin's Creed-ish masked figure?? I can't believe we didn't find out. I'm mad that we didn't see him(?) hand off the torch. (Or at least not here because NBC of course had to go to commercials.) Had hoped he'd meet up with the other one on the horse.

[Mayhem]

Rain, weird stuff, anything to do with Paris and/or France (including Phantom of the Opera musical which isn’t French of course), Lady Gaga with an antenna on her head, pink can can, everyone learning that French is weird with country names, and Celine Deon showing she still actually has it.

I don’t know if the hooded guy was an homage to Assassins Creed or not, but it would be a subtle tip of the hat to the fact that the modelling for the rebuild of Notre Dame was partly based off the accurate models created for the videogame.

[The Deadman]

Gojira was the best part of the entire opening.

[Mayhem]

Okay I was reminded of one fact re Greece and celebration in the opening ceremony, and that the Last Supper wasn’t being mocked as so many outraged online have spleen vented…

[Cowabung-Gal]

Originally Posted by Mayhem

Okay I was reminded of one fact re Greece and celebration in the opening ceremony, and that the Last Supper wasn’t being mocked as so many outraged online have spleen vented…


https://i.imgur.com/xCsgOPX.jpeg

Oh, please. Show one painting of a Bacchanal that has everyone sitting at a table in the same manner that Jesus and His disciples are in The Last Supper. We’re not stupid. Do you really buy this gaslighting?

And this isn’t the first time Pride has made fun of Christianity. I’d show you examples but due to the nudity and sexual content, I’d probably get in trouble with this site so all I can tell you is to google it yourself.

[hypered1]

Originally Posted by Cowabung-Gal

Oh, please. Show one painting of a Bacchanal that has everyone sitting at a table in the same manner that Jesus and His disciples are in The Last Supper. We’re not stupid. Do you really buy this gaslighting?

And this isn’t the first time Pride has made fun of Christianity. I’d show you examples but due to the nudity and sexual content, I’d probably get in trouble with this site so all I can tell you is to google it yourself.

I give you Caravaggio's 'A Bacchanal with a company feasting and making music'

[Cowabung-Gal]

Originally Posted by hypered1

I give you Caravaggio's 'A Bacchanal with a company feasting and making music'

https://i.imgur.com/NMiuyNn.png

Originally Posted by Cowabung-Gal

Show one painting of a Bacchanal that has everyone sitting at a table in the same manner that Jesus and His disciples are in The Last Supper.

Those don’t look like “Greek” figures to me. It looks more like a bunch of guys partying in the 16th century with one drunk guy attempting to dress like a Greek figure. And they’re not sitting at a long table all spread out.

Nice try. You know what they’re really trying to do.

[Bahamut810]

Originally Posted by Mayhem

Okay I was reminded of one fact re Greece and celebration in the opening ceremony, and that the Last Supper wasn’t being mocked as so many outraged online have spleen vented…


https://i.imgur.com/xCsgOPX.jpeg

So how much of the worlds mythology should americans be required to learn?

[IndigoErth]

Okay I automatically was guessing the horse on the water was an "Olympic spirit" symbol, but the Goddess of the Seine part makes it more awesome.

Assuming they're also talking about the runway bit... I never once thought "Last Supper." I don't think a row of people sitting at something that wasn't really even a table is enough to be any homage to that and probably had far more to do with the camera simply being stationed on the opposite side of what was said to be only a footbridge and thus limited space. The extravagant makeup, clothing and party vibe definitely falls in line with the bacchanalia thing.

Originally Posted by Bahamut810

So how much of the worlds mythology should americans be required to learn?

Not much, imo, but when unknown history and cultural stuff comes up it would probably be way more helpful if people were first and foremost more inclined to ask questions and Google stuff first, rather than make kneejerk assumptions and s*** themselves. (But there's always those who purposely love to find a reason to be outraged.)



Really though, the masked guy better turn up at the closing and be revealed. Even if he's just a nobody, he clearly has gymnast training. No way is just some random person doing one-handed cartwheels so fluid like that with a torch in the other hand.

Assassins Creed suggestions aside, I kind of wondered if he was also the spirit of something, given the more ghost-like gauzy bits of his clothing and where he showed up in that spooky setting after the kids went through a shot of catacombs.

edit: Why did they cut this clip RIGHT there. Looks like he just falls badly onto a deck (or whatever that space is) -- the end.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRYhlZOVhJk

(But that lady can shut up with the fake enthusiasm.)

[Warhorse]

Originally Posted by Mayhem

Okay I was reminded of one fact re Greece and celebration in the opening ceremony, and that the Last Supper wasn’t being mocked as so many outraged online have spleen vented…


https://i.imgur.com/xCsgOPX.jpeg

Sorry, not buying it. Especially since the Olympic committee and the guy behind this had a public apology for it and not once said it was meant to be something else. And the director, Thomas Jolly, did admit in an interview that it was based on The Last Supper.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world...100094514.html

Either way, it doesn't excuse why there was some orgy in a library when this is supposed to be a show that is meant for families.