#4 Thought that was obvious watching it, good to have confirmation. Also, the fireworks display disproved itself without commentary because there were not smoke clouds after the explosions (baby was asleep so I missed the commentary). And IIUC they had the steven spielberg of china orchrastrating the opening ceremony. The chinese would like the rest of the world to be wowed, but even with 1.2 bln or however many people and money spent they still could not get everything right. What I would like to know is that if that big drum circle at the beginning the lights were supposed to flicker (even though I'm sure I will be told they were). Perhaps they filled the stadiums with all the 3 gorges dam refugees a la dnc homeless solution.
I keep in mind that this is a big pr stunt by prc even though I'm not supposed to think that and keep it in perspective - notice how they always had a china sign in the background during the womens gymnastic medly? Next we'll hear about diatary supplements made in china being laced with illegal enhancers - whoops sorry any Greeks out there.
In just a humanitarian view, it is disgusting to see such an extravigant buildup and display after such a brutal winter and earthquake but I guess with 1.2 bln what is 40,000?
Enjoy the olympics for what they represent, but keep the bs filters smog-free. |
The little girl who starred at the Olympic opening ceremony was miming and only put on stage because the real singer was not considered attractive enough, the show's musical director has revealed. Pigtailed Lin Miaoke was selected to appear because of her cute appearance and did not sing a note, Chen Qigang, the general music designer of the ceremony, said in an interview with a state broadcaster aired Tuesday.