Posted on 02/11/2006 8:24:12 AM PST by genefromjersey
Was it just me ?? -
Did anyone else get the impression some of the Olympic opening ceremonies- the big sun and moon floats, the Victoria's Secret on the Half Shell-with floating ambiguities overhead,the flouncy waving of banners,the poseurs on trapezes ;
Did anyone else think they had a certain "Brokeback Mountain" ambiance ?
As if a feature event this year might be "Brokeback Bobsledding" ?
It was just you. I enjoyed the opening.
I didn't get that impression, just more of the typical hoity-toity artsy-fartsy Eurotrash taste on display..but related to BBM? nah, didn't see that here
The Opening Ceremony of the Olympics always seems very alternative lifestyle oriented, because lots of performing artists and choreographers are gay.
The Opening Ceremony of the Olympics always seems very alternative lifestyle oriented, because lots of performing artists and choreographers are gay.
...I missed it all.
Me? I really enjoyed it. I gave up watching the Olympics since Barcelona, where the trend was already clear...
I see deviants and perverts... they're everywhere... OK, I am lampooning the pervert sympathizers, but I ignore them as easily as I ignore the Religion of Peace.
Me too. Except for some false notes (the appearances of Yoko Ono and Sarandon) it was pretty good. The highlight was the Ferrari. That just kicked butt!
The opening was great.
Some people just read what they want to into ANYTHING.
I thought the opening ceremonies were mostly well done although I can certainly understand objections to Yoko Ono & Susan Sarandon neither actually did anything objectionable during the ceremony. Unless you object to Imagine, which by now is a classic. (I would have liked to see a whole covey of the great Italian stars accompanying Loren. Gina Lollobrigida, Claudia Cardinale, etc. -- assuming they're still alive.)
The original post seems like it was written by somebody who didn't know very much about Italian culture. For the most part, the ceremonies celebrated Italian culture, which seems appropriate for the venue--from the Renaissance/Baroque era to Turin's modern era as the automotive capital of Italy. There was also opera (Pavarotti and the trumphal march from Aida) & allusions to Commedia del'Arte. The sun and the moon globes looked to me like they were straight from illustrations from the Italian Renaissance.
The Ferrari was hardly "Brokeback Mountain." Neither was Luciano Pavarotti (well known womanizer!!!). He was in good voice, amazing for his age -- although didn't try the high C in Nessum Dorma. Shades of the 1990 World Cup!
And--what on earth is "gay" about Venus on the half shell? The Botticelli painting it is based on is a celebration of love and beautiful women.
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