[€uroMeinke]

I love the opening cerimonies becasue there is just no other thing like them. It's the host countries chance to load up as much cultural symbolism as possible into a huge venue with a garanteed huge audience - most of whom don't have a clue what you are doing. You're likely drawing from a huge pool of "talent" meaning many of your participants will have no talent at all. Such a monumental endevour.

And I love it - the awkward transitions, the reliance on arcane mythology, homages to the obscure - I mean, think of how they had to plan to get a Farrari on stage? Dancers, Acrobats, Children, Fire - and look at all the symbols and icons they brought on stage, the Reneissance, Futurism, Speed, Fillini, the Alps, traditional costumes, floating borders, waltzes, cows, the Blue Danube...

I don't know, I was tickled the whole time.