The Shit Storm » Sports http://theshitstorm.com Where it Always Hits the Fan Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:19:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Can London 2012′s opening ceremony beat its predecessors? http://theshitstorm.com/2012/01/29/can-london-2012s-opening-ceremony-beat-its-predecessors/ http://theshitstorm.com/2012/01/29/can-london-2012s-opening-ceremony-beat-its-predecessors/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:37:41 +0000 henry http://theshitstorm.com/?p=848 INTEL SOURCE LINK: www.guardian.co.uk

By: Edward Gibbes and Sam Jones

Danny Boyle is up against faked footprint-shaped fireworks, aliens in flying saucers and spectacles with artillery fire and pigeons.

Anyone concerned that Danny Boyle faces a daunting, Newton-like climb on to the shoulders of choreographic giants in his role as the Olympic opening ceremony organiser needs only to glance at some of his predecessors’ efforts for reassurance.

Beijing 2008 saw computer faked footprint-shaped fireworks trek across the sky from Tiananmen Square to the Bird’s Nest stadium, and a seven-year-old singer’s vocals mimed by a more aesthetically-pleasing girl.

 

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