Post by mkb on Jul 29, 2022 11:32:12 GMT
Well there you go. I had no idea there was a drag queen in the balloon. (I just Googled to discover who Ginny Lemon is.) And I never heard any jokes about samosas or moustache waxing. Given that several countries during the parade went unannounced, I suspect the audio was frequently not being relayed to the stadium speakers.
I didn't notice any accents being exaggerated, although I understood little of what was going on and what it had to do with Birmingham specifically. Some of the music played was awful, and chosen despite knowing it would not have wide appeal, some of the jungle and drum'n'bass for example. (I like hard house, but I wouldn't foist it upon the general public.)
I've since seen a few tv stills of close-ups from various parts of the "show", and they do look impressive. From our distance and lowish angle (being on the 10th row), the whole effect was completely different. The stage was at one end of the stadium, and we were at the other. The only way we could see what was going on here was on four screens, which despite being large, were far enough away that you still couldn't make out any details.
I've learned that the cars were not parked randomly in the arena, but represented a Union flag. Who knew?
For £140 per ticket, the huge gulf between the live experience and the tv experience isn't acceptable. I know from London 2012 and Glasgow 2014, that the live experience should in fact be superior. Danny Boyle, this wasn't.
I didn't notice any accents being exaggerated, although I understood little of what was going on and what it had to do with Birmingham specifically. Some of the music played was awful, and chosen despite knowing it would not have wide appeal, some of the jungle and drum'n'bass for example. (I like hard house, but I wouldn't foist it upon the general public.)
I've since seen a few tv stills of close-ups from various parts of the "show", and they do look impressive. From our distance and lowish angle (being on the 10th row), the whole effect was completely different. The stage was at one end of the stadium, and we were at the other. The only way we could see what was going on here was on four screens, which despite being large, were far enough away that you still couldn't make out any details.
I've learned that the cars were not parked randomly in the arena, but represented a Union flag. Who knew?
For £140 per ticket, the huge gulf between the live experience and the tv experience isn't acceptable. I know from London 2012 and Glasgow 2014, that the live experience should in fact be superior. Danny Boyle, this wasn't.