It was a great ceremony – just a shame about the rain,
Beneath the deluge, the capital and its river, the Seine, became the theatre for a dreamlike spectacle that acknowledged the history of a France that is mixed, inclusive and unafraid of controversy,
As if, ... at the moment when it celebrates its pride and its history, France cannot help drawing from its revolutionary guts the spirit of provocation and discord that has always fuelled its paradoxes and divisions.”
This ceremony married classical and popular culture, atrocious taste and High History, wokeism and unchecked humour, technical prowess and the genius of Piaf – and has succeeded in provoking a terrific argument,
In the eyes of the world, France is the incarnation of beauty, elegance and romanticism,
I understand some of it might have looked a bit strange to some people outside France,
We are so proud of this show, I’m so proud that sport and culture were celebrated in such a fantastic manner tonight,
People really don’t realize that the Statue of Liberty in NYC is a REPLICA of the exact same statue in Paris.”
The Olympics is predicting things again. Predictive programming go crazy, here we go again.”
Opening TV animation for Olympics has some animated balloon travelling past the Statue of Liberty and she is beaten battered and has bullet holes in her.”
Is that what they want?”
Every advertising sponsor of the Paris Olympics needs to answer if they support this kind of stuff, ... No one will be surprised if something terrible happens in Paris.”
This insult has no place in the Olympics.”
We deeply apologise for the mistake that occurred when introducing the South Korean team during the broadcast of the opening ceremony,
France is doing good but it's getting nowhere near the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony.
If this rain keeps up by the time they get to Zimbabwe they'll be able to sail the boat down the street!
Keep an eye on Paris' rooftops - Arno might just be watching from above.
To all the Christians of the world who are watching the #Paris2024 ceremony and felt insulted by this drag queen parody of the Last Supper, know that it is not France that is speaking but a left-wing minority ready for any provocation,
This is crazy. Opening your event by replacing Jesus and the disciples at the The Last Supper with men in drag,
The 2024 Paris Olympics has gone full Woke dystopian,