That ceremony was the most french thing I’ve ever seen.
Edit: to not be misunderstood, what an amazing show. Even though it pissed buckets.
THE CONSERVATIVES ARE CRYING I LOVE IT IT’S BEAUTIFUL
I hate not being in the eu anymore
I should be able to be proud of this. Fucking brexit
Banger ceremony !
Have been following it since the start, right now I’m finding myself tearing up a bit. And I’m not even a fan of Celine Dion. But damn, great ceremony, even with the rain (hell, that makes it even more iconic).
Awesome 💯 🙂 🥰
One of the worst ceremony ever.
nice ceremony with cool electronic music and psychedelic visuals, I love my European cousins ♥️
The best part of this Ceremony is what’s NOT there. AIN athletes.
When this was announced, I was in TEARS. Russia has violated the Olympic Truce 3 FUCKING TIMES in 2008, 2014 (their own fucking games), and 2022, and is the only country to ever do so (yet, anyway), which is why finally, FINALLY, they were banned, along with Belarus.
A reminder to all that the Olympic Truce is not optional and it’s not negotiable.
What a spectacle. Didn’t expect anything less from France to be honest
I can’t wait for New Zealand to potentially get a few medals in rowing ( and maybe one in Women’s Sevens) 💪
LA: how the f are we going to top this in 2028?
The ceremony was incredible ✨🇫🇷
It was a bit too Avant-garde for some, but I liked it.
The ceremony was nothing short of spectacular, a radiant celebration that will be remembered as the most beautiful of all time. infused with an air of grandeur and sophistication. This ceremony set a new standard of excellence, embodying grace, charm, and timeless beauty.! Love you France!🇫🇷
Majestic and brilliant. Congrats France.
I’m pretty sure we saw Gojira as well? Not sure who the metal band was but it looked like them.
That ending with the balloon and Celine and the Eiffel Tower going batshit with the lights… epic. The guy in the fruit bowl though hahaha.
This was epic. Thank you France
THAT WAS SO GOOD
Holy shit was this ceremony booooring and looong.
I thought it was more like Eurovision ceremony, not olympic games, but oh well, it is what it is.
God unites those who love each other
Eurovision sur Seine
I hope we surprise everybody this year
France tried something different, to its credit, but it didn’t quite pay off. The pre-recorded sections of the artistic programme were largely interesting, but the live ones were severely impacted by rain, poor camerawork, and poor sound. Breaking up the segments of the programme with the parade of nations made the pacing feel slow and awkward, and is not something I expect to be repeated at future games. The fact the crowd was staggered along the river also meant that the great roars that are usually a feature of these ceremonies was absent.
There were individual segments I very much enjoyed – the artwork of the Louvre rushing to the windows to watch the flotilla was inspired – but the whole was not greater than the sum of its parts.
**Full-on France Chaos….**
I love it!
Vive la France!
Hot air balloon with the olympic fire rising above the city of Paris while Celine Dion singing Vive l’amour from the Eiffel tower was such a great ending
When did this happen in the ceremony? 🙂
In Ancient Greece, the Olympics were a times of unity, let it be so once again.
The opening ceremony was absolute fucking cinema, awesome job, France!
I wish we could be there properly without war or doping scandals. The atmosphere was incredible
Also I think I recognised the Shadoks (a popular French animation) in the Minions clip??
Little confused by this flag after all Olympics are World games not only European games.
Awesome to see Gojira and Celine Dion was class as always, otherwise it was awful
Merci, France
It was absolutely awesome. It really felt like the focus of the ceremony were people. French people, other countries people, athletes, historical figures. There wasn’t any focus on politics, parties or national powertrips. Hell, it felt like a reminder that if you abuse people too much, you WILL end up a lantern decoration and they will write a merry song about you. Again, awesome.
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That ceremony was the most french thing I’ve ever seen.
Edit: to not be misunderstood, what an amazing show. Even though it pissed buckets.
THE CONSERVATIVES ARE CRYING I LOVE IT IT’S BEAUTIFUL
I hate not being in the eu anymore
I should be able to be proud of this. Fucking brexit
Banger ceremony !
Have been following it since the start, right now I’m finding myself tearing up a bit. And I’m not even a fan of Celine Dion. But damn, great ceremony, even with the rain (hell, that makes it even more iconic).
Awesome 💯 🙂 🥰
One of the worst ceremony ever.
nice ceremony with cool electronic music and psychedelic visuals, I love my European cousins ♥️
The best part of this Ceremony is what’s NOT there. AIN athletes.
When this was announced, I was in TEARS. Russia has violated the Olympic Truce 3 FUCKING TIMES in 2008, 2014 (their own fucking games), and 2022, and is the only country to ever do so (yet, anyway), which is why finally, FINALLY, they were banned, along with Belarus.
A reminder to all that the Olympic Truce is not optional and it’s not negotiable.
What a spectacle. Didn’t expect anything less from France to be honest
I can’t wait for New Zealand to potentially get a few medals in rowing ( and maybe one in Women’s Sevens) 💪
LA: how the f are we going to top this in 2028?
The ceremony was incredible ✨🇫🇷
It was a bit too Avant-garde for some, but I liked it.
The ceremony was nothing short of spectacular, a radiant celebration that will be remembered as the most beautiful of all time. infused with an air of grandeur and sophistication. This ceremony set a new standard of excellence, embodying grace, charm, and timeless beauty.! Love you France!🇫🇷
Majestic and brilliant. Congrats France.
I’m pretty sure we saw Gojira as well? Not sure who the metal band was but it looked like them.
That ending with the balloon and Celine and the Eiffel Tower going batshit with the lights… epic. The guy in the fruit bowl though hahaha.
This was epic. Thank you France
THAT WAS SO GOOD
Holy shit was this ceremony booooring and looong.
I thought it was more like Eurovision ceremony, not olympic games, but oh well, it is what it is.
God unites those who love each other
Eurovision sur Seine
I hope we surprise everybody this year
France tried something different, to its credit, but it didn’t quite pay off. The pre-recorded sections of the artistic programme were largely interesting, but the live ones were severely impacted by rain, poor camerawork, and poor sound. Breaking up the segments of the programme with the parade of nations made the pacing feel slow and awkward, and is not something I expect to be repeated at future games. The fact the crowd was staggered along the river also meant that the great roars that are usually a feature of these ceremonies was absent.
There were individual segments I very much enjoyed – the artwork of the Louvre rushing to the windows to watch the flotilla was inspired – but the whole was not greater than the sum of its parts.
**Full-on France Chaos….**
I love it!
Vive la France!
Hot air balloon with the olympic fire rising above the city of Paris while Celine Dion singing Vive l’amour from the Eiffel tower was such a great ending
When did this happen in the ceremony? 🙂
In Ancient Greece, the Olympics were a times of unity, let it be so once again.
The opening ceremony was absolute fucking cinema, awesome job, France!
I wish we could be there properly without war or doping scandals. The atmosphere was incredible
Also I think I recognised the Shadoks (a popular French animation) in the Minions clip??
Little confused by this flag after all Olympics are World games not only European games.
Awesome to see Gojira and Celine Dion was class as always, otherwise it was awful
Merci, France
It was absolutely awesome. It really felt like the focus of the ceremony were people. French people, other countries people, athletes, historical figures. There wasn’t any focus on politics, parties or national powertrips. Hell, it felt like a reminder that if you abuse people too much, you WILL end up a lantern decoration and they will write a merry song about you. Again, awesome.
i enjoyed every minute, what a show!!
💜💜
Very beautiful ceremony, thank you!