This year's Olympic Games in Brazil is destined to be the most controversial. Before the opening ceremony, the toilet leaked, the mascot was shot, the torch was poured, and the reporter was robbed ... A series of reports entitled "Bad" and "Rio Adventure" shaped this Olympic Games into the "worst" Olympic Games in history.
After being hacked for more than a month, the opening ceremony was the moment when Rio Tinto officially handed over its report card. Compared with the doubts and criticisms before the opening ceremony, the media reports on the opening ceremony were mainly positive comments such as "counterattack" and "stunning", and keywords such as "sexiest opening ceremony" and "doing big things with small money" seemed to be "rehabilitating" Rio.
The global media praised: carnival happiness is the most important thing, and spending less money is good.
Will the opening ceremony help the Rio Olympics counterattack? Let's take a look at the media coverage of the opening ceremony in Rio:
BBC: A wonderful and incredible start!
ABC News: Brazil's history and culture stand out at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games!
Reuters: A green and peaceful arena, a once tropical rain forest, and our live broadcast, this is the opening ceremony of Rio!
Washington daily: samba-style opening ceremony!
BBC: A magical festival!
New york Times: Samba Dance Company's Victory!
ABC News: The opening ceremony in Rio is a complete gallery with dazzling colors and grotesque supermodels!
Daily Telegraph: Carnival all over the world!
Xinhua News Agency: The opening performance cost less and the effect was good.
Xinhua News Agency: Being able to save as much as possible, happiness and carnival are the most important, which is the biggest feeling given by the opening ceremony of Rio Olympic Games.
Social media, netizen voice: this is very good, very Brazil.
The opening ceremony of the Rio Olympic Games in Brazil was held as scheduled, and there were many voices on social media saying that the original "global feast" Olympic Games no longer attracted as much attention as in previous years. Some people also praised it as "the sexiest Olympic Games in history".
In this increasingly convergent world of lifestyles, we might as well taste the opening ceremony from the perspective of "culture, ideals and emotions" in addition to "higher, faster and stronger" competitions and sports.
Judging from the opening ceremony, is this Olympic Games a "Rio adventure" or a light of human nature?
Wang Xu, a media person: They may not have money, but they have brains, enthusiasm and a sincere heart that doesn't need appearances and lies, so their Olympic Games are doomed to be unforgettable.
Columnist Hou Hongbin: It deserves to be a country famous for its carnival. They can play, have fun, have passion, relax and know what will make people excited. This is good, very Brazilian.
Xiao Jing, a media person: Fernando is used to resorting to violent aesthetics out of pity for the world. The scene in this opening ceremony, whether expressing the voice of colonial expansion or slums, is extremely romantic, completely turning a black humorous absurd comedy into a heartfelt carnival. I have to say this expression is very Brazilian.
Tencent Sports Chen Luocheng: The opening ceremony of Rio Olympic Games is very good.
The general idea of the opening ceremony is basically telling stories, that is, answering the most basic three philosophical propositions with expressions with national characteristics: Who am I? Where is the land I come from? where am I going? The story told by Brazilians today is still very successful and has Brazilian characteristics.
In the history of modern Olympic Games, almost no one is absolutely perfect. There may be some problems before the opening of this Olympic Games, but the host is doing its best to solve these problems. Judging from the opening ceremony, despite the economic crisis and various difficulties faced by Brazilians, the whole opening ceremony was still grand and lively, and Brazilians used their best efforts to present the world with the best possible Olympic feast.
Is there anything you don't understand about the opening ceremony? It's all here. ...
(1) Patterns that are difficult to understand in the eyes of others are precious in the hearts of Brazilians.
Brazilians present so many patterns on the stage, but those patterns that are difficult to understand in others' eyes are treasures in Brazilians' hearts, which contain their aesthetics and history.
"The bright red geometric patterns at the opening ceremony show the dances, hunting and various ceremonies of indigenous Brazilians. These abstract and meaningful murals come from the famous Piola Mountain. " Hu Xudong, deputy director of the Brazilian Cultural Center in Peking University, said. The significance of these patterns to Brazilians is equivalent to that of Oracle Bone Inscriptions to China civilization.
(2) "Posanova" in others' ears is the peak of music in Brazilians' hearts.
Music is the core of Brazilian culture. There are both Portuguese court models and African wild elements. The opening ceremony of Rio Olympic Games successfully explained that this is a city that can "see the sound".
Many people regard samba as the representative of Brazilian music, but after watching the opening ceremony, many people may fall in love with another tune-Bosanova music. Brazil's "national treasure" supermodel gisele bundchen, whose performance of "Ipanema Girl" is the most classic Posanova in the world.
"How classic is this song?" Hu Xudong said that over the past half century, this song has been interpreted and sung by countless people, and various language versions have emerged one after another. Rock musicians and folk musicians all over the world are singing this song.
"To be exact, there are all kinds of strange music in Brazil, but only from Posanova did Brazilian music really enter the international record market." Hu Xudong said.
(3) In the eyes of others, "the demons are dancing wildly", but in the hearts of Brazilians, "stop the war by dancing".
In the fifth part of the performance, the whole stage is flickering, the footsteps of sound and light penetrate each other, and samba and other dances alternate with Brazilian pop music on the stage, surging with a pulsating energy, which is the sound from slums.
The flowing flame "lit" the stadium, and the lights of the whole stadium dimmed, only a little flames were fighting each other. Dancers are holding spears, swords and torches ... showing anxiety.
(4) Slums in others' eyes are the cradle of art in Brazilians' hearts.
In the history of movies, because "City of God" is so famous, many people put the labels of drug trafficking, violence and gun battles on the slums of Rio de Janeiro. I smoke, take drugs, rob and kill. I'm a man! This is the line in the movie "City of God", which is rendered as "the devil will turn around with a sigh".
In the opening ceremony, there was a special session called "Voices from Slums". Many people may wonder: Why do Brazilians show such a symbol to the world? Is this "bring disgrace to oneself"? However, it's time to take off the colored glasses.
Joe, who works in the Confucius Institute in Brazil, once visited a slum and took a cable car to see some people sunbathing on the roof of the slum. Due to the lack of flat land in Rio, some poor urban latecomers can only go to the mountains to build houses.
"The so-called slums are places where the poor live, and many of them are kind ordinary people." Joe said to him. Football geniuses, graffiti artists and music prodigies were all born in slums ... they released great creativity to the world.
Pele, Ronaldo, Neymar ... they are all superstars coming out of slums; Louis Melotia, the singer of the opening song of the opening ceremony, also came from a slum, and stepped out step by step with his musical talent, eventually becoming the soul of samba music.
"Slums are brewing great artistic potential and creativity." Hu Xudong said that in Rio, many samba schools are built at the junction of slums and cities. Sometimes a samba study brings together music and dance talents from a slum. These people are the foundation of a city's biggest carnival.