Lights, camera, and a lot of action is going on in Rio. The opening ceremony is always a jaw-dropper for the viewers and the 2016 Summer Olympics definitely captured that. The Olympic games are a global event showcasing the best athletic talent but the opening show is the highlight of the Olympics. Why to watch the sports when you can gaze at 6,000 dancers performing beautifully by gyrating reflective boxes. Here is a few reasons why watching the opening ceremony of the Olympics is much more entertaining than the actual games.
The Olympics is a celebration of diversity and the best way we can visualize this kind of diversity is through the parade of nations. This parade is the march the athletes competing in the Olympics take. Showing the high points of their individual nations. Celebrating them as whole instead of the individual athlete. We come together to compete but can't we just come together as a world united? 2016 brought one big surprise to this global competion and it was the team of refugees. They symbolize hope and showed the world what strong people they are even though they no longer have a home.
Olympic sports can kinda be a drag, having to watch how differently people do the same thing over and over. And let us be 100% honest how many people actually understand how the judges choose the rating because I sure don't. Why would I watch something I don't understand? I would much rather sit and watch people put on a light show.
Why celebrate an individual's athletic ability when we can focus on the world coming together to show all the nations at their very best. This year's summer Olympics had a lot of drama before it all started. With the virus in Brazil, to the pollution in the waters surrounding the country. There was a lot of debate of whether or not the athletes could even compete because of the danger to their health. Brazil overcame all of this, cleaned out their waters and made is much safer for the competitors as well as the tourists, The opening ceremony really showed the work that they had to do in order for the Olympics to be held there. They actually addressed things like climate change. A great example of how they visualized this was the Olympic rings being made of trees.
The Olympics is something that causes excitement globally and the best way to really enjoy the Olympics is to watch the opening ceremony. Every four years when it is held it brings a more beauty and more moving show. Bringing together the young and old together to see how far we have come in the last four years.
