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Originally Posted by chid
How would you have preferred they "introduce" Canada without showing a 30 min clip of all our landscapes? I found it to be artistic and creative and using only one of the acts (the wheat field) obviously isn't an accurate idea of our culture but as a whole all the acts painted a colourful and imaginative image of Canada and our culture and pride.
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I'm glad you think so. I disagree. I'm not sure what I would suggest, but that is why I don't put these types of shows together. I like that they incorporated Native culture into the presentation, but I also feel like a lot of it felt rather contrived. It was like they were trying to so brutally hard to be deep and thoughtful. I just didn't like it. You did, great.
If the wheat field deal was from a famous book or something, then fine, but seriously, it was about five minutes of this kid spinning around or running while on a harness. It was boring. If others got something out of it, great, but I think it was cringeworthy.
And as a last note, I don't think I am taking it too seriously. The thread is to discuss the opening ceremonies. I've given my opinion on it. I am not sitting here crying or planning to boycott the rest of the events or anything like that. It can be a fun thread even if people disagree.