Danny Boyle (the artistic director of the London 2012 opening ceremony) has unveiled his vision for the opening night which has left many people, including me a little perplexed.
He plans to bring the countryside to the Olympic stadium, an interesting choice given that the stadium is situated in London, one of the most densely populated built up cities in the world.
His creation will feature meadows, rivers, landmarks, real livestock (including sheep, horses, cows and chickens) and clouds that will produce rain (these won’t be needed it will most likely be raining anyway).
£27 million has been spent on this 3hr ceremony, which is expected to be watched by a worldwide TV audience of one billion people, we can only cross our fingers and hope that Danny Boyle’s bold plans prove a success.
He is taking a huge risk particular by having live animals involved, lets hope one of them doesn’t break free and injure Usain Bolt as he parades around the track.
I will give his vision a chance, but have to admit when I heard the news my initial reaction wasn’t one of excitement or enthusiasm, let’s hope the opening ceremony isn’t a big budget flop.
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