in my previous entry, i said that i wasn't able to watch the opening ceremony on youtube. i tried again by searching in chinese, and finally saw clips from the chinese broadcasting stations.
it was a spectacular show, with credits going to both the production team and the performers. china showed the world that it has evolved and has pushed itself towards modernity. the performers' team work was amazing as well.
i truly felt proud to be chinese after watching the ceremony!
however, days after the opening, "secrets" of the production began to reveal.
first, it was the "fake" footprint fireworks. although they did have the real fireworks during the ceremony, the aerial shots were actually processed with special effects. the officials responded saying that it would've been out of their safety measures if they sent a helicopter over the fireworks. i can understand that.
but the second "fake" was just wrong...
the girl on the left of this picture represented the whole chinese population singing a patriotic song. she immediately claimed her fame from her sweet, angelic voice. little did we know that she was just lip-synching to the "perfect voice" of another girl (right picture), who didn't get picked to perform at the ceremony because she didn't have the "perfect face". the officials reasoning was "the child on the screen should be flawless in image, in her internal feelings, and in her expression", and that it was for "the national interest".
i just feel really bad for the girl who had a great voice but just couldn't make it because her face wasn't "picture-perfect". let's hope there's no more "fakes" to unfold...
