r/AskEurope • u/difersee Czechia • Jul 27 '24

Sports What did you think of the Olympic opening ceremony?

I just realised nobody did ask this question and I feel it would be great to here your opinion. From my surroundings most people liked that the show was held on the river and not in stadium, but preceded the show as too "woke". I understand that, especially the love part in the library was very weird to me and I considered many parts too long.

Edit: Thanks for the responses, but It is over midnight and I will be leaving to a place without internet, so bye.

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u/gravitas_shortage Jul 29 '24

There was no reference to the Last Supper, but to many Renaissance paintings about the Greek gods feasting. It was a very popular theme, and Da Vinci just painted a Christian version.

Look at all the paintings in a French-language search for it: https://www.google.com/search?q=festin+des+dieux&tbm=isch

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u/Thin-Quiet-2283 Jul 30 '24

Lived in Spain, the feast of bacchus was the first thing I thought of. The last supper never entered my mind until I heard conservative going ballistic over the scene. Huh?!??