Originally posted by mm 
personally, i think dramatic opening ceremonies are flat out gay 
 Originally posted by mm 
how much money went into that production?
oh, and winter olympics > summer olympics 
 Cant you post any lamer comments than these?
Also the comparisson between "summer" Olympics (its lame to  label these Olympics) and winter Olympics.These Olympics have a backround of culture and history and its not about doing extreme cool looking sports unlike winter Olympics. 
I suggest you should start reading books about ancient history.The ceremony wasnt  only about showing impressive scenery.It showed the histrory of the Olympics, the philosophies,discoveries,mythology art ,the interest on developing the mind and soul  of the ancient greeks, the first practice of democracy which started in Attica, the Byzantine Empire, the revolution of the Greeks till the culture that it is today.
It grasped perfectly the spirit of the Olympics, culture and diachronic history that affected the way of thinking of so many people.Even the people of the present in so many countries
You definetelly dont know what you are talking about.You need to get yourself educated.And you have no idea of what culture is.Its funny that you reckognise old movies as "culture" but you fail to see and grasp the true depth and meaning of it.