Baffled Twitter users see the funny side of bizarre and lengthy Paris Olympics opening ceremony
Stunned Twitter users saw the humor in the bizarre and lengthy opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics and took to the stage to mock the performance.
Hundreds of memes joke about the Smurfs, ‘woke’ performances and torrential rain that left audiences wearing plastic ponchos.
Critics called the four-hour show the “worst ever” and it was no surprise that the opening ceremony in Paris would be fiercely commented on social media.
An X user shared a photo of the stern-looking British Prime Minister, writing: ‘You know what he’s thinking: this opening ceremony is like a meeting that could have been over email.’
An X user joked that the “first two hours of the mechanical horse were the best”
An X user shared a photo of the stern-looking British Prime Minister and wrote: ‘You know what he’s thinking: this opening ceremony is like a meeting that could have been over email’
There are hundreds of memes mocking the Smurfs and ‘woke’ performances
With critics labelling the four-hour show the ‘worst ever’, it’s expected that the opening ceremony in Paris would be the subject of brutal commentary on social media.
In a post about NBC’s commentary on the bizarre event, someone said: “the tony is very ‘the American mind can’t comprehend this'”
The opening ceremony in Paris was the target of brutal comments on social media
Many people shared footage of the 2012 ceremony in London for comparison, which saw Rowan Atkinson as the iconic Mr Bean playing a single note on a keyboard.
Social media users reminisced about the “unforgettable” performance that left millions in stitches, and heralded it as the gold standard to replace last night’s “woke” but “boring” ceremony.
One X user joked that the “first two hours of the mechanical horse were the best.”
A knight carrying the Olympic flag sat on a mechanical silver horse as it sailed down the Seine.
It headed towards the Eiffel Tower, where all the athletes were gathered.
The elaborate scene showed a horseman, supposed to represent Sequana, the goddess of the Seine in Gallo-Roman belief, carrying the flag.
Athletes in plastic ponchos tried to keep their spirits up as they sailed down the Seine in a huge flotilla of 85 boats, but this was quickly disrupted by barbaric social media
Someone wrote: ‘Catherine Deneuve should light the torch with a cigarette’
Many people shared footage of the 2012 ceremony in London for comparison – where Rowan Atkinson played a single note on a keyboard in character as the iconic Mr Bean
The Olympic flag had been raised at the Trocadero – upside down. This was something that social media users pounced on, barely able to contain their glee.
Those who managed to stay awake [during the Opening Ceremony] “We had an Olympic flag being flown upside down,” journalist Dan Wetzel tweeted on X.
“If you’re having a bad day at work, it could be worse. You could be the flag team that raised the Olympic flag upside down during the opening ceremony,” posted another Games fan.
Someone wrote about NBC’s commentary on the bizarre event: “The American mind cannot comprehend this.”
One user posted a scene from the 2012 event in London with the caption: ’12 years later and ten minutes later this opening ceremony clearly doesn’t come close to London.’
While many in the stands opted to wear a poncho, Sir Keir was pictured amid the sea of plastic coverings as he steadfastly refused to wear such a garment
An X user joked about the absence of a famous cartoon character in Ratatouille, writing: ‘I can’t believe the French didn’t honor their best chef during the opening ceremony’
Others criticized the performance as ‘millennial’
A user posted a scene from the 2012 event in London with the caption: ’12 years later and ten minutes later this opening ceremony clearly doesn’t come close to London’
Even Irish singing thanks to Jedward joined in the mockery and memes
The artists had to play in the terrible weather, with one of them posting the message ‘save the piano’
6,800 athletes, dressed in plastic ponchos, tried to keep the spirits up as they sailed down the Seine in a huge fleet of 85 boats.
But this was quickly disrupted by memes on social media, with a picture of former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on a podium reading ‘Stop the boats’.
An X user joked about the absence of a famous cartoon character in Ratatouille, posting: ‘I can’t believe the French didn’t honor their best chef during the opening ceremony. Nothing about Remy, they erased him from their history.’
One person shared a photo of British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in the stands and wrote: ‘Our Prime Minister bringing his own cagoule to the Olympics opening ceremony so he doesn’t have to wear a silly poncho makes me proud to be British. We know how to do rain.’
While many spectators opted to wear a poncho, Sir Keir, amid a sea of plastic, steadfastly refused to wear such a garment.
But when the rain started to fall harder, he decided to put up the hood of his raincoat.