French hail ‘genius’ Paris Olympics opening ceremony and gloat: ‘Way better than 2012!’

One performer baffled viewers as he played the Greek God of wine, festivity and theatre, Dionysus (Image: BBC) The people of France have hailed their 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony, with one person even claiming it was better than London 2012. The ceremony in Paris has sparked a lot of debate due to its unconventional style. Among the scenes that caused the most reaction was a recreation of 'The Last Supper' by Leonardo Da Vinci using drag queens, dancers, and other performers.

Viewers were also left confused by a performer Philippe Katerine who played the Greek God of wine, festivity and theatre, Dionysus. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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