The Art Director responsible for Paris Olympics opening ceremony has opened up about the “beautiful responsibility” that he has as an “artist” after facing both praise and criticism for the the ‘Last Supper’. Thomas Jolly, a French native from Normandy who works as a theater artist, deserves all the credit for organising the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony. Jolly was the driving force for the incredible performance of French metal band Gojira, who stood ‘outside the windows of a castle’ and performed ‘Ah, Ca Ira’.
Opera soprano Marina Viotti drifted down the Seine along with the band. Though Jolly is commended for bringing out the event in spectacular manner, he faced severe condemnation for directing the ‘Last Supper,’ a spoof act in which drag queens sat behind a table in imitation of how Christ and his followers sat down for the holy ritual. Viewers and religious authorities have harshly condemned the presentation as well as other contentious acts.
While organisers maintain that the scene was meant to draw attention to the absurdity of violence, many contend that it ridicules Christianity. Kicker Harrison Butker of American football criticised the act, saying, “This is crazy, Be not deceived. God is not mocked.
” Meanwhile, many social media users claimed that the provocative act, featuring drag queens recreating Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper, was offensive to Catholics worldwide. “This is outrageous. Kicking off your event by replacing Jesu.