The only reference to the multi-ethnic minorities in the United Kingdom is actually the Empire Windrush, which was briefly mentioned. Along with the section regarding the industrial era, one could see migrants arriving with their suitcases. They in fact represented the first migrants coming to London from the Caribbean after the Second World War. However, in Silk’s work, the Empire Windrush is considered a “past ‘problem’ given closure.”
1.4.7. The Celebration of the Masses Instead of the Traditional Elite
It is beyond question that what really held the show together was incontestably the thousands of volunteers. Whether it be in the “Bucolic Britain”, in the “Pandemonium” section or in the sequence that paid tribute to the NHS or digital era, the show would not have been possible without the 12,000 volunteers. They were people from all faiths, backgrounds and ethnicities, and represented the truly ordinary Britain.
Danny Boyle truly desired to make his spectacle available to everyone. This is why some awarded the ceremony with the label “the People’s Games”, in reference to the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. It was important to the artistic director to celebrate ordinary people, as well as their contribution and place in the society.
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In the section mentioned above, Boyle imagined the ordinary house uplifting in the air and making room for Sir Tim Berners Lee. The latter is the founder of the Internet and made is available worldwide. When he appeared on stage, a light panel displayed the sentence “This is for everyone”, hence paying tribute to Berners-Lee’s generosity and contribution to the society. Boyle later emphasized this homage declaring “Tim Berners-Lee was a hero of the show because he chose to do something that genuinely had at its heart the welfare of
1.4.7. The Celebration of the Masses Instead of the Traditional Elite
It is beyond question that what really held the show together was incontestably the thousands of volunteers. Whether it be in the “Bucolic Britain”, in the “Pandemonium” section or in the sequence that paid tribute to the NHS or digital era, the show would not have been possible without the 12,000 volunteers. They were people from all faiths, backgrounds and ethnicities, and represented the truly ordinary Britain.
Danny Boyle truly desired to make his spectacle available to everyone. This is why some awarded the ceremony with the label “the People’s Games”, in reference to the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. It was important to the artistic director to celebrate ordinary people, as well as their contribution and place in the society.
Therefore, there is little …show more content…
In the section mentioned above, Boyle imagined the ordinary house uplifting in the air and making room for Sir Tim Berners Lee. The latter is the founder of the Internet and made is available worldwide. When he appeared on stage, a light panel displayed the sentence “This is for everyone”, hence paying tribute to Berners-Lee’s generosity and contribution to the society. Boyle later emphasized this homage declaring “Tim Berners-Lee was a hero of the show because he chose to do something that genuinely had at its heart the welfare of