Tales from the Blue Wendigo

Smoke and Mirrors August 15, 2008

Posted by bluewendigo in Sports.
Tags: China, Deceit, magic, Olympics, The Prestige, Tricks
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While watching the Olympic games held in China, I am reminded of a scene during the movie “The Prestige”. In this scene a little girl watches a magic trick. A bird is in a cage, a cloth is placed over the cage and then the magician slams the cloth down and the bird and the cage disappear underneath the cloth.

The girl cries, thinking the bird is killed, but then the magician shows her the bird and she is happy again. Then things turn really dark when they show you the trick behind the magic. The bird is flattened in a trap door in the table between the bars of the cage, in a ruffled, bloody mess. The sick part is they do this trick night after night after night.

So as I watch the Olympics, I was impressed by the opening ceremonies. They were spectacular. The venues have been amazing. The hosts have been gracious. It looks like a picture perfect Olympics.

Except their gymnasts aren’t 16yrs old like the rule states, aided in their ruse by the whole government of China.

Except the 9 year old who sang at the opening really didn’t sing. And the one who did was too ugly to put on t.v.

Except all the homeless people they kicked out of apartments etc. to build venues.

Except for all the human rights violations happening beyond the walls of the Olympic city.

It’s a good magic trick, it’s a great show. But I keep finding feathers floating around.

Jason