i liked the opening. much better than i expected. paul mccartney really needs to play some other beatles songs though. considering he did the jubilee and playing hey jude there, youd think hed play something different here. (plus i just hate hey jude).
re: multiculturalism, the ceremony seemed to not realise that there are people who arent black or white living in england/london. considering it was in east london where there is a large asian community, and in london, where there are tons of diff people, the ceremonys racial dynamics seemed to be stuck in 1980. im all for diversity in the media but even i felt it was perhaps a bit too overstressed. though it was better than seeing some bullshit nostalgic portrayal of ye olde england.