BBC's Winter Olympics Trailer Is Totally Over the Top

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By Andrea Romano2014-01-14 23:51:40 UTC

The Winter Olympics are coming. As the highly-anticipated event draws near, BBCSport released an official trailer promoting its coverage for the games, featuring a voiceover by British actor Charles Dance, famous for his role as Tywin Lannister on HBO's Game of Thrones .

The trailer itself features hopeful athletes trekking through a stunning CGI backdrop of snowy, dangerous-looking mountains. It looks like it belongs more to a big-budget Hollywood blockbuster like Lord of the Rings, rather than a sporting event.

The chilling copy for the trailer further heightens the intensity. Here is a transcript:

I am the dreadful menace.

The one whose will is done.

The haunting chill upon your neck.

I am the conundrum.

I will summon armies.

Of wind and rain and snow.

I made the black cloud overhead.

The ice, like glass below.

Not you, nor any other.

Can fathom what is nigh.

I will tell you when to jump.

And I’ll dictate how high.

The ones that came before you.

Stood strong and tall and brave.

But I stole their dreams away.

Those dreams could not be saved.

But now you stand before me.

Devoid of all dismay.

Could it be? Just maybe.

I’ll let you have your day.