2014 World Cup, living in the first rental house, no TV and no internet. Before attending the interview in the afternoon, I sat in KFC and read the subway newspaper of the day. There were two full pages about the World Cup. I predicted to my friends that the champion would be the German team. Too bad I didn't buy a lottery ticket or I might be a millionaire by now.
The degree of liking for sports depends entirely on the people around him. Strictly speaking, this is an authentic conformity, but it can also be said that he is a person who is easily infected.
So on Friday night Brazil vs. Costa Rica, I took pictures and peeked at the game on the big screen. After a series of boos, finally Neymar scored the second goal in the last ten minutes, and then he couldn't help roaring along.
Soccer or sports has such a charm, you know or not, like it or not, it is easy to be surprised by the decisive goal (except for the Korean and Japanese teams, of course).
Under such circumstances, of course, watch a football movie to stimulate the sensory nerves of sports. It doesn't matter if you don't understand offside. There are no football rules in the movie. It only has standard Hollywood-style inspirational stories and heroic characters.
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Santiago, who smuggled into Los Angeles from Mexico, is a football genius. He always runs small steps, loses his center of gravity, and can easily shoot with his eyes fixed on the ball.
Most of the routines of this type of sports movies are that a genius meets Bole, is very lucky, then becomes famous, briefly lost, and finally becomes famous.
Santiago's talent and luck are fabricated, but he represents the vast majority of stars. More important than talent is hard work and luck.
As a sports movie, it's not a great movie because it's too unsurprising, at least a little worse than "Wrestle, Dad" and "Road to Glory". But the reason why I am moved is from one person's sigh of "hard work pays off" to another person. It comes from the dedication of all players, spectators, etc., to put their hearts in one place.
Sports has always been crowned with adjectives such as blood, passion, and blood, which are shown in movies without exception. When Santiago scored a crucial goal in the end and the audience chanted, no one on the scene would sit on a chair and be a wooden man.
"I thought you didn't like football."
"I thought so too."
When I hear conversations like this, it feels like I'm talking about myself.
The boring thing about football is that you can't score a few goals after running for 90 minutes, but its charm is that every goal you score will make your blood boil, which is incomparable to many sports including basketball.
Peking Opera veteran Wang Peiyu has frequently participated in variety shows in the past year or two, aiming to increase exposure and popularize Peking Opera. She said: "There are only two kinds of people in the world, those who like Peking Opera and those who don't know they like Peking Opera."
So now it can also be said: "There are only two kinds of people in the world, those who like football and those who don't know they like football."
If you don't like it now, it's just because you don't know enough.
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In addition to the main line of dreams, the movie also depicts the branch line of family affection. When the stubborn father arranged the future for his son, Santiago roared with tears in his eyes: "It's your life, not mine."
The first reaction was: wow, this guy is really good at acting. Then suddenly wake up, which is probably the common problem of most fathers: giving you what I think is good, but not caring about what you want.
But all fathers are thinking about the child's present with their own thinking of being 20 years late. It is understandable that he can't catch up. The important thing is that when you live the life you want, he is proud of you from the bottom of his heart. .
Sandiago's dad watched Fulham's fancy dribbling and said proudly: "that's my son!" I believe in his pride and sincerity at this moment.
I remember watching Da Zhangwei's variety show before, a child asked him, what if his parents don't approve of the things he likes?
He said: People should live like a duck. They look calm on the water, but their feet are constantly pushing water underwater. In the face of things that your parents don't like, you just need to work hard secretly. When one day they dive in and find out that you are working so hard, you will always understand.
As an untalented person, even if you accept your ordinary life, you should try your best to kick the water again. In case your dream is in the process, it will come true quietly.
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