The offside rule came into being to counter some unreasonable offense in football. As can be seen from its historical lineage, it is one of the most controversial rules. The focus of its controversy lies in the measurement of the balance of offensive and defensive power: more offensive players and fewer defensive players will affect the development and improvement of ball skills and tactics; while fewer offensive players and more defensive players will make the game less intense and exciting. This is very much like the pros and cons of being conservative and open in the definition of religious ethics: extreme harshness violates the nature of human rights; excessive indulgence is a disintegration of the purity of racial beliefs.
"Offside" focuses on the subject of Iranian women being restricted from participating in sports. After the Islamic Shiites took over the regime in Iran, they strictly enforced the rules of women's activities, which deprived women of the opportunity to participate in sports activities. Women who violated the rules were punished by public whipping or imprisoned. Although under the pressure of public opinion at home and abroad, Iran has held two closed Islamic Women's Games successively, and in the third Islamic Women's Games in 2001, some events were open to male spectators, but women were prohibited from participating in mixed sports. , The regulations of attending sports games (especially football games) are still dissatisfied by some Iranian women.
In the film, the girls who tried to infiltrate the 2005 World Cup qualifiers by pretending to be "offside" were not so much a fight against religious canons and government regulations, but rather a passion for the national football team and the country. A deep emotional expression. When I heard that Iran successfully advanced to the finals and the girls in the escort car set off fireworks fortunately, I think the audience must be as infected and moved as the escort soldiers. Ren Jun couldn't help showing grief and a little heaviness. This film is not a battle letter, and the actions of the girls are not a battle declaration. They are expressing a hope, equality, and the possibility of participation. It also calls on those in power to think about whether excessive restrictions on women's rights are an offside of human rights.
The film was banned from being shown in Iran, probably because the subject matter was critical of the country and the characters were rebellious. It makes me feel really sad and funny. For the Iranian regime, caught in the confusion of religious rules and regulations, what should be guarded against are external forces that maliciously attack its sovereignty through human rights issues. In addition, as bystanders, we should also objectively look at the step-by-step and cautious efforts made by other countries towards equality and freedom while protecting their own living environment. Do not do to others what we do not want, and we should not let our words and deeds cross the red line.
In fact, on January 9, 2003, when Tehran's Paikan played at home against the Iranian football team in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz at the Khodro Stadium, Iranian football clubs broke a 20-year-old taboo to allow women Fans come in to watch the game. The reason of the football club is: Let women enter the stadium, which can improve the civilized quality of fans, and male audience will not swear swearing. In conclusion, restrictions on women's sports in Iran have tended to be relaxed.
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