"Goal! The Dream Begins

Jimmie 2022-03-21 09:02:19

There is no pretense. In the simplest way of narration, after briefly explaining the childhood of the protagonist Santiago at the beginning, it directly cuts into the life of this Mexican teenager football genius in a foreign land, the United States where football is not popular.

On the way from his hometown in Mexico to the United States as a child, Santiago dropped his football in a panic. Under the urging of his father, in order to escape the investigation of the immigration bureau, the protagonist made the first choice representing ideal and reality. The only choice is reality; however soon, the protagonist grows up and works hard to accumulate step by step. In the second choice, he finally chooses to break free from the confusion and restraint of reality, with the opposition of his father and the support of his grandmother and younger brother. , bravely embarked on the journey of pursuing the dream. Grandma sold her belongings and prepared a plane ticket for him, and I will always remember what grandma said to him, "From the day your mother gave birth to you, child, I swear to help you achieve your dreams." If you As a parent, would you choose to use your child to fulfill your own dreams? Or will you choose to help your child realize his own dreams? China, look at the era described in "The Peacock", how futile it seems to pursue dreams.

Santiago got his wish and boarded a flight to England, where football is fertile ground. However, there are also difficulties there, but, the only difference is that the difficulties in England are faced by Santiago actively and actively, while the difficulties in Los Angeles are those that Santiago accepts passively and passively. The dream of living is like this The difference rises in the change, gradually transforming into a new life for Santiago. Therefore, with the storyline of the movie, the first training game in the heavy rain became Santiago's charge to attack his dream. He ran resolutely in the storm and the waves, and the bullying of those old players. There are beautiful nurses who have become the spiritual harbor of his journey, the society that spends a lot of money and the British Sun...

I have to say that the so-called agent Glenn, this is another person who insists on his dream, since he played for Newcastle in his youth. I'm still making almost neurotic efforts for my team and my ideals, because it's hard for ordinary people to imagine how a man in a jacket can squeeze into high society and shamelessly to others again and again for a random stranger. Begging for an opportunity, who knows if this is a high hope from the bottom of his heart, it also seems to be an opportunity to inherit his unfulfilled wish.

Santiago is born into football, just like some people are born into dreams - which reminds me of a set of features in this issue of Weekend Illustrated called "Before 14 - Childhood Dreams Create the Future". How many of us read our dream career to the class in our childhood Chinese-style classroom? And how many people really cling to this childhood dream in the future? It is true that in many cases, it is because of the limited experience and knowledge of childhood, which limits our recognition of dreams. However, after more than 10 years or even more than 20 years later, who can have the courage to shout to the sky? Dream, or find an excuse to go home? No one can easily achieve their dreams, we all know that what is easily achieved, it does not matter whether it is a dream or a dream. After experiencing countless difficulties, Santiago said to his coach after learning the bad news of his father's death: "My father died, I can use this as an excuse to excuse my mistakes. excuse me so I can go home and continue my father's livelihood. I thought of this excuse because my father robbed me of my self-confidence, but I don't need it anymore because you told me I wasn't good enough. I'm going to tell you that I don't agree!" He didn't make an excuse to go home, but shouted his dream to the sky to meet the challenge!

Want to shine under the lights of Newcastle Stadium? Or go back to Los Angeles and make a living as a porter? When there is no screenwriter, do we have the courage to pursue our own "one-ball fame"? Perhaps, without the support of my grandmother and my younger brother, without meeting the agent Gran, without the chance to meet Harris when he was about to leave the UK to find an excuse to wash himself out, without encountering a beautiful and understanding nurse, no With that last chance for a free-kick...would we still have the confidence to keep going? The screenwriter of the movie exaggerated the beauty of the environment and opportunities in order to match the plot. At the same time, there must be a reason to convince us to continue fighting, unless you don’t want to continue fighting, then take the screenwriter of this movie as the next one. An excuse to go home.

The game has just started, and our goal is still to come.

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Goal! The Dream Begins quotes

  • Santiago Munez: [a bunch of the guys are going into a bar] Do I need an ID or anything?

    Jamie Drew: ID... Identification?

    Santiago Munez: Yeh... I mean, how old do you have to be to get a drink here?

    Jamie Drew: ...er eleven.

  • Barry Rankin: [Talking to someone on the phone] What's cool and hangs up?

    [And then hangs up]