But the second episode, which many called "Real Madrid's promo". The implication is that the film no longer has the essence of the film, and the so-called inspirational is replaced by the big brand Real Madrid.
I have always disagreed with this view. In the second episode, Santiago became a member of Real Madrid, which is bound to cause the appearance of the Real Madrid team in the camera, including the stars, and the stadium. This is an indisputable fact, but it is somewhat arbitrary to conclude that this film is a promotional film for Real Madrid.
First of all, the plot of the story is complete. Santiago has a very smooth career, so all kinds of temptations follow, money, fame and beauty. In this case, Santiago somewhat lost himself, so he betrayed his relatives, not only in the stadium He suffered setbacks in training and was injured in training, and more importantly, his fiancée was far away from him. The low point of an inspirational film must be expressed, and then a certain amount of publicity is required. Therefore, Santiago finally defeated himself and became a real star in the Real Madrid team. Although such a story is very old-fashioned, there is no doubt that the highs and lows in it can indeed mark the ups and downs of the characters' fate, and Santiago's success by facing himself is also very much in line with the requirements of inspirational films. Therefore, while promoting Real Madrid, it is this inspirational complex that is promoted. As a movie, it is still successful.
The propaganda function of this film is very obvious. At the beginning of the establishment of shooting, its purpose is to promote the sport of football. Therefore, this inspirational character has become a player, and the audience can also feel the charm of football from him. At one point, the film seems to have done better than the first episode. Real Madrid is a kind of logo, a logo of football. It is difficult for a non-fan to understand this kind of logo. Therefore, Real Madrid is actually for football in this film. It serves as a bargaining chip for publicity, plus the performances of stars such as Beckham, as well as the charm of football shown under various lenses, the beauty and strength of the sport, all of which are for football. Provides rich content.
As a movie, "One Goal to Fame 2" shows three major themes through the growth of Santiago, football itself, inspiration and Real Madrid. These themes infiltrate each other and achieve a perfect unity. Even such a movie is a promotional film. What does it matter?
In fact, the concept of opposing propaganda films and films is extremely wrong. In addition to entertaining the audience, a film is very likely to reflect a certain spirit, national, personal, or even commodity. It doesn't matter, the important thing is whether this spirit is integrated into the plot, even if it is an extremely conventional plot, if several aspects do not affect each other, then it is a good film.
Just like those main theme films we said, many people think that it is not a film at all, in fact, this is mainly because the infinitely expanding national or party consciousness in the film obliterates the behavior of individuals, and too many slogan-style lines are annoying , This is because the propaganda in the film is too single and the audience's audiovisual is too strengthened. If the propaganda in the film can be made less blunt and jerky, I think the audience will definitely feel different. In fact, after so many years, what we remember are the heroic or villainous characters in the film, not the patriotic tone and lines that are blindly emphasized in the film.
The United States has a large number of theme films every year, but the spirit of the individual will inevitably be reflected, and the meaning of propaganda is hidden in the plot. Just like "Fame With One Goal 2", there is no line about Real Madrid's greatness and football's greatness, but we feel the charm of football through the enthusiasm of Santiago. This kind of promotional film, the author watched it as a movie, and in the process of watching the movie, I will also be concerned about the plot.
Of course, a promotional film cannot be called a movie, but a movie can be a promotional film. It mainly depends on how to make the audience feel the inner emotions of the characters, how to avoid some unnecessary and straightforward promotional plots without any technical content, how to It looks good in all aspects, such as audio and visual.
"A Ball To Fame 2" is also a main theme film, but it is very good, this is enough, no matter what it promotes?
Han Xi
2007-6-22 in Tongzhou
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