imperfect closed loop

Jamar 2022-03-21 09:02:19

'One Ball Fame' is an underwhelming franchise

The series of movies can always bring people anticipation and hope, and they can always be poured cold water on disappointment. The "Fame with One Goal" series undoubtedly belongs to the latter. The entire series discusses the career of football players, the beginning, the peak and the anxiety before retiring. These professional scenario directors explain through the trilogy of "One Goal to Fame", and there are closed loops under the big framework.

"..1": A player came from a slum with a dream, not only the opposition and support of his family, but also his own expectations and fears. On the road to the career, the agent guides, the nurse's girlfriend encourages, the teammates gradually accept, and even the harsh father's affirmation later, all these factors promote and pull, help the protagonist boy Sandy become famous in the first part, famous party. In general, the first film is a very classic sports movie format, with well-established inspirational characters and plot settings, but with the unique elements of football (fan culture, live atmosphere, etc.) to attract more attention on the scene.

"..2": At his peak, he moved to Real Madrid and started a long-distance relationship with his girlfriend. Sandy gradually lost himself and became irritable and irritable. A fight in the early morning caused cracks in the original happiness, hiding, not answering the phone, and even separated for New Year's Eve... Until a kiss from the female anchor and a scandal on the front page of the newspaper appeared, the relationship was completely shattered. During this period, the irritable sandy fired the part-time agent who once helped him fulfill his dream, and also hurt himself and had to accept the injury for two months... According to the tone of the first film of family love and strength, the second After losing the beauty of love in the first half of the journey, he must search for his mother thousands of miles to reassure his heart. So sandy started looking for relatives. (To be honest, I don’t like this setting very much. It feels like the screenwriter added it deliberately. It’s boring, boring, and even forcibly sensational. I thought that the ex-girlfriend’s big belly would explain it in the next or third part, but it turned out to be very boring. It's been a long time, very disappointed. The hole dug by the director himself is not filled!?) As a result, the mother's family also joined the spectator army... er... Okay... But the second part I like the part of the players' off-court life very much. Lamborghini, pool party meets blonde babes, plush stadiums, stands, training grounds and luxury cars, enough to blow my eyes out. There are a lot of benefits for fans, and there are also a lot of star fathers. Although they don’t talk much, they are enjoyable enough. I admit that I am the licking dog hit by traffic.

"..3": The third part is really boring. The starring has changed, the main line is gone, and even the screenwriter is a hooligan, even arranging the star to go to the wilderness to make a movie, and he is too lazy to scold. Fortunately, there is a theme. The transformation after retirement is indeed worth thinking about. It is really embarrassing that the life and death of players are greater than everything. I can no longer mention the youthful past when I was feasting and feasting. After all, it made room for growth and progress for the prodigal sons like Adam. Let those feelings that have not been consolidated in the past have time and opportunities to make up for them and atone for their sins. The arrangement and handling of the third part is ugly, but it's hard to say that he couldn't catch the first two at all, and it can't be said that he didn't make any sense at all.

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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]