Before watching this movie, my impression of Brazilian football was only on the surface of the word "football" without too much feeling, just as foreigners think that China may only stay on the surface of the words "kung fu" and "food", Not going too deep and understanding what culture these words are rooted in.
In the film I learned about "Ginga" - the soul of Brazilian football. Ginga originated in the 16th century, a fusion of martial arts and dance, and later into football. The Swedish World Cup champion Bei used this unique way of playing to win the Remit Goddess Gold Cup, which also made "Ginga" the source of Brazilian football's long-lasting prosperity.
So for me, the most touching thing is not that the Brazilian national team won the World Cup at the end, but that Pelé was able to accept himself as he was, break through all barriers, and dance with his teammates in "Ginga". The joy of being able to see through the screen deeply infected me and made me really feel what is Brazilian football, what is Brazilian, what is Brazil.
I remember seeing this comment in the comment area of Superstar, the theme song of the 2016 America's Cup:
If football is war for Europeans, it is about faith for Americans. Otherwise I can't imagine them making such a religious America's Cup theme song.
In the film, I also deeply felt this belief-like love for football, which enabled Pelé’s parents who fell into the abyss of failure to regain their confidence for his football dream, gave Pelé the greatest support, Pelé learned the truth throughout his football career.
As Pelé said: "The most valuable thing about this film is that it allows the audience to see how I became 'Pelé'." And I think this film is not only a testimony to how Dico became Pelé, but also a testimony to It has witnessed the rise of Brazilian national consciousness and witnessed what is brasilidade.
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