"A Goal to Fame" looks very real on the surface, beautiful St. James Park, beautiful Hiller and Jenas (only two recognized, Khan), lively bars, enthusiastic fans, the protagonist San Diego is in it , Everything is perfect. Some people say that many stories in Hong Kong movies are true, but the details are false; while many stories in Western movies are false, but the details are true. If the film director wants to present a specific football game, I believe they can do it, but the focus of "A Goal to Fame" is not here. The film will weaken all the elements related to the game. You can't see it in the game. There is no tactical arrangement, no individual performance of the players, no macroscopic display of smooth offense. Outside the game, the relationship between teammates, the relationship with the coach, locker room politics, club management, etc. hardly take up space. This is just an inspirational story wrapped in football.
San Diego, a Mexican, smuggled to the United States with his family since he was a child. Because he didn't have a green card, he had to accept the "bullying" of the Chinese boss in a Chinese restaurant, but he had a good kick and was discovered by a balloon probe. In spite of his father’s objection, he traveled across the oceans and came to England to try his luck. This encounter was unbelievable... The focus of the film is to describe how he tried, how frustrated, how to work hard, how to accept temptation, and how to resist temptation. Although it is very clichéd, putting it in a fierce and exciting competition makes the audience feel excited when they are excited. And in this kind of story, it is easy for the audience to breathe and share fate with the protagonist. What could be better than seeing the children of the poor become famous earlier? But some details are relatively rough, such as San Diego's performance when he received a call from his father's death, which was only hurriedly taken.
The game scene is the highlight. As mentioned earlier, it has not been described in detail, but its intensity is well grasped, and the process is as dramatic as "Captain Tsubasa". After all, the main actors are not professional players, they are very laymen in their skills and extraordinary performances. The best shots of this kind of scenes are the sports advertisements of the stars on TV. They are very technical, although in real games this kind of technology is relatively rare. It is used because it is mostly a performance component. Incorporating some fancy techniques into the game can increase the viewing, but it lacks authenticity. However, the movie is a movie. Personally, I still hope to watch more players show special grades, as long as it is not as exaggerated as "Shaolin Football".
It is said that "Fame with One Goal" will be made into a trilogy, and our San Diego will move to La Liga in the next episode, and will fight side by side with the little face of Zizzu Berauer in Madrid in this episode. I hope to see Qi Zu's superb transformation and Beckham's Beth curve.
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