The Beautiful Game

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English Class S Released on March 29th 2024, Thea Sharrock’s “The Beautiful Game” is certainly a beautiful film. It has a heart-warming story with a great plot. Starring actors like Bill Nighy and Michael Ward, The Beautiful Game is inspired by the real Homeless World Cup, played annually. One of the main ideas for creating this film was to bring awareness to people about the hard work people put in to organise events like this. Plot Summary and Film Effects The film is about an ex-football player who couldn’t fulfil his dreams called Vinny. Vinny is a homeless man that lives in his car. One day, he walks by a team’s football training and starts to play very well after stealing the ball. Mal, who is the coach of the English homeless World Cup team notices him and invites him to play with his team in Rome. At first Vinny refuses to go after seeing how bad the others are. But in the end, after thinking it through he decides to go. The first few days of the tournament he is not having a nice time and starts to get flashbacks of his younger self playing. These flashbacks create an intense and suspenseful effect by flipping between past and present. One of the clear cinematic aspects that you can see is the high key lighting and eye level focus on the actors. This makes it look and feel very realistic and reminds viewers that this is inspired by the real homeless World Cup. This is balanced with the quick shots of the football game time. Throughout the tournament, Vinny goes on a rollercoaster of emotions, struggling to interact with his teammates and find his spot in the team. Conclusion The Beautiful Game is a great family movie. It’s a heart-warming story about second chances and unknown heroes. It reminds us of the power of perseverance and teamwork. Plus, it has some amazing goals in it! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/21/24 Full Review GRD I What a wonderful movie, conflict is there and there’s definitely some sad points, they make good points about how some people do need harm reduction measures in order to function, while also pointing out others do not but instead need mental health help. Unfortunately, in real life the NHS wait time for mental health help is very long. The actual story is fascinating and the acting done by the managers of each team is immaculate and emotional. Just because someone looks put together on the outside, does not mean they are on the inside and we all need a helping hand. I love football and this is a story of how sport and a team can help people become more than themselves. Wonderful, watch it! Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/02/24 Full Review Ralph W Maybe some of the plot was a bit far-fetched but I didn't care. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/18/24 Full Review Rosana B Achei que seria apenas um passatempo leve, uma comédia bobinha, mas já estou aqui chorando com menso de 20 minutos de filme, pensando e lamentando os problemas de uma sociedade injusta, aiaiai, (olhos marejados). É baseado na notável história real da Homeless World Cup, torneio de 21 anos une moradores de rua de mais de 80 países… Já tenho meus queridinhos, o time da freira, da África do Sul… Que filme lindo, super delicia de assistir, me emocionei em tantos momentos. Esperançoso e Maravilhoso... Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/28/24 Full Review Douglas B I agree with the critics; a lot of warmth in this one. I'm a huge Bill Nighy fan; I doubt he's ever made a bad movie. But it's unusual to see him a little less acerbic than his usual self. And it's a rare role in which he doesn't wear a tie (even for a scene or two). Could have been a bit shorter and a few developments were fairly predictable but all in all I definitely enjoyed it. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/16/24 Full Review Audience Member I loved this film greatly. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/09/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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