Shaolin Soccer

Today I will be finishing my blog posts with a fun critique of the Chinese movie Shaolin Soccer! The first time I saw this movie, I fell in love with it so much. It is an action, comedy and sport movie. This movie is about soccer, obviously, but there is a nice story to it. Here is the synopsis:

" All his life, an ordinary young man Mighty Steel Leg Sing has been treated like dirt. Still, he's never given up believing that all the world's problems could be solved with a little kung fu. So he's teaming up with a band of misfits - six friends who were kung fu masters in their youth - to form a soccer team that only he believes has a chance to win a $1 million grand prize. Together, they're going to apply their hidden talents to a whole new game -- and soccer will never be the same"

I really like this movie because it inspires people to find their talents and to go get what they want in life. It teaches them to never give up in what they believe in no matter what! It also teaches people some kung Fu! Just like real professional soccer players and the characters in this movie, both of them show their burning passion to play the game which is even more inspiring to others. This movie gives a nice example of friendship between the 7 kung Fu members and can motivate others to be more social. Another reason why I am such a big fan of this movie is that it is realistic and non- realistic. In the movie, there are some parts when they kick the soccer ball so hard, the ball get super-hot from the amazing speed. I find that funny because while the movie has a serious concept and story, their kung Fu and soccer mix is unrealistic. It breaks the seriousness. I love kung Fu, well not specifically kung Fu but any kind of martial arts. I was once in karate for 2 years then stopped but I still enjoy martial arts very much. Soccer is just amazing; you already know I love it. The portraying in the movie of this mix is very nice and fun to watch.

Stephen Chow

 I highly recommend this movie to everyone because it is a movie directed by Stephen Chow and he is the main actor in the movie. Stephen Chow is the director, writer and the principal character in Shaolin Soccer. Stephen chow has been in many very fantastic movies such as Kung Fu Hustle, CJ7, God of Cookery, etc. If you are a big martial art/ kung Fu fan, you should watch his movies. Here is a funny clip of the movie.

Hahaha I love this part. As you can see, it is very unrealistic but in my eyes it has a very funny effect. I mean I wish I could kick a ball and it would curve right away in the net. Also, who wouldn't like to stand meditate on a soccer pole. That looks like it would be fun. You can see all these different kinds of moves in kung Fu. As a matter of fact, I forgot to mention that Stephen Chow grew up looking up to Bruce Lee and he was a martial arts addict so in moves in the movies are from his own capabilities. In my opinion, I think it would be amazing and unique if we actually used martial arts in soccer but of course not to hit anyone but to upgrade some skills. Just a few steps can make a difference but we can't go overboard with it though, having legs flying everywhere and such. Okay I will end it here, hope you enjoyed my blogs, bye byeeee!



Used sources:

"Shaolin Soccer." IMDb. IMDb.com. Web. 17 June 2015. 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286112/

"Shaolin Soccer." Metacritic. Web. 17 June 2015.

http://www.metacritic.com/movie/shaolin-soccer/details

"Stephen Chow." IMDb. IMDb.com. Web. 17 June 2015.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0159507/