Stop saying soccer!!!!!
The Green Street Hooligans,
I always grew up with a sense of Loyalty to my friends and with the sense to always stand behind them no matter what. I have grown up not even thinking twice about exactly what I have done in that cause. My motto has always been Onore O Morte, which is a horrible way to speak Italian but it makes sense to me. The loose translation is ‘Honour or Death’ and it is what made me lose someone I treasured deeply because of my conflicting choices of honour and loyalty. But that is another tale of sadness and betrayal and the perfect plot of a drama movie.
I just finished watching the Green Street Hooligans starring Elijah Wood.
Basically it follows the story of a boy who was wrongfully expelled from Harvard and follows him as he escapes to Britain where his sister lives. When he gets there he gets mixed up quickly in the world of football and firms. All of the main characters are thrown together in a chaotic mess as even the underground football hoodlumism spins out of control from the people who call it their life.
The movie starts with violence and ends with violence, but all lives are changed. Which I think is great because lessons are learned and characters developed farther than I expected.
What was really nice to see was the clashing of cultures, and how hard it is to be an outsider in another world. The whole movement of Football Firms reminds me of ancient battlefields fought on English soil during medieval times. Even though the time is different, the spirit of battle remains the same.
What also shocked me was the actual power football had over the European culture. Sure I heard news reports and some pictures. But it is more than that; it is a life onto itself. Our hockey is like their Soccer. But the level of excitement in the stadiums is nothing like the hockey arenas. It would be hard to fathom, but I am sure European football is 10 times the money maker than American football. But that is my sheltered life coming through. I always grew up thinking American football was the pinnacle of sports profits. Just imagining something 10 times more popular than American football makes me shiver and shake in fear.
Respect was a major concept discussed in this movie. How much does a reputation affect someone’s life? In the movie it mattered so much to each of the characters in one aspect to another. It started with that theme and ended with it. Do we regard our reputation for more than it is actually worth?
What really struck me from the movie was this quote:
“It isn’t knowing you have your friends back, it is knowing you have theirs.”
I always grew up with a sense of Loyalty to my friends and with the sense to always stand behind them no matter what. I have grown up not even thinking twice about exactly what I have done in that cause. My motto has always been Onore O Morte, which is a horrible way to speak Italian but it makes sense to me. The loose translation is ‘Honour or Death’ and it is what made me lose someone I treasured deeply because of my conflicting choices of honour and loyalty. But that is another tale of sadness and betrayal and the perfect plot of a drama movie.
I just finished watching the Green Street Hooligans starring Elijah Wood.
Basically it follows the story of a boy who was wrongfully expelled from Harvard and follows him as he escapes to Britain where his sister lives. When he gets there he gets mixed up quickly in the world of football and firms. All of the main characters are thrown together in a chaotic mess as even the underground football hoodlumism spins out of control from the people who call it their life.
The movie starts with violence and ends with violence, but all lives are changed. Which I think is great because lessons are learned and characters developed farther than I expected.
What was really nice to see was the clashing of cultures, and how hard it is to be an outsider in another world. The whole movement of Football Firms reminds me of ancient battlefields fought on English soil during medieval times. Even though the time is different, the spirit of battle remains the same.
What also shocked me was the actual power football had over the European culture. Sure I heard news reports and some pictures. But it is more than that; it is a life onto itself. Our hockey is like their Soccer. But the level of excitement in the stadiums is nothing like the hockey arenas. It would be hard to fathom, but I am sure European football is 10 times the money maker than American football. But that is my sheltered life coming through. I always grew up thinking American football was the pinnacle of sports profits. Just imagining something 10 times more popular than American football makes me shiver and shake in fear.
Respect was a major concept discussed in this movie. How much does a reputation affect someone’s life? In the movie it mattered so much to each of the characters in one aspect to another. It started with that theme and ended with it. Do we regard our reputation for more than it is actually worth?
What really struck me from the movie was this quote:
“It isn’t knowing you have your friends back, it is knowing you have theirs.”
posted by Michael Darling at Sunday, October 23, 2005
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