Guest Blogger: Mohamed E.2

Goal is a great movie about a kid trying to fulfill his dream in soccer but due to his illegal family and money problems he can’t get on any team. Until one day he was playing with some Spanish friends and an English scout saw him. The English scout told Santiago he’s good enough to play in Europe but he has to find his own way to get there. Santiago starts doing extra hours as a dish washer to get more money and starts gambling with his soccer skills to get money. When he finally got enough money and everything was going well his dad found his money and bought a truck with it. When Santiago found out he went crazy and he’s dad said it was good for the family business unlike this soccer thing. Santiago’s grandma managed to get the money for him and told him to leave without his father knowing. Santiago’s father never believed in this soccer thing that’s why Santiago took off without telling him. When Santiago got to Europe he went and stayed with the scout and went to see the coach of the team. When Santiago got there and was doing his physical he lied to the doctor and told her he doesn’t have asthma me he really does. If you have asthma you can’t play on any professional team. When Santiago got there some of the guys were jealous of his skill so that’s why one of them saw him using an inhaler and broke it. When the coach was finally trying to see Santiago play he did bad because he couldn’t breath. The main characters were Santiago jell the scout his grandma and his brother. Santiago had the main role because he tired to provide for himself and his family. The scout tried to make the best happen for Santiago. Santiago’s grandma basically risked the father getting mad because she got the tickets. The audience is supposed to take away the kid’s bravery how he took off to another continent to do what he’s doing. I defiantly agree with the critics because this movie was very inspiring and inspired a lot of kids to do things they wanted to do. It is defiantly worth the time and money because it inspired me to keep doing what I am doing today.