Who can say no to a movie whose story is about love, empathy, solidarity and happiness no matter what the circumstances? I don't know, but I won't be that person because I watched Champions, a 2018 #Spanish movie that embodies all the emotions I mentioned.
First of all, I must say that the movie covers all the emotions that should exist in a human life. You want an example? There is a lot of love, there is happiness, there is solidarity, there is even a side effect of developing empathy. There is proof of how a group of people who are seen as useless can be useful. In short, there is every kind of reality that can be sought from a movie.
From the screenplay to the director and the amateur, pure, clean actors, all of them deserve praise. Let me say from the beginning that this will be an article of praise rather than a review or criticism and to convey the satisfaction I experienced while watching it.
Marco Montes (played by Javier Gutièrrez), an assistant professional basketball coach who has serious problems in his work, marriage and community life and has difficulties in controlling himself, is assigned to teach basketball to a group of mentally handicapped people for 90 days as a compulsory service sentence.
Marco Montes, who initially gives up early after experiencing the difficulty of coaching basketball to men in their 30s who behave like 6-year-old children, is supported by his wife Sonia (played by Athenea Mata) and the real story of Champions begins, which I believe will warm your heart.
Javier Gutièrrez, as Marco Montes, perfectly portrays the difficulty of a man who refuses to have a child because of the risk of being born with a disability, being forced to coach mentally handicapped people in basketball as part of 90 days of compulsory community service, which is equivalent to a two-year prison sentence. Moreover, the people he coaches are indeed mentally handicapped and in the movie, they are making their acting debut.
Second place is better than championship, because the front runner is alone, but the second runner always has someone in front of him.
There is a final scene in the movie where there are no losers and everyone is happy as if they have won. Watch the movie for the final scene alone and believe me, it will be worth your time. The movie, every scene of which smells of reality and naturalness, is so far away from artificiality and quote-unquote acting that none of them need to act. They reflect themselves as they are.
No one cares if anyone likes it, dislikes it, criticizes it, succeeds in it, and dozens of other questions. Be yourself and reflect and share your happiness in any outcome!