Pelé

A documentary that features a well-crafted narration, providing solid arguments, attractive images, key events in Brazil, and the importance of a player who became the king of football.

"Pelé" is an entertaining proposal that meets expectations, it's not excellent, but it does have great merit due to its execution. A documentary about one of the best football players who had a remarkable story at different stages of his life. However, directors Ben Nicholas and David Tryhorn did a formidable job, providing a unique experience for football fans in general. The way they approached many of the interviews I liked, as they sometimes played with the contrast of light and shadow.

This documentary film has a good pace, providing essential information from Pelé's beginnings and how he evolved over the years. Additionally, it emphasizes many important reflective messages that can easily be highlighted, such as: respect, talent, sacrifices, humility, the limits of the human body, hope in the midst of circumstances, the social impact that football promotes, the rise of fame, and the consequences of politics.

The Brazilian's personality is spot on at many moments, the approach of how to remain in a neutral state with the environment, politics, governments, society, feelings, friendships, and family is brilliant. The video archives are incredible.

How Pelé played back in those days. The only player to win three World Cups despite both physical and mental adversities. An example of a person who seeks to do good with their talent and bring joy to an entire nation.

Pelé is the title of this documentary. Going into it I expected vintage footage of the football player in his greatest moments, the story of his footballing career, and an in-depth look at his personal life which would presumably give us insights into his mind and actions. What we get is some of that, and a strong dose of heavy-handed political rhetoric. It's curious, but pretty revealing as to the filmmaker's bias and political leanings. Honestly, if they'd stuck to the task at hand, we'd be presented with a more focused film. "Pelé - the footballer, his life, and the Brazilian dictatorship" would have been a more accurate title.

Good movie but not of the magnitude of what pelé meant for football or to the Brazilian people. Pelé was our idol, he made us love the game, turning us into the country of football. He brought the "jogo bonito"(which I think the documentary did wrong on not giving it the deserved importance) the style the brazilian national team played in the sixties that charmed the world and influences our style of play untill today.

The choice to bring the dictatorship period in brazil was very good to bring the context of what the people here were going through. Although it could've come out more connected with the storyline and to how Brazilians saw pelé as a hero who could bring joy during those rough times and how he could even unite the people for celebration of football.

Any movie about Pele is good, however this one takes a very political stand from the insistence on talk about the military regime in Brasil to have basically only journalist who wanted to focus on this. Anyhow, it worth to watch because it is about the greatest player of all times.

A really captivating watch. Great mix of archive footage and interview material to create one of the best football documentaries I've seen.

I liked it was not only about football, it was about politics and the importance of football in Brazil. It's a great way to create conflict but also tension in the story.

I learnt a lot about Pelé but I wish there was more to learn about him as a person. I feel the documentary did not take a inside view of Pelé, but rather looking from the outside. It was more about the impact of Pelé in most cases which of course needs to be included.

I've seen some other football documentaries and this one is by far the best one I've seen.