Review of Pelé: Birth of a Legend (2016) by Christian H — 15 Aug 2016

I'm a fan of biopics but often the ones I've seen, though good, tend to miss the mark when expressing what makes their subjects great. But ever so often I come across one that flaws me in its depiction of the characters strengths, flaws, humanity and above all their inspiration to the world.

This was surprisingly one of those, and although I'm not big on football myself the essence was well captured in depicting the young Peles early years in the lead up to his first world cup appearance at the tender as of 17, not to mention the inspiring Brazilian 'ginga' style of play.

I will say that although it is not an entirely a perfect film it certainly is a definite one worth the watch and a good supporting cast deliver in their respective roles. Pele himself gets an interesting cameo as well.