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Hello movie fans! I watched HIM last weekend. I watched it without prior knowledge of the movie but I heard that it was good. I was expecting a sports movie but it changed genre midway.

Summary

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Starts of as a sports movie

The movie starts with a young boy watching his favorite football team win the championship. At the end of the game his favorite player, Isaiah White, (played by Marlon Wayans) suffered an injury. The boy's dad told him, "No guts, no glory." When the boy grew up, he became a promising football star himself. One day, after practice, he was suddenly attacked by a guy in a goat cosplay. He suffered a head injury that risks brain damage if he continues playing football. He was considering quitting football until his favorite player years ago, Isaiah White called to train him for a week in a desert. This part reminded me Rocky/Creed training.

This is where it gets weird

The training changes genre from a sports movie to weird/horror vibes. The training is intense and violent, including hitting his team mate's head with a ball if he fails challenges. He also receives shots that seem to make him stronger. The climax ended in a twist that I won't spoil here so you have to see it to disbelieve it 😀

My Thoughts on the Movie

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The film was enjoyable enough. As all movies with twists in the end, you want to rewatch it immediately to appreciate some scenes earlier. The movie starts as a sports themed movie but morphed into something else midway that surprised me. This was produced by Jordan Peele so it holds some similarities with his other films like Get Out (2017) and Us (2019). I kinda liked the film as it is but some people may be turned off by its weird, anime-like ideas of gaining power. The movie also seems to comment on the cult-like culture of sports. I'm familiar with this being a sports fan myself and passionately cheer and follow my favorite sports team and idols. Also, there has to be joke there with our protagonist being attacked by guy in goat costume to start the events of his training to become the G.O.A.T. of football.

Watch if you have nothing better to do but do it with an open mind and don't apply logic too much. Just grab your popcorn, watch and enjoy the movie.