Pelé’s Definitive Documentary
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Pelé’s Definitive Documentary
Glen Levy writes on CNN about one of the most famous and most extraordinary achievers on the football field by the name of Pelé. After Netflix produced a documentary about Pele and his role in making Mexico great and him being a footballer, there arose many questions and many ways to see the world as Levy puts it. Therefore, he discusses whether the definitive film makes his legacy in the football field less affluent or makes it even more robust and better. Herein, therefore, I discuss his argument.
He outstandingly introduces his argument. The topic of his discussion is a perfect one as it directly tells a person that it is an argumentative form of writing. He starts by explaining how one of the film directors states that the film he was doing was not just any film since Pele was very much indebted to it. It shows the importance of this film as Levy says that it is to determine if his legacy will remain as strong as felt or diminish.
Through his writing, Levy portrays the idea that this film could have focused on something else like pure football and not Pele’s relationship with Mexico’s politics. Therefore even though Pele does not have a strict stance on this topic, he states that this film, to some extent, was disturbing to Pele. He believes that the man just needed to rest at this moment of his life. It also acts as an emotional appeal towards the strain that Pele had to make towards this film. Levy is cautious not to commit any fallacies in his argument. However, his assertions that this filmmaking was difficult for Pele can be termed as one. He has no proof of this, and it is just from his thinking and from the observations.
In conclusion, Levy discusses the place of Pele in today’s world football. His argument is very discreet, and he is cautious with every part of it, trying to bring evidence to the reader in everything he says. Therefore it is a good argument.
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CNN, Glen Levy. “Does the ‘Definitive’ Pelé Documentary Cement or Damage the Football Great’s Legacy?” CNN, edition.cnn.com/2021/03/24/football/pele-netflix-documentary-brazil-cmd-spt-intl/index.html. Accessed 8 Apr. 2021.
