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The document provides a summary and analysis of the film "Messi" about Lionel Messi, the famous soccer player from Argentina. It discusses Messi's background growing up in Rosario and his struggles with a hormone deficiency as a child. Messi's grandmother encouraged him to play soccer and helped get him on his first team. His father later moved with him to Barcelona to seek treatment for his condition when it was not supported in Argentina. The document analyzes the film through the sociological theories of Comte, Marx, and Durkheim, concluding that Comte and Marx's theories around social classes and how people are viewed best relate to Messi's story of economic struggles and his reputation.

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Project 1 Videodvdanalysis

The document provides a summary and analysis of the film "Messi" about Lionel Messi, the famous soccer player from Argentina. It discusses Messi's background growing up in Rosario and his struggles with a hormone deficiency as a child. Messi's grandmother encouraged him to play soccer and helped get him on his first team. His father later moved with him to Barcelona to seek treatment for his condition when it was not supported in Argentina. The document analyzes the film through the sociological theories of Comte, Marx, and Durkheim, concluding that Comte and Marx's theories around social classes and how people are viewed best relate to Messi's story of economic struggles and his reputation.

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LorenaVergara

Sociology1
ProfessorOrtega
February7,2016
Messi
ThefilmthatIchoseforthisassignmentwasMessi.MessiisafilmbasedontheBarcelonasoccer
playerLionelAndrsMessi.MessiwasborninRosario,ArgentinaonJune24,1987.Messiplaysforthe
SpanishclubBarcelonaandforthenationalArgentinateam.ThefilmbeginswithpeoplewhoknowMessi
speakingabouthowwewaswhenhewassmall.Thefilmbeginswithpeoplereferringtohimasadiamond,
genius,thebestsoccerplayerintheworld/historyandevenanilluminator.ThefilmdemonstratesthatMessi
beganplayingsoccerbecausehisgrandmotherwouldtellhimheshouldplayandshetookhimtoafieldand
gothiminhisfirstsoccerteaminRosario,Argentina.HisgrandmotherinfluencedMessiandwasrightwhen
shesaidtohimVosvashacerelmejorjugadordelmundo.Messihasanolderbrother,Rodrigo.Rodrigo
beganplayingsoccerbeforeMessi.Oneofhisbiggestfanwashisfather,Jorge.WhenMessiwas
diagnosedwithahormonedeficiencythatimpededMessisgrowth,hisfathermovedtoBarcelonawith
MessiandbeganlookingforsoccerclubswhowouldpayforMessistreatmentbecausehebelievedhisson
wasgreat.TheNewellsOldBoyswouldntpayforhistreatmentandhishormoneproblemwouldholdhim
backfromplayingsoccer.Messiishatedandalsolovedbymany.OneofMessisdifficulttimesinhislife
wasnothishormonedeficiencybut,theseparationhisfamilywentthroughwhenhismotherandsiblingsleft
backtoArgentinaandMessiandhisfatherstayedinSpain.
Comtewouldinterpretthisfilmbecauseofthe3stages:theological,metaphysical,andscientific
stage.InthetheologicalstageComtebelievedthatpeopleviewedcertainthingsasasignoftheGods.In
themetaphysicalstagepeopleviewedtheworldeventsastheconsequenceofhumanliability.Lastly,inthe
scientificstagepeopleviewedtheworldeventsasprinciples.IthinkthisrelatedtoMessibecauseeveryone
inthefilmseeshimasaGodandthebestintheworldwhenitcomestosoccer.Also,asifhistalentis
somethinghewasbornwithandnotdeveloped.
Marxtheorymentionshowconflictarisesbecauseofthedifferentsociallevelssocietyhas.Ithinkin
awaythisrelatestoMessibecausehestartedfromthebottom.Hisparentsdidnothavemoneytopayfor
histreatmentyet,theyfoundsupportintheBarcelonabecausetheypaidforMessishormonedeficiency
treatment.SocialclassesdomatterinthiscasebecauseinMessiscasebecausehisfamilydidnothave
moneytopayforhistreatmentandaclubthatdoeshavemoneywasabletoaffordit.Thisissuebroughta

lotofcontroversybecausealotofpeoplequestionedifBarcelonahadnotpaidMessistreatmentwouldhe
stillhadbeengreat?
EmileDurkheimbelievedthatsocialbondingwasimportant.Ithinkthisdoesnotreallymatchthe
filmofMessi.TheonlythingthatmaybecanfitinintoDurkheim'stheoryisthatallofMessisfamilyworked
togethertogethimtogetwhereheis.
IthinkthatComteandMarxstheorybestsuitsthefilmMessi.Ithinkthatthisfilmsmainpointswas
theeconomicstrugglethattheMessifamilywentthroughbecauseofthehormonetreatmentandalsohow
Messiisseenas.Therefore,itrelatesalottoMarxstheoryofsocialclasses.Also,socialclassesdomakea
differenceinsocietybecausetherearepeopleareableandnotabletoaffordcertainthingsinlifebecause
ofmoney.ThisfilmalsorelatestoComtebecauseofthewaypeopleviewMessi.Messiisviewedasthe
bestandaGodinthesoccerworld.When,inrealityheisbutheisgreatandgoodbecauseoftheeffortand
determinationhehashadthroughouttheyears.NotbythetheologicalstagethatComtestheorymentions.

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