Chak De India

The movie Chak De India was a magnificent movie. I loved it! The word Chak De India itself means Go! And when they say Chak De India, they mean Go India. The movie was like many sports movies, with a coach coming in to revive a team that is seen as weak or down trodden. The movie itself brings us into the lives of numerous Indian women hockey players, along with their problems. The girls themselves are the best field hockey players in the whole of India, and they are brought to play for Kabir Khan, the ousted and shameful captain of the former mens India hockey team. Khan was the former captain of the mens Indian hockey team and was one of the greatest players in the history of India, but because he missed the penalty, and shook hands with a Pakistan player in an act of good sportmanship, he was seen as a traitor. Khan went into hiding for seven years, but came back to redeem is image and restore his name to the Indian people. He came back with the attitude of changing the Indian players minds. He wanted to instill in them the attitude of sportmanship and team work. Stating that talent was everything but that teamwork was the most important. He had a difficult challenge, being that the women weren't very good, and they're were from all over the country. The movie shows us that India is a very diverse country. One in which people are of different skin colors and backgrounds. Cultural differences include that they played field hockey, a sort of sport that I've never before seen. The movie was very inspirational, the girls started off the world championship with a lost to Australia, and they were seen as underdogs, but the rose up and in the end defeated Australia, the former world champions. Overall I really liked the movie.