The video I have chosen for the first visual review is a soccer tribute to the Brazilian player Ronaldo. This is a short tribute video made after he announced his retirement last year. I have chosen this video because I believe Ronaldo was one of the best players if not the best player to ever play the game. Throughout his career he was plagued with several career threatening injuries causing him to miss out months of playing time during his prime.
The video starts off great showing Ronaldo celebrating after scoring goals with a mellow classical music in the background. It then makes a bold statement saying “The man who dominated out hearts” followed by live commentary of him scoring various goals. I feel as if the commentaries from the games, along with the roars of the crowds in the background really emphasize how great of a player he really was.
The video then display another statement which says “The man who ruled the world”. This statement is accompanied by more of his great moments from his career with commentary in the background again emphasizing his greatness. The video then touches on the downsides of his career when he was injured. The statements “The man who suffered a lot” is followed by footage of his two most serious injuries. Injuries which threatened to end his career.
The video then states “The man who challenged injuries”, and shows the journey taken by him in rehabilitation. The footage then cuts into his comeback of him scoring more goals, specifically in the World Cup which followed his injury. Again the creator of the video uses live commentary from famous games in which he played to make the highlights stand out even more. The use of commentators using words such as “extraordinary, Ronaldoooo, goal” and the slowing of the clips really bring out his achievements.
The video ends by illustrating the last moments of his great career. Once again the producer of the video uses slow motion in the clips, along with video editing to emphasize on Ronaldo. Some of the clips are black and white, and focus solely on Ronaldo. He begins to end the clip with “Ronie will retire”, “You will never see him again”, “You will never see his smile again” all to emphasize the point of the video. The video ends with a clip and commentary of Ronaldo’s goal in the 2002 World Cup Final. This goal led Brazil to seal the victory and World Cup against Germany in 2002. The clip ends with a black and white video of Ronaldo kissing and waving the camera goodbye.
Overall the short tribute does a great job to chronologize the career of Ronaldo. Of course, the tribute is geared towards those with some soccer knowledge as many of the moments shown in the clip would be only be significant or known to soccer enthusiasts. The music, the shots, and commentary work wonderful for the short video tribute to Ronaldo.
Video Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djwf4qxEolA
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