Cheza je jen jedna

Mentions of Netflix's outsider-documentaries (Sunderland, Cheer, Last Chance U) are not beside the point due to the budget. Of course, this is dignified, semi-amateur work, in which mainly the very "raw" sound and sometimes average illustrations are bothersome. But the main problem lies in the perspective. Netflix's docuseries are observational, and the image of the team and fans consists of distance and authenticity. Factory On Ice is brought down by a hellish boyish aggro voice over (Hoffman's low-end macho guy got old fast), which adds a proletarian-romantic hallmark to everything, as well as the fact that, in addition to great traditions and amazing results, Factory On Ice also functions as a 90’s mental open-air museum (the episode with the Swedish player with dark skin, which automatically becomes another "mireček" with the assistance of team marketing). The otherwise sympathetic documentary also includes dramaturgical coincidence - that it was originally a matter of recording an open-air match, which later became a promotional video about what was almost a relegation season, cannot be completely disguised. It's just ultimate, cautious fan service. While Sunderland is able to upset local fans by occasionally unmasking them like the aggressive yokels that they are, this is a caress of the skin that dyed-in-the-wool fans will watch instead of bedtime stories. Czech hockey certainly deserves more discipline, but that was clearly not the point of this. Total! In my opinion, the season did a better (more conceptual) job in the discipline of team PR. Just as a side note, I have been keeping my fingers crossed for Litvínov for years. The 2014/2015 final was one of the best hockey experiences of my life. I have nothing against the north... (16.04.2020)