Bend It Like Beckham Prejudice

In the film Bend it like Beckham, produced, written and directed by Gurinder Chadha we learn a lot about the many prejudices existing in society especially in the Indian and English cultures. We follow the path of an 18 year old girl Jess from Punjab Sikhs in London and her friend Jules, who are both absolutely in love with playing football. But there is one thing trying to stop them, their parents. Jess and Jules together face the challenging judgement of those surrounding them about girls playing football. Besides the fact that Jess is a girl, she also faces cultural expectations from her parents and elders about how she appears and acts.

As Jess try’s to follow her lifelong dream of being a professional football player, she faces both of her parent’s judgements about girls not playing football. “What family will want a daughter-in-law who can run around kicking
She learns to deal with the arrogant boys as she practices her moves, then she is finally recognised by Jules a from Hounslow Harriers Girls side “You should come along. Have a trial”. But when Jess’s mother and father find out they have something different to say, “We let you play all you wanted when you were young”. Her mother then starts to teach her how to be a traditional Indian lady by cooking and helping out around the house. Jess is faced with the difficult decision over football or family, and decides to do her best doing both. She sneaks out during the day to go to games and train but at the same time is back in time to help her family. She is then forced to give up what she loves, football. When her sister’s wedding day arrives her father find out the reason she has been so upset lately, the grand finale is on at the same time. Instead of making Jess stay at home unhappy he lets her go and play to if it meant that she will be happy when she gets