Film Techniques In The Film Bend It Like Beckham

Investigating the film techniques and theme of each scene of Bend it like Beckham.
Gurinder Chadha displays her techniques through a variety of shots while maintaining a steady wide shot and a medium shot of the scene. Theme includes Family, hardship and parental expectation. This creates a realistic shot making the scene entreating to watch. This technique is shown throughout the shot where a scene of Jess is practicing to become a good housewife as it was expected by every Indian parent. Another scene like a long shot of the soccer training. While Jess family was eating some traditional Indian food Joe went to visit Jess house to talk to Jess parents about how she should train for soccer, as she has lots of potential. Joe encourages her to
Portraying the themes of cultural expectation and achieving goals. The scene begins when Jess running down a park and group of her friends told her to play soccer with them. Jess was scouted by Jules, interested in her skills. At home Jess was talking to a poster of David Beckham talking about her day. Her dad came in the room and told her to be ready for Pinky pre wedding. During the pre-wedding, Jess was told by the elders that she would be next. Afterwards Jess went to play soccer with the boys. Jules watch Jess play again, and she offered Jess to play in the girl soccer team Jess agreed to her offer. Jess was shown her soccer skill using a low angle shot of her playing soccer and a montage of her skills using non diegetic sound of a fast beat music. She display a great skill in soccer which amaze Jules. At home the scene shows a motif of Beckham where Jess was talking about her life. Jess dad came in the room to talk about her cultural expectation in pre wedding celebration. After the pre wedding party Jess went to play at the park with her friend. Using and over the shoulder shot between Jess and Jules talking, Jess was offer to play in a girl soccer team achieving her goals. Through the portraying the theme of cultural expectation and achieving goals Chadha was able to demonstrate it through the scene of Jess achieving one of her