Report for Cultural Understanding The main aim of this report is to describe‚ analyze and understand Indian culture and integration Indians with British culture in a connection to movie: “Bend it like Beckham”. The aim is also to assign every character to stage of intercultural sensitivity and define what kind of cultural development is possible for each of them. Findings: Jess: In my opinion she is on the fifth level of intercultural learning‚ she adapts to the british culture‚ she knows
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Bend It Like Beckham Dir. Gurinder Chadha‚ UK/Germany 2002‚ Certificate 12A Introduction Bend It Like Beckham was one of the surprise hits of 2002‚ making over £11‚000‚000 at the UK Box Office and hitting a chord with a range of audiences at cinemas. A vibrant and colourful British comedy about a young girl from a Sikh family who desperately wants to play football against the wishes of her traditional parents‚ the film can be seen to follow the path of other recent British-Asian films such as
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Many films revolve around a challenge for the main character. The challenge Gurinder Chadha’s character‚ Jess Bhamra faces in ‘bend it like Beckham’ is to choose between her family and her love of football. This challenge is presented through the techniques of props‚ dialogue‚ and costumes. The director used props effectively to portray the challenge Jess is to face between the clash of football and Jess’s Indian heritage. This is shown effectively when Jess is practicing her football skills using
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Bend It Like Bekham is the story of a young Sikh girl named Jess living in England who wants nothing more than to follow in the footsteps of David Bekham and play soccer. Her parents are very traditional to Sikh values and customs‚ which prevents her from playing soccer. Even though she knows her parents don’t approve‚ Jess goes behind their backs and plays anyway. Considering her heritage and where she is living‚ Jess is caught between two very different cultures‚ modern London and traditional India
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that takes from one place to another. Various types of journeys can be seen clearly in the three texts studied this year: The Happiest Refugee extract‚ written by Anh Doh in 2010‚ The Silver Donkey novel by Sonya Hartnett in 2004 and the film Bend It Like Beckham directed by Gurinder Chadha in 2002. The techniques that the composer uses to express the journeys are personification‚ onomatopoeia‚ repetition‚ similes‚ metaphors‚ music and acting skills. In The Happiest Refuge‚ there are both physical
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Allowing Dreams Perspectives change from person to person‚ culture to culture. If things are right or wrong‚ it all depends on your perspective. In the movie Bend it like Beckham‚ by Gurinder Chanda‚ the main characters father‚ Mr. Bhamra‚ has the perspective that Jess playing football as an Indian‚ is an awful idea‚ though he supports her dreams‚ he just does not admit it due to prior experiences. When parents go through events that truly have had a negative impact on their lives
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FILM ANALYSIS MOVIE: BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM Bend It Like Beckham. An Indian family in London tries to raise their soccer-playing daughter in a traditional way. Unlike her traditional older sister‚ Pinky‚ who is preparing for a lavish Indian wedding and a lifetime of cooking the perfect chapati‚ Jess dreams of playing soccer professionally‚ like her hero David Beckham. Wholeheartedly against Jess’ unorthodox ambition‚ her parents eventually reveal that their reservations have more to do with protecting
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This term we have studied the film bend it like beck ham and the novel looking for alibrandi. They both explore coming of age through different experiences to mature into the person they are today. But during that process they come across similar challenges to face. Jess is from a strict Indian silkh family who expectations are high for both jess and her sister pinky. The director of bend it like Becham explores the experiences of coming of age by showing challenges with her culture. Jess wants
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Beckham Essay Sometimes the only way of achieving your goals and dreams is by breaking the rules. In the movie Bend It like Beckham Jess struggles between being herself and doing what she loves. She is pressured by her parents to go to college and to be traditional Indian girl. But what Jess really wants is to pursue her dreams of playing soccer. Jess will have to face many barriers and come between them to be able to achieve her dreams. Jess is stuck in between two cultures. She is a British
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Comm 423 The Value of David Beckham Dik Yi Tse (230052113) Ryan Darmasubrata (230055322) The purpose of this paper is to evaluate one of the most phenomenal transfers in the football world. The transferred of David Beckham from Manchester United to Real Madrid has becoming the talk of not just football fans but the financial expert for the last 2 years. Unlike most transfers‚ the David Beckham transfer has revolutionized player transfer in the football world. It became the standing point
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