Bend it Like Beckham Reflection Paper Bend it Like Beckham displays issues that arise in cross cultured interactions through Jess’ Sikh family and their relocation to Britain. Through the main character Jess‚ the audience witnesses many issues that a young‚ ethnic female goes through such as coming of age and religious or family expectations. Jess’ passion for soccer results in many issues for the character to face‚ yet the soccer field becomes a resolution for the culture and family issues she
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film Bend It Like Beckham (Directed by Gurinda Chadha) was the act of challenging ‘gender stereotypes’. I found the presentation of conflicting typical gender requirements especially important because this taught me that expectations are not always meant to be met‚ and that sometimes going against them gives you the opportunity to become the person you would like to be‚ and not what others want you to. The demonstration of challenging gender stereotypes in Bend It Like Beckham played a vital role
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In Bend It Like Beckham‚ director Gurinder Chadha uses the character Jess to develop the theme of inner conflict with displaying her inability to live two lives. During the whole movie she struggled to do this because she tired being a “true” Indian that her mother wanted her to be and the soccer player she wanted to be. This did not work because she got caught multiple times which was disobeying her mother’s orders to not play soccer. For example in the scene where she was supposed to be shopping
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Bend it like Beckham From Jules mother not wanting her daughter to play football‚ to letting her go to America and play football really shows the change she had made throughout this film. You can notice how she changes her attitude for the sport and her daughter’s skills in the game. At one point her mother would be happy for her‚ and then be angry at her for no resin. Jules mother learns that her daughter is very good at playing football and that she can still lead a life of a traditional woman
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The movie “Bend it like Beckham” is about a young Indian girl trying to break stereotypes and adventure out to be a great soccer player just like her hero David Beckham. The main character Jesminder Bhamra‚ nicknamed Jess‚ wants to play soccer but her parents have a different plan for her. The parents want their daughter to leave sports and focus on finding a husband just like her sister Pinky did‚ by marrying a nice Indian man and learning how to cook. Jess is trying to fulfill her dreams without
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An important event near the end of the film “Bend it Like Beckham” directed by Gurinder Chadha was Jess’s final football match. It was important because it was the climax of the film. Jess’s dream was to be a professional football player. Jess’s culture and tradition were in the way of achieving her dream. In order to achieve her dream she had to use deception. Verbal and visual features such as camera work‚ symbols and music were used throughout the film to show that the event was important.
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Assignment #4 Hed 116-005 1. Throughout his struggle‚ David did many things to try and help his survival on a day to day basis. In David’s worst of times he would pass the time by fantasizing to help ease his mind and or to block out whatever horrific game his mother wanted to play. " I fantasized i was a prince or a comic book hero"‚ David often would imagine. When David’s hunger pains became more than he could bare he resulted to eating "scraps" from the garbage‚ dog food bowls‚ and
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David Beckham: The Best Football Soccer Player. By Aldo Villalba Balderas October/27 Th /2012 English Mr. Bart Black David Beckham: The Best Football Soccer Player. The opportunity to play a world cup or play in two famous teams is unique. This is the dream of all the young people that want to play soccer and be the best football soccer player. The wish to be a professional soccer player‚ the wish to be a champion‚ the wish to be the best soccer player‚ the wish to be famous. This
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Bend It Like Beckham Essay KaTsun Tsang Gurinder Chadha has used dialogue to show the difference posed by opposing cultures. And most particular‚ Jesminder Bhamra (or ‘Jess’ as she is commonly known)‚ is made to overcome the complications of wanting to both appease her traditional Sikh family‚ and her constant internal struggle as she tries to achieve her goal of becoming a football player‚ like her idol David Beckham. Gurinder Chadha’s dialogue is used to show the resistance Jess has to face
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Bend it Like Beckham uses the metaphor of football (soccer) to explore and discuss race‚ gender‚ and ethnicity in contemporary London. 18-year-old Jesminder "Jess" Bhamra (Parminder Nagra) is a British Indian Punjabi Sikh living in the western suburbs of London. Her older sister‚ Pinky (Archie Panjabi)‚ is preoccupied with fashion and her upcoming wedding to her boyfriend Teetu (Kulvinder Ghir)‚ who operates a successful automobile business. Jess’ father (the noted actor‚ Anupam Kher ) is a Kenyan
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