The dual definition of citizenship from May Joseph’s article Nomadic Identities: The Performance of Citizenship‚ can be used to analyze the different forms of citizenship that are presented in the film‚ Bend it Like Beckham‚ directed by Gurinder Chadha. Citizenship is typically referred to as someone being considered a member of a country under specific laws. This general idea of citizenship is further analyzed in Nomadic Identities: The Performance of Citizenship. The article presents the idea that
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to adjust and fit in the new world. This adjustment can have either positive or negative consequence on the self and others around. The film bend it like Beckham (BILB) effectively explores this concept as the audience can easily relate to the characters and with apparent themes that define a person going into the world. (P1) In the film bend it like Beckham Jess-minder is not comfortable‚ but dissatisfied with her life because she’s restricted by her parents that want her to be a typical Indian
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Bend it Like Beckham (2002/3) is a romantic comedy written‚ directed and produced by Gurinder Chadha‚ a Kenya-born British film maker who grew up India. Director Chadha’s films often reflect on her complex background. Unlike many comedies‚ Bend it Like Beckham is filled with plenty of important themes. One of them addresses the importance of cultural integration. Jesminder Bhamra‚ like the director‚ is British-Asian. Just like Director Chadha had refused to take traditional Punjabi dancing lessons
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language‚ clothing‚ and skin color. At the same time people are also being labeled because of their culture for the same thing. Some may believe that culture barely informs the way a person others and the world. In Gurinder Chadha’s film‚ Bend It Like Beckham‚ Jess‚ a Sikh Female‚ decides to play soccer instead of preparing herself for marriage. According to Jess she says “I’m sick of this wedding and it hasn’t even started!” Jess is sic of the wedding even tho is has not started yet because
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“Jess faces several obstacles and challenges in Bend it like Beckham. How does the director use imagery to convey this aspect of the story?” Imagine being born into a family where cultures as well as overprotective parents stop you from following your dream. The film‚ Bend it like Beckham gives an insight into the life of Jesminder Bhamra‚ a typical Indian girl with a passion for football. Being raised in a family with a strong sense of culture‚ Jess was unable to achieve her main goal in life
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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
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Over the years‚ there have been many stereotypes and labels put on Indians. A movie called Bend It Like Beckham was released in 2002 and it touched upon many of these assumptions. The movie uses the life of the main character to create a representation of Indian culture. The plot is based around an Indian girl named Jessminder who has a passion for soccer‚ but her parents make it very clear to her that they do not want her spending her time on a sport. They want her to get a good education then
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Bend it like beckham portrays the story of a young indian women named Jasminder Nagra who is caught between the barriers of both her own culture and the western culture. Her sense of belonging is then distorted when Football (soccer) comes into play during the film. Frequent close ups of both the traditional household and the clothing her family wears instantly distinguishes her from white western culture‚ she feels that in order to become a soccer player she must give up her culture of a traditional
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The film ‘Bend it like Beckham’ main character is an Indian girl‚ Jess whose dream is to play professional football. However‚ Jess’s parents are Indians and their culture does not accept Indian girls playing football. The difference of beliefs causes conflict between Jess and her parents and the other characters in the film and highlights the cross-cultural interactions. Culture is a system of values beliefs‚ assumption and norms shared among a group of people (country‚ region‚ religion‚ profession
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Exploration of Race and Gender Identity in the Movie ‘Bend it Like Beckham’ SCL 4110 - Gender and Culture Research Paper Zairen Tasnin 11 April 2013 Word Count: 1‚754 Gurinder Chadha is a British filmmaker who wrote‚ directed and produced the movie Bend it Like Beckham (G. Rings). The movie was premiered in the United States in 2003 and it had won praise from both critics and moviegoers for its accurate representations of the Asian culture (G. Rings) and initiating
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