Bend It Like Beckham Cultural Essay

Great Britain is widely recognized as a typical country of cultural diversities because of a myriad of migrants coming to this promising land annually. The film “ Bend it like Beckham”, directed by a British-Indian woman, Gurinder Chadha who may have experienced intercultural dilemmas deserves a perfect illustration for such issues. This film, which was first on display in 2002, has obtained great success in representing the differences between the English culture and the Sikh culture. This essay aims at digging deep into three aspects which are costume, gender role and individualism vs. collectivism reflected in the film from the perspective of intercultural communication.

Ashima is Gogol’s mother, who moved to America for her husband Ashoke after they were arranged for marriage. Ashima misses her family and life back in Calcutta, she has trouble setting in to the American lifestyles. “On more than one occasion [Ashoke] has come home from the university to find her morose, in bed, rereading her parents’ letters.” Ashima feels lonely and homesick. Ashima tries to keep Bengali tradition by always wearing a sari and a bindi in her forehead, and always cooking an Indian dinner. “For being a foreigner, Ashima is beginning to realize, is a sort of lifelong pregnancy — a perpetual wait, a constant burden, a continuous feeling out of sorts. It is an ongoing responsibility, a parenthesis in what had once been ordinary life, only to discover that that previous life has vanished, replaced by something more complicated and demanding.” (49) In America, Ashima is surrounded by people she does not know, and she does not quite feel that she fits in. There are new customs and a new way of doing

Jess, in Bend It Like Beckham, has a goal, to play soccer professionally, that she wanted to accomplished. Jess pursued her dream throughout most of the movie. Of course, it would have been a generic movie if it was not for the fact that Jess was in an identity crisis situation on how to deal with her Indian culture and her gender since she “[has] to fight against traditional roles conferred on young women” (Chacko 84). With the help of some friends and family members, she managed to overcome all the obstacle that she encountered.

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 the topic for investigating a cross cultural study. Bend it like Beckham shows the socializing of the Punjabi Sikh families and the British English societies. It also stages the battle of a young teenage to breakdown the stereotypes placed

ntertextuality is described as each piece of literature thrives of off another. Authors constantly borrow thoughts and ideas from other writers. Examples include the movies Bend it like Beckham and Goal. Both movies are about a minority family in the United States that has a child that is exceptionally talented at soccer. For cultural reasons the family doesn't approve of their child playing soccer. So the child resorts to playing in secret and becoming good enough to go pro. Snow White and Sleeping Beauty also share very similar plot lines. Both princesses are succumbed to a malevolent plan by an evil witch.After failing to escape their unfortunate destiny, they are put to sleep that only a true love’s kiss can awaken them from. The witch

Bollywood is the film industry mainly found and produced in India. Bollywood is also known as Hindi cinema. The term Bollywood sounds similar to the United States film industry ‘Hollywood’ and while they can have some similarities and differences, the titles of the film cultures are not related. Bollywood has been affected in several ways by the Hindi culture. Gender roles play a large part in the countries standards, and these gender roles are also represented in the film industry. The censorship in films enforced by the Central Board of Film Certification has also created laws for the cinema to follow because of the conservative nature of Hindi culture in India regarding women and the conduct that the culture follows. By looking at specifically the effect gender norms have on Hindi cinema and the censorship in India is clear that it causes Bollywood films to appeal strongly to the Hindi culture and conservative rules,

The day when the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will baptize Princess Charlotte is coming and the British media have speculated who will be selected as the godfather.

Roaring crowds, cheering announcers, and extreme competition. Massives stadiums and massive international events. These are all products of Association Football, commonly known as soccer, the most commonly played sport worldwide. A sport so massive in it’s scope that the 2006 FIFA World Cup was watched by 26.3 billion people, a ninth of the world’s total population. A sport with higher viewership than the Olympic games. A sport so intense and renowned that it may be among the hardest of sports to become a successful professional in. Intense agility, conditioning, and speed are needed of the players, and in the wide world of soccer, there is always someone better.

David Robert Joseph Beckham was born on May 2, 1975 in Leytonstone, East London, England. He is a retired English Football (soccer) player1, who played at the midfield position. He is a very inspiring athlete, with several accomplishments for multiple teams. He has led Manchester United to six Premier league wins, won the Champions League trophy, won a Ligue 1 Title, 4 community shields, 2 MLS cups, 1 La Ligue Cup, and many more. Although, this well-known athlete, has faced some problems throughout the journey towards becoming a recognized soccer player.

I see myself as Jess in several ways. Seeking the acceptance from my parents but also wanting to achieve my goals. Jess wanted to play soccer but her parents refused. A year ago I was looking for a job in order to better myself. My parents did not agree because they felt like I was too young. The disagreement the Bhama family felt was similar to my parents. In this film bending the rules is the main focus because Jess did not go with the tradition of getting married and just finding a husband. Jess decided to pursue what she desired, which was to play soccer. I plan on following my dreams such as Jess is no matter what my family thinks.

The movie “Bend it like Beckham” is about an Indian girl named Jess from Britain that loves to play football/soccer. However her family tends to be really religious and this gets in the way of Jess’s dreams in playing football. The first question asked was “In what ways do you see yourself as Jess”? Well throughout the movie, Jess was very determined and was willing to risk things to follow her dreams. Honestly if I really had something I wanted to do, I would be willing to risk things also. I know I would for sure be determined to follow my dreams. Jess also worked very hard and she was extremely caring and respectful to the people around her. I also would characterize myself as caring, hardworking, and respectful.

How is the theme of perseverance in Hidden figures and Bend it like Beckham used to influence viewers and how are cinematic techniques applied to achieve this?

Bend it like Beckham is a drama/romance comedy film that was released in 2002. It surrounds two very different families living in London. Jess is an eighteen year old girl who lives in an Indian family, while Jules is the same age but living in an American family. Jess has a hidden love for the game of soccer, but because she is a female, her family forbids her from playing. She tries her best to sneak out and play pick up games with her friend Tony, who is also Indian as well as homosexual. While on a run, Jules spots Jess playing soccer and decides to befriend her. She proceeds to ask her to try out for their women’s club team. After the coach Joe sees her skills, he easily invites her to play for the team. Jess lies to him

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Family unites and brings people together. In contrast, it can also chain people down with rules and regulations, caging them in with familial obligations. While most would not complain or fight against being molded into their parents’ desires, some stray away from these influences, abandoning these duties to discover their own happiness. In the production Bend It Like Beckham, the protagonist, Jess, struggles with the reason why it is important to abandon family obligations when it conflicts with one’s personal desires.