Billy Elliot And Bent It Like Beckham

The successful Tony and the "other" Tony, both grew up without their fathers in their lives. Westly, Wes' father, died when Wes was very young. Westly and Joy were both loving, but strict parents. Once, Joy even began to punish Wes for hitting his sister at a very young age. Joy knew what is was like to be beaten by a man, having gone through an abusive relationship years before.

Parenting played a big role in shaping the two boys lives. Having a parental mentor is important because they assist and guide children to take the right decisions about their lives. The author had his two parents at the beginning of his life. Also, the author’s parents, especially his mother, tried to raise him in an effective way wanting him to know the right from wrong at an early age. “No mommy loves you, like I love you, she just wants you to do the right thing” (Moore 11). This quote was a live example of the author’s life with his parents. It reflected the different ways his parents used to teach him “the right thing.” Though his mother was upset from his action toward his sister, his father

The father and son also have comparisons in their character, they have similar characteristics when it comes to being sensible. An example of this is when, the boy and the man come across a cannibal's lair. In this they find people being prepared to be slaughtered and eaten. In this instance both the man and the son fight to get out of the lair. They both feel the same sense of danger and unease proving that they compare to each other. Another instance of this is when the boy and his father come across other survivors walking along the road with weapons and a pregnant woman. This chills both of the characters and they hide and wait for

The relationship between the two fathers and the two sons is a very important theme in this book. Because of their different backgrounds, Reb Saunders and David Malters approached raising a child from two totally different perspectives.

The factors that Moore highlights in Part One include , no father figures, new environments and new friends. At early ages, both boys did not have a father around to help guide them. The author Wes lost his father at the age of three and the other Wes never met his father. However, the Other Wes had a brother that he looked up too while the author had only two sisters and his mother. In Chapter 1, Moore writes, “I was holding my uncle Vin’s hand when I looked into the casket and asked my father, ‘Daddy, are you going to come with us?’.” In other words, Moore did not understand that his father passed away, thus leaving him without the fatherly guidance every boy needs. As with the other Wes, he had his brother Tony to look up too but Tony wanted his brother to be nothing like him. In Chapter 2, Moore writes, “He loved his brother but had learned to ignore his occasional ‘do as I say, not as I do’ tirades.” Moore is basically stating that Tony wanted his brother to have a better life than

The moment when the brothers meet Carrie Davis, is one that leads to many triumphs. She serves not only as their job coach, but also as their friend and mentor. She teaches them about many things such as; using a telephone, knocking and waiting to be invited in, and ultimately that a good friend can get you through anything. Watching this movie in the mindset of an ELL teacher it helps me to envision what my students might face.

In the beginning of the film, each member of the family feels isolated from one another,

The director uses voice overs and cinematography perceptively to emphasise the challenges of family relationships. In the film before Chris and his sister Carnie go to the lunch with his parents he reads her a poem- “She’s the wrong woman, he's the wrong man. You are going to do bad things to children,

Another concept of race in the movie revolves around the idea to ethnicity. When Jess's teammates question her about an acceptable marriage in her culture, she states them that it would be unacceptable to marry someone “white” or “black” and more importantly forbidden to marry a Muslim. From this scene the audience can understand that she is only allowed to marry a Hindu Indian man as, if the groom is not Indian then the in the society she will be considered the “odd one” which would also bring disgrace to her family.

Jesminder Bhamra, like the director, is British-Asian. Just like Director Chadha had refused to take traditional Punjabi dancing lessons and watch Bollywood films as a child, Jesminder unintentionally rebels when trying to integrate cultures. Jesminder’s traditional Sikh parents want her to be ‘good’ by completing university and marrying an Indian man. However, due to local

i. The similarities with the Other Wes’s mother was that she too was never home, but the contrast lye with the mistake she made with leaving Tony as the only guardian. “Wes, now eight years old, was free from any adult supervision till then. His brother, six years older, was the closest thing Wes had to a caretaker during the daylight hours and was fiercely protective of the little brother who idolized him. But lately even Tony hadn’t been around much (Moore 26).”

Overall, ‘Bend it like Beckham’ was an inspiring and comical film of the conflicts that arise in the clash of culture versus family/culture. Many themes were presented within the film such as wanting is will. This theme is explained with the constant perseverance of Jess, where she set a dream for herself and never gave up, in the end accomplishing what she dreamed for; her goal. Another theme explored was that of, your parents don’t always know what’s best for you. Times

Since the story is about two brothers who are very different from one another, this helps set the tone of the story.

Conflict of Cultures in the film Bend It Like Beckham Gurinder Chada creates conflict of cultures in various different ways in the film Bend It Like Beckham. Gurinder Chada uses techniques such as accents in the voice, contrasts, stereotypes, sarcasm, characterization and juxtaposition of British and Indian cultures which creates humour. This creates a film that attracts the attention of the audience and keeps them interested in the storyline. In the film Bend It Like Beckham a young female Indian footballer hopes that one day she will be able to become a professional footballer and play for her country.