Bend It Like Beckham Analysis
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 wedding and life. The tension created by her mother and her dislike for par minders views are recognised at the start of the movie where her mother says “what is it with you and this bald man?” (referring to David Beckham poster.)
Romulus,
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 wedding and life. The tension created by her mother and her dislike for par minders views are recognised at the start of the movie where her mother says “what is it with you and this bald man?” (referring to David Beckham poster.)
Romulus,