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    herself and rejected who she truly is (Everyday Use‚ Pg. 122). She even takes her given name and transforms it into something totally different‚ Wangero (Everyday Use‚ Pg. 123 ). In the film Bend It Like Beckham Jess Bhamra was torn between her culture and being of the American culture (Bend It Like Beckham). She was a perfect example of changing her ways but not forgetting who she truly is. Jess lived in London‚ England and wanted nothing more but to be a famous soccer player‚ but her Indian culture

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    This is seen in the film ‘Bend It Like Beckham’ by Gurinder Chadha. The main scenes that portray this statement are the engagement scene‚ pre-wedding scene and the wedding scene. This statement is also shown in the related text ‘Integrated’ by Sylvia Kantaris. In the film‚ various techniques are used such as long shots‚ full shots and panning. In the related text the techniques used are a metaphor‚ listing‚ contrast and emotive words. In the film ‘Bend It Like Beckham’ the engagement scene starts

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    Bend It Like Beckham What you want and what your parents will accept is a common disagreement in most households these days. In the movie ‘Bend it like Beckham’ they showed the conflict between Jess between and her parents. The conflict was how they feel and what they want for her‚ how Jess sees the situation and how it is resolved. Throughout the movie Jess is constantly pulled in different directions for what she wants and what her parents and culture expect from the Indian girl Jess. Jess’s

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    that wasn’t hard enough already the world tries to shape you to who they want you to be with stereotypes‚ adolescences face a whole lot more issues as well. Adolescence is a burdensome time though in the end it shapes who you are. The film Bend It Like Beckham by Gurinda Chadha‚ explores many adolescence issues including gender stereotypes and generational differences between parents and adolescence. Gender Stereotypes‚ gender stereotypes can be a confronting and tough issue during adolescence since

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    right-171450Bend It like Beckham Culture Essay Bend It like Beckham Culture Essay I believe we could all agree that parents think they are right all the time. But why are they always right? Well‚ they’re the parents and that’s just the way it is. Not true. Parents don’t always know what’s good for you. In the movie Bend It like Beckham‚ Jess’ parents wanted to keep their daughter from playing soccer and dating Joe‚ they didn’t realize that he made her really happy. Jess’ parents won’t let her

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    The movie "Bend It Like Beckham" deals not only with different gender- appropriate behaviors but also how different cultures have their own set of gender- appropriate behaviors. Jessie is from an Orthodox Sikh Indian family. She dreams of being a famous soccer player one day and of playing soccer professionally like her idol David Beckham. She watches him on television and has posters of him hanging in her room. Jessie’s parents want to raise her traditionally. They want her to have domestic

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    hiBend It Like Beckham is a 2002 British comedy-drama film starring Parminder Nagra‚ Keira Knightley‚ Jonathan Rhys-Meyers‚ Anupam Kher‚ Shaznay Lewis‚ and Archie Panjabi‚ first released in the United Kingdom. The film was directed by Gurinder Chadha. Its title refers to the football player David Beckham and his skill at scoring from free kicks by bending the ball past a wall of defenders. Contents [hide] 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 3.1 Critical reception 3.2 Awards and nominations 4 Soundtrack

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    movie reflection Bend it like Beckham tells a story about a Indian girl called Jess who loves to play football‚ however‚ due to the traditional thinking of her family‚ her path to chase her love is not so easy. She is not allowed to play football with boys‚not allowed to show her legs‚ instead‚ her mother hopes she can stay at home to learn cooking‚ to do housework and to get married with an Indian boy. Dramatically‚ all the things are happening on the contrary of what her mother hopes‚ Jess becomes

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    feeling of connectedness‚ or acceptance to other people‚ places or groups. This enables us to create a sense of identity for ourselves and helps us feel as though we ‘fit in’. In the following texts; Novel‚ The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri‚ film‚ Bend it Like Beckham by Gurinder Chadha and the song‚ Teenagers by My Chemical Romance; we can see links between the texts and how the characters feel a sense of belonging and not belonging. In the first text The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri which is about the

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    Intersectional analysis of Bend it Like Beckham. For this assignment‚ to make an intersectional analysis I decided to watch a movie. After searching and thinking for a while I picked the movie Bend it Like Beckham‚ since a lot of elements in this movie are applicable on my own life and I really could relate to one of the characters in the movie. As the title of the movie already implies‚ it is about football and takes place in England. Jesminder is a Sikh‚ Indian girl from a very traditional Indian

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