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Bend It Like Beckham
Bend it like Beckham From Jules mother not wanting her daughter to play football, to letting her go to America and play football really shows the change she had made throughout this film. You can notice how she changes her attitude for the sport and her daughter’s skills in the game. At one point her mother would be happy for her, and then be angry at her for no resin. Jules mother learns that her daughter is very good at playing football and that she can still lead a life of a traditional woman.

Jules and her mother don’t have a close relationship with one another. Jules loves playing football, where her mother is a traditional lady who acts professional. Her mother does not like her playing football and wants her to be more girly and into shopping and guys like other girls her age. Like in the seen where Jules and her mother are in a bra shop, and her mother was trying to get her to get a push up bra so she shows more cleavage. Jules ignores her mother and walks over to the sports bars. Her mother doesn’t understand why Jules will not get a fancy bra and dress like normal girl, but she wants to look like a tomboy. You can tell by all the comments Jules mother makes.
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Then she replies, “I hope you can teach my daughter a bit about your culture, including respect for their elders.”Here it seems as if her mother is happy that Jules has a new friend but is rude to Jess at the same

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