How is sport used by the author/director to explore important themes or issues? Deadly Unna? a novel by Philip Gwynne and Australian Rules‚ a film adaptation of the novel‚ directed by Paul Goldman are both set in an Australian town‚ focusing on two different locations – the Port‚ inhabited by white people‚ and the Point where the Aboriginal people live. Both texts follow the progress of a hopeless football team coming together to play in the grand final. The novel explores the enlightenment of the
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Of course you pick your own character traits. Nature doesn’t go “I will create a hurricane to make you strong‚ and if not‚ oh well‚ nice knowing you.” You decide what traits you want to take on‚ not your experiences. You are also born with a few traits‚ and can choose to embrace them or not‚ but it’s your choice. I choose to be nice to people. It didn’t occur during an experience where I had to be nice. I decided I wanted to be nice‚ so I am nice. I choose to be nice. Another example. It’s the
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that takes from one place to another. Various types of journeys can be seen clearly in the three texts studied this year: The Happiest Refugee extract‚ written by Anh Doh in 2010‚ The Silver Donkey novel by Sonya Hartnett in 2004 and the film Bend It Like Beckham directed by Gurinder Chadha in 2002. The techniques that the composer uses to express the journeys are personification‚ onomatopoeia‚ repetition‚ similes‚ metaphors‚ music and acting skills. In The Happiest Refuge‚ there are both physical
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Allowing Dreams Perspectives change from person to person‚ culture to culture. If things are right or wrong‚ it all depends on your perspective. In the movie Bend it like Beckham‚ by Gurinder Chanda‚ the main characters father‚ Mr. Bhamra‚ has the perspective that Jess playing football as an Indian‚ is an awful idea‚ though he supports her dreams‚ he just does not admit it due to prior experiences. When parents go through events that truly have had a negative impact on their lives
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FILM ANALYSIS MOVIE: BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM Bend It Like Beckham. An Indian family in London tries to raise their soccer-playing daughter in a traditional way. Unlike her traditional older sister‚ Pinky‚ who is preparing for a lavish Indian wedding and a lifetime of cooking the perfect chapati‚ Jess dreams of playing soccer professionally‚ like her hero David Beckham. Wholeheartedly against Jess’ unorthodox ambition‚ her parents eventually reveal that their reservations have more to do with protecting
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Bend It Like Bekham is the story of a young Sikh girl named Jess living in England who wants nothing more than to follow in the footsteps of David Bekham and play soccer. Her parents are very traditional to Sikh values and customs‚ which prevents her from playing soccer. Even though she knows her parents don’t approve‚ Jess goes behind their backs and plays anyway. Considering her heritage and where she is living‚ Jess is caught between two very different cultures‚ modern London and traditional India
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11. Big Mac is very dismissive of Tommy Red’s request; he seems more interested in serving his non-indigenous customers‚ even though Tommy Red is willing to pay for a drink. ‘Hold your horses‚ I’m busy ‘ere.’ (Page 156) It is evident that Big Mac is irritated by this request by the way he speaks. Big Mac is not interested in Tommy Red’s story‚ and seems annoyed by Tommy’s eagerness to share a story. 12. I think that Blacky doesn’t laugh at the joke because he finally understands the psyche of the
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DEADLY UNNA PRACTICE In Phillip Gwynne’s novel‚ ‘Deadly Unna?’ one of the major themes explored throughout the book is racial and gender division. This book is situated in an isolated and quite part of Southern Australia. Throughout the storyline‚ Phillip uses various characters and events to depict how society back in the 70’s went through gender division and racial division. For example how opportunities differ for females and males‚ economic advantages and disadvantages‚ and racial groups
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team mates came to help. He soon started spinning me‚ I was feeling dizzy‚ and as I spun around Dumby had Mad Dog in a headlock and he was squeezing him really hard‚ he was fearless. At that moment I realised‚ I was exceptionally lucky to have a mate like him. Dumby was a
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‘Dumby Red and Blacky don’t have a lot in common. But they’re friends.’ In Phillip Gwynne’s novel‚ Deadly‚ Unna? the main character‚ Blacky‚ encounters many different kinds of friendships. His friendship with Dumby Red and his interactions with girls in particular with Clarence and Cathy change and progress through out the novel‚ and he learns the importance of relationships and friendships. Dumby Red and Blacky differ in more ways then they are similar‚ ‘but they’re friends’. Blacky was always
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