Bend It Like Beckham Belonging Analysis

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Life throws up many different barriers of belonging such the movie “Bend it like Beckham” by Gurinder Chada, is a perfect example of how sometimes you have to rebel against the things you have been taught to be morally correct by the society in order to belong in there. Jassminder aka Jess the protagonist has an Indian cultural background, where she is restricted to play football, which she loves and has passion for. One of the technique that the director used in the film is props to effectively illustrate Jess’s struggle of belonging. In the scene where the protagonist practices football skills with cabbage, while her mum is cooking Indian food and getting irritated by Jess not being able to cook traditional Indian cuisine. Through Jess’s