Bend It Like Beckham Belonging Analysis

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Life throws up various aspects of belonging such in the movie “Bend it like Beckham” by Gurinder Chadha, exemplifies how sometimes you have to rebel against the things you have been taught to be morally correct by the society in order to belong. The protagonist Jassminder also known as Jess, has an Indian cultural background, where females are restricted to play football, notwithstanding Jess loves and has passion for it. For example in the scene where the protagonist practices skills using cabbage, the director has made well use of the technique of props to effectively illustrate Jess’s struggle of belonging. In the scene the protagonist uses a cabbage as a football and practices knee dribbling behind her mum who is cooking Indian food and