Sweta Patel
Professor White
FTVE-210-5204
July 13, 2017
Compare and contrast the underlying themes in a film required for the class with a non required of your choice? The film "Bend it Like Beckham" mirrors the teen classic "She's the Man" by using strong, determined female leads to depict women’s oppression in male dominated sports in a male dominated society. In the comedic-drama “Bend it like Beckham” Jess an English-Indian, tries to balance her life surrounding the conflicting western and eastern cultures. Jess struggles to preserve her Sikh culture and traditions, while also pursuing a career in soccer. Throughout this film we see Jess basically living a double life, allowing her family to believe that she has taken on learning …show more content…
This can be perfectly portrayed in the film "She's the Man" when the coach tells Viola Hastings, the main character, “girls aren't as fast as boys…or strong…or athletic this isn't me talking, it’s a scientific fact (She’s the Man).” The following scene is a perfect representation of the societies stereotype for genders. Alongside the laughter, the film presents the idea of the world being in a man’s hand, and in order for a women to be taken seriously, she must dress like a man. It also presents the general stereotype of a women which is being wife material, and expecting to hold a perfect image and attending debutantes. Similarity, in Bend it like Beckham, Jess is threatened to not play soccer by her highly religious family who would rather her learn how to cook, and get married as soon as possible. In fact, in numerous amounts of scenes Jess’s best friend Jules, mom puts her down for wanting to play soccer instead of having interest in boys and shopping. For example, in one of the scenes the mother states “No boy is going to want to go out with a girl whose got bigger muscles than him.” This scene simply implies that Jules is consider to be masculine due to the fact that she plays a sport. In addition, another scene that stood out was when Jess’s mother, states,“Who would want a daughter that can run around playing football all day but can’t cook (Bend it like Beckham).” When Jess is showing no interest in …show more content…
There are huge differences seen in the traditions, values, and traits. For example, Jess’s family is a close knit family rooted in Hinduism and Sikhism, the children rarely talk back, respect the wishes of their elders, and do not have as much freedom to go out alone in public as Jules and Viola. Throughout the various scenes of the films it is seen that the indian culture revolves around strict gender roles, collectivism, and a large amount of communication between the family meanwhile, the American culture revolves around a usually low amount of communication, independence, and relatively equal roles of
Professor White
FTVE-210-5204
July 13, 2017
Compare and contrast the underlying themes in a film required for the class with a non required of your choice? The film "Bend it Like Beckham" mirrors the teen classic "She's the Man" by using strong, determined female leads to depict women’s oppression in male dominated sports in a male dominated society. In the comedic-drama “Bend it like Beckham” Jess an English-Indian, tries to balance her life surrounding the conflicting western and eastern cultures. Jess struggles to preserve her Sikh culture and traditions, while also pursuing a career in soccer. Throughout this film we see Jess basically living a double life, allowing her family to believe that she has taken on learning …show more content…
This can be perfectly portrayed in the film "She's the Man" when the coach tells Viola Hastings, the main character, “girls aren't as fast as boys…or strong…or athletic this isn't me talking, it’s a scientific fact (She’s the Man).” The following scene is a perfect representation of the societies stereotype for genders. Alongside the laughter, the film presents the idea of the world being in a man’s hand, and in order for a women to be taken seriously, she must dress like a man. It also presents the general stereotype of a women which is being wife material, and expecting to hold a perfect image and attending debutantes. Similarity, in Bend it like Beckham, Jess is threatened to not play soccer by her highly religious family who would rather her learn how to cook, and get married as soon as possible. In fact, in numerous amounts of scenes Jess’s best friend Jules, mom puts her down for wanting to play soccer instead of having interest in boys and shopping. For example, in one of the scenes the mother states “No boy is going to want to go out with a girl whose got bigger muscles than him.” This scene simply implies that Jules is consider to be masculine due to the fact that she plays a sport. In addition, another scene that stood out was when Jess’s mother, states,“Who would want a daughter that can run around playing football all day but can’t cook (Bend it like Beckham).” When Jess is showing no interest in …show more content…
There are huge differences seen in the traditions, values, and traits. For example, Jess’s family is a close knit family rooted in Hinduism and Sikhism, the children rarely talk back, respect the wishes of their elders, and do not have as much freedom to go out alone in public as Jules and Viola. Throughout the various scenes of the films it is seen that the indian culture revolves around strict gender roles, collectivism, and a large amount of communication between the family meanwhile, the American culture revolves around a usually low amount of communication, independence, and relatively equal roles of