Bend It Like Beckham
2002movie
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Disney PlusDisney PlusIn its time, Bend It Like Beckham was criticised for being too upbeat and sidestepping the issues, but the Canadian sports journalist Shireen Ahmed points out that its multicultural positivity was sorely needed less than a year after 9/11. “This film,” she says, “gave us a moment to stop apologising.”I’ve been on my own vexed journey with Bend It Like Beckham. I was 23 when it came out: at a defiant, confused stage when a film like this seemed to have nothing to say to a British Asian like me. An Indian who did not grow up in an Asian community.
This document provides a summary and analysis of the film "Bend it Like Beckham". It discusses how the film focuses on the dreams of two 18-year-old girls to become professional soccer players and explores the roles of gender, culture, and race in their lives. It specifically examines the traditional Indian culture that Jess Bhamra comes from and how it conflicts with her desire to play soccer ...
