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DISCIPLINASEM LÁGRIMAS: Usar a conexão emocional não é uma punição para criar crianças confiantes e capazes: (Um guia essencial para orientar e nutrir mental de seu filho) (Portuguese Edition) eBook : Clark, Anthony: Amazon.com.mx: Tienda Kindle. "/> Bendit like Beckham A Comenius-project at Stiftsgymnasium St.Paul April 2005 Bend it like Beckham I. What the story is aboutBend it like Beckham ⦠it is not only Znao sam dosta o životu i sve o nogometu.Jedino te žene i ta..ljubav,to mi ništa nije bilo jasno." . Directed by Gurinder Chadha Writing Credits Gurinder Chadha ... written by & Guljit Bindra ... written by & Paul Mayeda Berges ... written by Cast in credits order verified as complete sh/ class="loadlate hidden " loadlate="._V1_UX32_CR0,0,32, /> Parminder Nagra ... Jess Keira Knightley ... Jules Jonathan Rhys Meyers ... Joe Anupam Kher ... Mr. Bhamra Archie Panjabi ... Pinky Bhamra Shaznay Lewis ... Mel Frank Harper ... Alan Paxton Juliet Stevenson ... Paula Paxton Shaheen Khan ... Mrs. Bhamra Ameet Chana ... Tony Pooja Shah ... Meena as Poojah Shah Paven Virk ... Bubbly Preeya Kalidas ... Monica Trey Farley ... Taz Saraj Chaudhry ... Sonny as Saraj Chaudry Imran Ali ... Gary Kulvinder Ghir ... Teetu Harvey Virdi ... Teetu's Mum Ash Varrez ... Teetu's Dad Adlyn Ross ... Elderly Aunt Shobu Kapoor ... Polly Zohra Sehgal ... Biji as Zohra Segal Ace Bhatti ... Nairobi Grandson as Ahsen Bhatti Tanveer Ghani ... Video Man Nina Wadia ... Wedding Guest Jenni Birch ... Hounslow Harrier Olivia Schofield ... Hounslow Harrier as Olivia Scholfield Natasha Lee ... Hounslow Harrier Louise Walker ... Hounslow Harrier Danielle Richards ... Hounslow Harrier Suzanna Keeka ... Hounslow Harrier Tanya Beverly ... Hounslow Harrier Sally Kirkbride ... Hounslow Harrier Maki Okumurakami ... Hounslow Harrier Nav Bopari Gary Lineker ... Gary Lineker Alan Hansen ... Alan Hansen John Barnes ... John Barnes John Motson ... Commentator voice Rest of cast listed alphabetically David Beckham ... Self archive footage uncredited Gurinder Chadha ... Woman in Park / Wedding Guest uncredited Brandi Chastain ... Self archive footage uncredited Simon Clifford ... Cup Final Referee uncredited Amerjit Deu ... Uncle Raj uncredited Ray Donn ... Man at Airport uncredited Ryan Giggs ... Self archive footage uncredited Mia Hamm ... Self archive footage uncredited Andy Harmer ... David Beckham uncredited Kristine Lilly ... Self archive footage uncredited Tiffeny Milbrett ... Self archive footage uncredited Jeff Mirza ... Wedding Compere uncredited Gary Neville ... Self archive footage uncredited Panayiota Panteli ... Cup Final Footballer uncredited Gill Penny ... Victoria Beckham uncredited Bill Ridealgh ... Man at Airport uncredited Paul Scholes ... Self archive footage uncredited Tony Wood ... Football Supporter uncredited Produced by Paul Mayeda Berges ... associate producer Gurinder Chadha ... producer Ulrich Felsberg ... executive producer Russel Fischer ... executive producer Simon Franks ... executive producer Zygi Kamasa ... executive producer Deepak Nayar ... producer Paul Ritchie ... line producer Haneet Vaswani ... executive producer Barbara von Wrangell ... line producer Germany as Barbara Von Wrangell Music by Craig Pruess Cinematography by Jong Lin ... director of photography Editing by Justin Krish Casting By Carrie Hilton Liora Reich Production Design by Nick Ellis Art Direction by Mark Scruton Set Decoration by Sara Cheeky Neighbour ... as 'Cheeky' Sara Neighbour Costume Design by Ralph Wheeler-Holes ... as Ralph Holes Makeup Department Sarah Astley ... hair stylist / makeup artist Tal Botzer ... assistant hair stylist Germany / assistant makeup artist Germany Emma Cowen ... assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist Julie Kendrick ... daily hair stylist / daily makeup artist Lucky ... henna and nail artist Rita Patel ... daily hair stylist / daily makeup artist Paula Price ... hair stylist / makeup artist Sara Tuohey ... makeup trainee Julie Van Praag ... hair stylist supervisor / makeup supervisor Production Management Claudia Blümel ... production manager Germany as Claudia Bluemel Sandra Shuttleworth ... production manager Claudia Sumner ... post-production supervisor Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Paul Mayeda Berges ... second unit director Phil Booth ... second assistant director Gundula Dietrich ... second assistant director Germany Fiona Gosden ... additional third assistant director as Fiona Godsen Guy Heeley ... first assistant director Oliver Kester ... third assistant director Germany Vicky Marks ... third assistant director Art Department Ian Bee ... carpenter as Ian 'Buzz' Bee Sarah Bicknell ... assistant art director as Sarah Stuart Lee Bryant ... additional stand-by props Jaswinder Bushell ... art department consultant Jay Butcher ... carpenter Phil Clarke ... art department assistant Lisa Collins ... painter Nina Cowan-Russell ... assistant props buyer as Nina Russell-Cowan John Drury ... carpenter Lizzie Hagan ... junior buyer Andrew Hall ... painter as Andrew 'Hally' Hall Russell Hanson ... dressing props Nick Holmes ... scenic artist Henry Jones ... chargehand carpenter adr recordist US Bryan Pennington ... consultant Dolby Rudy Pi ... re-recording mixer Paul Schwartz ... boom operator Alec St. John ... assistant sound editor as Alec St John Graeme Stoten ... adr mixer UK as Graham Stoten Lucy Sustar ... foley mixer James Wright ... consultant Dolby Chris Elam ... re-recording mixer uncredited Tim Maxwell ... sound re-recordist uncredited John Soukup ... sound transfer uncredited Visual Effects by Minky Billups ... lead digital artist Scott Billups ... visual effects supervisor Chris Buchakjian ... digital artist Tim Cutt ... digital artist Josh Levine ... digital artist Brian Allan ... optical camera uncredited Mark Edwards ... visual effects producer uncredited Camera and Electrical Department Jim Bishop ... focus puller Lou Bogue ... gaffer Neil Brown ... additional focus puller Ben Chads ... additional focus puller Philip Coleman ... additional grip Chris Connatty ... clapper loader John Cridlin ... additional focus puller Sara Deane ... camera trainee Rupert Goldbeck ... camera trainee Germany Matthew Hale ... additional focus puller Star Hart ... camera trainee as Star Tony Hennessey ... stand-by rigger as Tony Hennessy Finch Judges ... camera trainee Mary Kyte ... additional camera operator Callum Milne ... electrician Jamie Monks ... additional grip Phil Mullally ... additional focus puller Peter Myslowski ... grip Joel O'Sullivan ... stills assistant Charlie Palmer ... additional camera operator as Charles Palmer Christine Parry ... still photographer Ralph Ramsden ... additional focus puller Gary Romaine ... additional grip Martin Stephens ... additional camera operator Pat Sweeney ... best boy David Taylor ... electrician Simon Ward ... additional grip as Simon Wards Peter Wignall ... camera operator as Peter Wignal / steadicam operator as Peter Wignal Terry Williams ... additional grip as Terry William Jonathan Yates ... generator operator Jamie Monks ... key grip uncredited Niki Roberton ... camera trainee uncredited Casting Department Carole Ruggier ... adr casting USA Stephen Moore ... casting assistant uncredited Costume and Wardrobe Department Johnathon de Domenico ... costume supervisor as Johnathon De Domenico Samantha Green ... costume trainee Rebecca Townsend ... costume assistant Eva Vellmer ... costume trainee Germany Editorial Department Fred Chandler ... post production executive Carlos Domeque ... assistant editor Karin C. 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We can't connect to the server for this app or website at this time. There might be too much traffic or a configuration error. Try again later, or contact the app or website owner. If you provide content to customers through CloudFront, you can find steps to troubleshoot and help prevent this error by reviewing the CloudFront documentation. Generated by cloudfront CloudFront Request ID qusI5hnb4uZ1ldHz3q1ZHds778wMjOHOzxUeISOz5G06so4DntaGmg== I’d forgotten how Bend It Like Beckham begins with a spoof BBC football commentary in which Gary Lineker, Alan Hansen and John Barnes wax lyrical about the silky skills of Jesminder “Jess” Bhamra. It’s a fantasy, obviously, which is why her mum soon butts in to tell her off for “running around with all these men, showing [your] bare legs to 70,000 people”. As openings go, it’s supremely silly and very British, perfectly setting the tone for what follows a relentlessly cheerful comedy about a British Indian girl torn between her love of football and her traditional Punjabi family. And how often do we get one of those? Erm, once. Twenty years the intervening decades, Gurinder Chadha’s surprise hit starring Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley – who, obviously, was the one who went on to become a global superstar – has matured into the highest grossing football film of all time. Which is amazing, even if you think Bend It Like Beckham is a bit glib, cliched, overreliant on stereotypes and dodgy when it comes to sexuality, which for 20 years I did. Until I rewatched it this week and was destroyed by its glinting moments of authenticity. The scene where all the Indian ammas and aunties pull out their mobile phones! The dancing at the wedding! But more of that It Like Beckham 20 Years On BBC Three, Miriam Walker-Khan’s lighthearted documentary examining the film’s impact, also opens with … Gary Lineker. Rewatching his cameo, he reckons he might have “overacted a bit”. He had no idea nor did I that Chadha was originally inspired not by Beckham but by Ian Wright. Apparently she saw him in a union jack flag and caught a glimpse of an evolving concept of Britishness in football. Which, 20 years on, has not evolved enough. “It’s surprising that things haven’t changed too much in terms of the Asian presence in the game,” Lineker it’s off to the National Football Museum in Manchester to talk to some young sportswomen. Coach Ali Speechly, who was 19 when she first saw the film, remembers thinking “Oh my God, this is me.” For freestyle footballer Kaljit Atwal, “it’s sad that it’s still relatable 20 years later”. Walker-Khan meets real-life Jesminder, Rosie Kmita the first south Asian woman to play in the Women’s Super League WSL. Like Jess, she grew up playing football in the park, using jumpers as goalposts and facing the difficulties “that come with being Asian and playing the game”. Jess may have been a great role model, Kmita and Walker-Khan agree, but she wasn’t an up-and-coming BBC Sport journalist, is a bright and engaging presenter with lots to say on Bend It Like Beckham’s intersectionality how it tackles race, class, gender and sexuality with a fleet-footedness that belies both the subject matter and times. It’s a shame she doesn’t interview Chadha there’s only one clip of the director, and it’s from 2007. In 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.”Essentially, though, this is a documentary about football. It’s about how much the landscape has changed, with the WSL now regarded as the best women’s league in the world. And it’s about how little it has changed, with south Asians remaining vastly underrepresented in women’s football. Ahmed points out that, 20 years later, the local team on which the film’s Hounslow Harriers is based is still made up of “a lot of white girls”.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. Whose south Indian parents weren’t strict like the caricatures we so rarely saw on the telly. Whose football-mad, sari-wearing Hindu mum would take weeks off work every time the World Cup was on. Bend It Like Beckham was yet another thing that made me feel like a bad years on, I see my response was forged both by the times and what Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie called “the danger of a single story”; a shame born out of only getting to see one version of myself. I know, now, that there are as many ways to be British Asian as there are Asians in Britain. Which is why, 20 years later, and nearly two years after my wonderful and unusual mum’s death, watching Bend It Like Beckham made me cry. It was for me after all. Photos Quotes Tony Look, Jessie. You can't plan who you fall for. It just happens. I mean, look at... Posh and Becks. Jess Well, Beckham's the best. Tony [chuckles] Yeah! I really like Beckham too. Jess Well of course you do. No one can cross a ball or bend it like Beckham Tony [shakes head] No, Jess. I *really* like Beckham. Jess What? You mean... [incredulous scoff] Jess But you're Indian! [explaining to Joe how she got the large burn scar on her thigh that makes her shy of wearing shorts] Jess I was eight. My mum was working overtime at Heathrow. And I was trying to cook beans on toast. And I jumped up to the grill to get the toast. And my trousers caught light so my sister put me in the bath, poured cold water over me and pulled them off. And half my skin came off too. Joe Sorry. Jess I know - it put me off beans on toast for life. Jess I'm sorry I missed that penalty, coach. Joe It's okay, losing to the Jerries on penalties comes natural to you English. You're part of tradition now! Joe Look, Jess. I saw it. She fouled you. She tugged your shirt. You just overreacted, that's all. Jess That's not all. She called me a Paki. But I guess that's something you wouldn't understand. Joe Jess, I'm Irish. Of course I understand what that feels like. Joe Look, I can't let you go without knowing. Jess What? Joe That even with the distance, and it concerns your family, we might still have something. Don't you think? Joe Maybe after they train you up I'll sign you - if I can afford you. Jess Yeah you wish! Joe Where do you normally play? Jess In the park. Joe No... I meant what position? Jess Anyone can cook aloo gobi, but who can bend a ball like Beckham? Mrs. Bhamra Your sister's getting engaged and you're sitting here watching this skinhead boy! Jess Mum, it's Beckham's corner! Jess Why are you doing this to me, Joe? Every time I talk myself out of it, you come around and make it sound so easy. Joe I guess I don't want to give up on you. Jess I didn't ask to be good at football, Gura Nanak must have blessed me. Jules We need you come to the Grand Final. Jess I can't. Jules [thinking it's about seeing Joe] You have to come! Jess No, I can't! [sighs] Jess It's the same day as my sister's wedding. Jules [moaning quietly] Aw, shit. Jess [later, to Joe] Jess can't come on the 25th. It's the same day as her sister's wedding. Joe [angrily] *Shit!* Jess [after family accuses her of kissing a white boy who is really Jules] Me? Kissing? A boy? You're mad. You're all bloody mad. Joe You're lucky... to have a family that cares that much about you. I can understand you don't want to mess with it. Jess Joe... Joe And I don't fancy being busted by your dad again. You better get back. Jules [at Jess's place, after Jess's dad sees Jess and Joe kissing] How are you? Jess I'm *really* in the shit now. Jess Joe! I'm going! They said I could go! [Joe and Jess hug tightly] Men in Background Oi, oi, oi! Jess I'm sorry, I forgot. Joe That's okay now. I'm not your coach anymore. We can do what we want. [Joe leans in to kiss Jess. Jess wants to, but pulls back] Jess Joe... Joe [quickly pulls away] Your dad's not here is he? Jess I'm sorry Joe. I can't. Joe I thought you wanted... Jess Letting me go to America is a really big step for my mum and dad. I don't know how they'd survive if I told them about you too. Joe I guess there's not much point with you going to America anyway. Is there? [she shakes her head and they hug each other tightly] Hounslow Harrier [teases Jess about her kicking] Wimp! Jess [retaliates] I'm better than you! Hounslow Harrier Ooooooooooh! Bitch! Jess He's just my mate. We're not all slags like you lot! Jess If I had an arranged marriage, would he let me play football? Jess But, Dad! Mrs. Bhamra [interrupts] No! This is where you spoil her! No, this is how it started with your niece - the way that girl would answer back. And, then, running off to become a model wearing small, small skirts! Jess Mom, she's a fashion designer! Mr. Bhamra Jessie, now that your sister has got engaged, it's different. You know how people talk. Jess She's the one gettin' married, not me! Mrs. Bhamra I was married at your age! You don't even want to learn to cook dhal! Mrs. Bhamra I don't want you running around half naked in front of men, huh? Look how dark you've become, playing in the sun! Jess But, Mom, I'm really good! Mrs. Bhamra What family will want a daughter-in-law who can run around kicking football all day but can't make round chapattis? Now exams are over, I want you to learn full Punjabi dinner, meat and vegetarian. Jess Anything I want is just not Indian enough for 'em! I mean, I never bunked off school to go to those daytimes like Pinky or Bubbly. I don't wear make-up or tight clothes like them. They just don't see all those things. Tony Parents never see the good things. Jess Look, Jess, you can marry anyone you want. It's fine at first when you're in love and all that, but do you want to be the one that everyone stares at, at every family do, because you married the English bloke? Jess He's Irish. Pinky Bhamra Yeah, well, they look the bloody same to them, innit? Jess That was so brilliant the way you came to my house. You were brave enough to face my mum! Jess Kissing? Me? A boy? You're mad. You're all bloody mad. Mr. Bhamra Jesminder, don't use those swearing words! Jess I was at the 120 bus stop today but with Juliet. My friend. She's a girl, and we weren't kissing or anything for God's sake! Mr. Bhamra Swear by Babaji. Jess I swear on Babaji's name. Jess Anyone can cook aloo gobi, but who can bend a ball like Beckham? Jess My sister's gettin' married soon. It's a love match. Mel What's that mean? Jess It's not arranged. Teammate So, if you can choose, does that mean you can marry a white boy? Jess White, no. Black, definitely not. A Muslim, eh-eh! Mel Guess you'll be marrying an Indian, then! Jules Probably. Mel Sorry, I don't know how you Indian girls put up with it? Jess It's just culture, that's all. Table of contents Movie Description Relevance to Intercultural Communication Literature Review Deep Structure of Culture Analysis The Worldview Analysis Conclusion References Movie Description Bend it Like Beckham follows the story of Jess Bhamra as she is growing up while trying to find a balance between the society she lives and her family. The movie is set in the United Kingdom during the early 21st century when David Beckham was a futball star. Jess Bhamra has always idolized David Beckham, which shows with all the posters draped along her bedroom walls. Growing up, Jess always found time to play futball with the neighborhood boys in the park. One day while playing in the park, she caught the eye of Jules, a woman’s club soccer player. In just a few short minutes Jules was astonished by Jess’ skills and convinced her to come to try out for her team. Jess showed up to tryouts without any proper equipment, but easily impressed the team and earned her spot on the team lying to the coach that her parents approved of her joining. Jess continues lying to her parents and hiding away to practices and games quickly racking up the points for her team. Jess and Jules quickly put their team on a winning streak earning them a spot in the finals where a scout from the United States will be there watching both girls to give them a chance at playing overseas. Jess is at crossroads since the final falls on the same day as her older sister’s wedding. During the reception, Jess’ father approaches telling her to go play in the second half of the game so that he has the opportunity to see both his girls happy the same day. Jess takes her opportunity and led by Jules and Jess the team takes the championship, which is not the biggest prize of the night. Jess and Jules both are given the opportunity to play in the United States which through some convincing Jess’ family eventually agrees to. Jess ends the movie with not only her futball dreams at arm’s reach, but she also has the man of her dreams. Relevance to Intercultural Communication Bend it Like Beckham mixes two cultures, the Indian culture with the British culture. Jess Bhamra and her family are a part of the Indian culture living in the United Kingdom. At the beginning of the movie, it seems as if the two cultures are strictly divided and interreact only through necessity and in a reserved manner. When Jules invites Jess to try out for the team, they deny this social normality, and the cultures soon unite. Together both girls are just seeking a way to make their dreams come true in a place where it is not encouraged for women to play futball. Although the British culture is not in support of women playing futball, but in the Indian culture that this idea is practically taboo. As Jess continues to fight her cultural restrictions and family bonds, she builds relationships with her teammates who enthusiastically learn about Jess’ culture. As the team fights for wins and fights for acceptance, these cultural differences seem to dissipate among the players. Literature Review To this day it is still a mystery to humanity as to how the world works, yet individuals have their own opinions and ideas. These assumptions are common among a culture developing unification through the deep structure of culture. The deep structure of culture is developed through family, state, and religious institutions. The family institution develops the structured gender roles of a culture. While growing up, girls and boys have distinct differences that are developed through culture and family rather than biological differences Samovar, Porter, McDaniel, & Roy, 2017. From the earliest aspects of one’s life, they are given a specific path and expectation concerned with their biological gender that they are to follow to be molded into what is viewed as a successful individual in any given culture. Gender roles are prominent in Indian culture and are a building block of culture from birth. In traditional India, women were viewed as severely inferior to the males although this idea is changing as globalization has begun to influence society in India. This idea in India comes thanks to the history of isolation in India paired with strict and consistent religious beliefs. India is a collectivist culture evident from their old proverb, “An individual could no more be separated from the family than a finger from the hand” Samovar et al., 2017. In the role of Indian women, the group that their focuses and sacrifices are being made for is their families. Women are held to and expected to maintain their wifely duties while maintaining the happiness of her husband and without the ownership of any assets in her own name. Housework, caring for the children, preparing all meals, and performing all religious duties are just some of the long list of these wifely duties. While women are conducting these duties, it is expected for them to ignore their self-interests and needs in order to focus on the fulfillment of the home. Just as the deep structure of culture aims to explain how the world works, the world view of a culture is used to develop assumptions made about the nature of reality. When life seems to be confusing and unexplainable, our worldview is what is used to explain these random events that seem illogical in our lives and society. A worldview can be portrayed through three different spectrums; atheism, spirituality, and religion. Religion is what provides the worldview for over a billion people across the world. Religion helps bring this view by intertwining itself with perception and behavior. Hinduism is an example of the many religions practiced and celebrated around the world. Hinduism is unique compared to the other common religions due to its collaborative attributes meaning they do not believe in one supreme being, but rather a variety and plethora of beings for various aspects of life. Additionally, Hinduism does not align itself with a single founder, a single religious symbol, a single doctrine, or even a single holy center, rather Hinduism is celebrated using a variety of each of these religious spectrums. In Hinduism, there is no separation between religion and culture instead these two factors align to become a follower’s complete way of life. Hinduism proposes the ideas of dharma, karma, and reincarnation that are important and structure the ways in which Hindus conduct themselves. Dharma is a set of laws that apprise Hindus on how they are to conduct themselves, explains their duties to other people, and how they should act during the four stages on life Samovar et al., 2017. Karma states that for every action, there is an effect as a result. In Hinduism, this means that if you live by your dharma you will find success and have positive reactions. Reincarnation is tied to Karma since rebirth occurs in order for one to right their previous wrongs in order to reach salvation. Additionally, the caste system is under Hindu law and rendered secure by the claim of divine relation by the previous Aryan priests. Hinduism is a religion, but it presents a complete way of life as well as structure its follower’s worldview. Deep Structure of Culture Analysis Throughout the entire Bend it Like Beckham movie, you can see a distinction between the opportunities for men and women in both the Indian and British cultures. The families are the leading controls throughout the film distinguishing these roles and differences. In both the British and the Indian culture, it becomes clear that there are negative emotions about women playing sports. In British culture, this is predominantly portrayed through the character of Jules’ mother. It is quite evident that Jules’ mother is resistant to her daughter playing futball thinking that this makes her masculine and ruins her chance at finding an adequate husband. Jules’ mother is not the only person in the British society with these feelings as Jules admits that she had to fight Joe to form a team for the women to play for since they have no sports options in society. Woman playing sports in Britain is not viewed as an opportunity or to learn lessons and excel, rather it is viewed as something that only lesbians would take part in making these girls outcasts and degenerates in society. Jules’ mother’s hatred for her daughter playing futball does not even compare to the level of revulsion that the Bhamra for their daughter to be playing futball. Playing sports strictly opposes the role a woman is structured to play in the Indian culture. Jess’ mother presents a long list of ways in which Jess has broken Indian culture and how she is bringing dishonor to her family. Indian women are not supposed to pursue their pleasures in life, rather their role is strictly to support and make sacrifices for the family. As an Indian woman, the movie shows that the main goal is to become an eligible wife at an early age, as Mrs. Bhamra likes to remind Jess about seeing as how she was married to Mr. Bhamra before she reached Jess’ age. At one point during the film, Mrs. Bhamra becomes distressed exclaiming to her daughter that no family will want a daughter-in-law who can kick a soccer ball yet does not even know how to make traditional Indian recipes. Both mothers in Bend it Like Beckham are repulsed at their daughters for playing futball and taking part in what is viewed as a masculine activity. The Worldview Analysis From the moment we are born, we are raised by our family’s worldview and this is what we know and believe about reality. The worldview that your family follows is the only worldview and understanding of the world that you have as a child until you grow up and encounter other cultures out in the world. Jess Bhamra has this experience when she is asked to join the soccer team and has the opportunity to spend regular time with girls who are not following the strict and traditional Hinduism religion that Jess has grown up under. A major factor in Jess’ religion that is misunderstood is the concept of marriage. From the caste system, it is expected that Indian women will marry someone of equal or higher status resulting in arranged marriages becoming a common practice Maistry, 2009. Pinky, Jess’ sister is getting married during the film and it is what Jess refers to as a love match meaning that is not arranged. This idea perplexes Jess’ teammates and she has to explain to them that although her husband is not arranged, at this time, she is still expected to marry an Indian boy because that is her culture’s expectations. The idea of status through marriage also comes up when Mrs. Bhamra is concerned about Jess bring able to find a suitable husband. These expectations come as a result of the caste system and the superiority idea enclosed in her religion, which is what causes Mrs. Bhamra to be so focused on sculpting her perfect daughter in order to make her eligible to move her family to a higher caste. During the movie, Mrs. Bhamra wails out wondering what she did in her past life to have such deceiving daughters. This follows her finding out about Jess’ futball playing and lies about having a job and Pinky’s help at keeping her secret undercover. This simple sentence exposes her belief in reincarnation as she prays to Babaji for forgiveness. Babaji is one of the many saints and Gods in the Hinduism religion and his image is framed among the Bhamra family’s mantel exposing his importance from first entering their home. Babaji also is seen as an important religious figure as the Bhamra family prays in front of him before opening Jess’ exam scores upon receiving them in the mail. Pinky’s wedding is very important to the Bhamra family since this is moving her into the second stage, the householder’s stage of life. Overall, Mrs. Bhamra has the best interest at heart for her daughters and wants them to reach salvation by living their lives according to their dharma. Conclusion Bend it Like Beckham shows the unity of two cultures joining together for a common goal, both Jess and Jules pursuing their passion and working towards the opportunity to play futball in America. Jess Bhamra has always lived in the United Kingdom, but her family and neighborhood still adhere to the traditional Indian culture. Throughout the film, there is evidence to show both the gender roles and worldview of the Indian culture shown through the Bhamra family. As Jess Bhamra continues to rebel against her family the more you learn about the expectations placed upon her by her family and culture. Due to her religion, Jess Bhamra is expected to live her life in order to please the Gods and reach salvation. Although, intercultural communication is evident throughout the entire movie. Without further research into the movie and about the Indian culture it was confusing as to why Jess was forbidden to play futball and why her parents were so persistent about her getting married specifically to an Indian man. After further investigating one is able to connect these actions back to Indian culture and connect the film to Intercultural Communications. 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E., McDaniel, E. R., & Roy, C. S. 2017. Communication between cultures. Boston Cengage Learning. Bend It Like Beckham 2002 depicts a number of cultural differences that may result in potential conflict between British and Indian Punjabi, Sikh cultures. The film focuses on the main character, Jesminder Bhamra’s desire to play football and the conflict she faces due to her family obligations to her Sikh family. Jessminder Bhamra or Jess is left with a dilemma whether to choose to pursue football or to follow her parents’ wish which is simply to complete her studies and marry an Indian man. The film uses comedy to diffuse the tension in the cultural clash between Western values on personal freedom, personal choices, personal achievement and Indian values that strongly value loyalty and obedience to the family as well as a more low profile or humble role of an Asian woman. Now, let us explore some of the issues, cultures, values and worldviews in the Indian Sikh culture from within the movie. Gender Bias Gender bias is one of the predominantly portrayed features in the movie. Female are looked down on and are believed as not capable of playing football as well as males do. The interview in the beginning scene has explicitly described that Indian girls are not supposed to play football for it is considered as inappropriate and that is a shame for girls wearing shorts running in the field chasing after a ball being watched by the crowd. Interestingly, Jess, an Indian girl loves football and is fantasizing to be a professional footballer. Unfortunately her gender and her Asian cultural background are not in favor for her aspirations. Being an Asian girl, Jess is not supposed to play football with boys at the park and to play for the girls’ team, not to say wearing shorts showing off her legs to the spectators. Her acts have ashamed and outraged her parents. For Jess is expected to behave like an Indian girl in general; cook Indian dishes and marry an Indian man. Juliet, a British girl who eventually befriends Jess also fancies football. It is her who brings Jess to join the girl’s team. Juliet’s mother also disapproves her daughter’s hobby. However, it is not a matter of personal freedom, as we know individual freedom is much emphasized in Western culture. Although, it may seem similar to Jess’ parents’ disapproval but if we observe closely, we will discover that Juliet’s mother’s disapproval is not so much of a cultural issue but rather a very pragmatic and parental reason of a mother who worries about her daughter’s chance of marriage. For according to her personal feminine worldview, a woman’s primary goal in life is to be married and in order to be married, one has to look pretty. Her worldview tells that to be beautiful is to have fair skin and a slim body. As playing football will make her daughter’s skin grow darker and her muscle grow bigger and therefore she will eventually lose her beauty. Her main concern is more “individual-based” – personal ideals. Admittedly, Jess’s mother does share similar worldview regarding the idea of “beauty” and a woman’s primary goal in life is to marry a good husband however Jess’s mother’s worldview is intermingled with her Sikh cultural background. Her main concern is more “community-based” – community acceptance, shame. From a gender perspective, both mothers share similar perspective on the role of women and their purpose in life. They are supposed to focus more on attracting husbands, marry good husbands therefore they are to dress up, make up, play no football and behave like girls. Half-naked There was one scene in the movie picturing Jesminder Jess and Juliet running side by side passing two Indian women jogging in their Sari. This scene caught my eyes and remind me of Moslems girls who would go jogging in their long sleeves and long pants with their jilbab or veils on. Obviously, Sikh culture requires girls to wear longer dress that provide more cover to their bodies and definitely “Sari” is the most appropriate dress. It is considered as indecent or inappropriate to reveal too much of their bodies. Jess’s mom explicitly conveys her thinking on the issue of appearance when she said, “I will not allow my daughter running on the field half-naked.” It is my shame! Punjabi or Sikh culture is not so much a guilt-culture but it is obviously a shame-culture as depicted in the movie. Jess’s mom felt ashamed of having her daughter “running half-naked” wearing shorts is regarded as inappropriate in the football field. Pinky and Teetu do not feel guilty of their sex behavior marriage but they would feel ashamed if their sexual behavior is exposed. Honor and shame are very crucial in Asian culture. Pinky and Teetu’s marriage is jeopardized when Teetu’s mom mistakenly saw Jess kissing with an English boy it was not Juliet and they were not kissing but they were both laughing and hugging overwhelmed by joy at the bus-stop. It is a shame for Teetu's parents to have their son married to Pinky with a sister who is regarded to be immoral as she engages in intimate behavior in public. In order to avoid shame to the family, they have to call off the wedding although the engagement ceremony has already been completed. Only when they eventually found out that it was actually a misunderstanding as Jess was just laughing and hugging Juliet as any younger generation will do expressing their close friendship. Same reason why Jess is not allowed to be a footballer, it is a matter of shame and larger family acceptance. The Sikh family is just trying to protect their family’s honor and avoid becoming a laughing stock in their community. Evidently, the family’s honour is paramount in Asian culture. Respecting elder It is interesting in the movie when Jessica’s mom asked Jess to teach her daughter some respect to parents when she said, "Jess, I hope you can teach my daughter a bit about your culture, including respect for elders” She recognizes and emphasizes Indian cultures strong value on respect to their elders. It implicitly portrays the value differences between Western culture represented by the British and the Asian cultures represented by the Indian Sikh culture in the movie. Arranged Marriage - Am I free to marry? Arranged marriage is common in the Sikh culture that is why Pinky and Teetu’s marriage is very special as their marriage is not an arranged marriage, instead it is a love-match which is not the norm of the society. A "love match" means that the two people fall in love and make the choice to get married. However, parents’ approval does play an important role in Asian culture. Inter-religious as well as inter-race marriage is described as unfavorable in the film. It is considered as disloyalty or a betrayal to marry someone from a different race or religion. Cultural and racial prejudice is obviously depicted in the movie that convey against inter-racial and inter-religious marriages. Sad Bride, Happy Family Indian bride is not supposed to smile or to show her joy in her marriage. Pinky is filled with joy and is not able to hide her joy and therefore is reminded by the cameraman that Indian bride is not supposed to smile. However, the family is to be happy and show their happy faces in the wedding. After a serious ritualistic wedding, the family will shift to singing and dancing joyfully. What a contrast! Guru Nanak – the founder of Sikhism The camera frequently shoots on the picture of Bubaji hanging on the wall in the living room. Guru Nanak or Babaji is an Indian saint, the founder of Sikhism whom is much revered. Jess’ mother prays to Guru Nanak for good result on Jess’ exam. This shows that Guru Nanak is very important in protecting and blessing the family. On another scene, Jess is asked by her mom to swear on Guru Nanak in order to prove that she is telling the truth. Guru Nanak seems to serve as the family’s Reference Point to constantly remind them of their values, protection and blessings. Am I free to choose? Religion or faith is not something one can freely choose in the Sikh culture. It is absolutely not an option but it is what someone is born to be. Neither it is an individual matter but it is absolutely a family matter. Inheriting the traditional religion and faith is a way to safeguard the family’s honor and it is regarded as the duty of the family members. Indian parents expect their children and even grand children to continue to be loyal to their family faith. In other words, their traditional religion and faith is their legacy and it is their honor to pass down and to live out their legacy. Bias Superior and Inferior Culture Asian culture is often viewed as being more inferior to Western culture. Jess’ father was rejected to play for the cricket team due to his wearing of turban. On another scene, Jess is deeply hurt, furious and overreacts when she is called “Paki” by the opponent player. Presumably, Asian culture is considered as being inferior by Western culture due to the fact that Western civilization is more developed in their technology. However, the rise of China and India as well as the wave of Korean culture does elevate Asian dignities. Joe, an Irish, does express that he himself also experienced racism from the English. He sympathizes with Jess who is deeply hurt when she is humiliated by an English player. And on one occasion when Joe visits Jess’ parents informing her parents about an upcoming important match, Joe parents’ dislike Joe because Joe is a Westerner. Obviously, cultural prejudice is strongly portrayed in the movie. Homosexuality Indian can’t be gays Another interesting message is Indian cannot be gays. Jess’s Indian friend admits that he is a gay and Jess’ response is interesting for she said, but you are an Indian”. This shows that an Indian should not be a gay or it is not a norm neither it is acceptable for Indians to be gays. Gay and lesbian behavior are indeed a controversial issue and a taboo for Asian culture. However, the movie does portray that it is also not acceptable in the British family when Juliet’s mother thinks that Juliet is dating Jess. Unfortunately, the movie does not depict how Tony’s family and Indian friends will react when they find out that Tony is a gay. Worldview What have I done wrong? Instead of blaming on their ways of educating the children, the parents Jess’ parents are asking whether they have done anything wrong that causes both their daughters to lie and bring so much shame to their family. Their worldview on life is karma. They are blaming themselves and their past-lives for their misfortunes and for what they are experiencing in their current state. Worldview Change, Cultural Change! Almost at the end of the movie, a shift of cultural views occurs. Juliet’s mother opens up herself to football and allows Juliet to pursue her hobby when she understands that female football players can also have normal family with children. It is paramount to note that Jess’ father also has a dramatic change of worldview. He allows Jess to skip out from her sister’s wedding and play in the tournament. At the end of the movie, he himself returns to play cricket with Jess’s boyfriend. The most touching script is Jess’ father’s new perspective when he says; "I don't want Jessie to suffer. I don't want her to make the same mistakes her father made of accepting life, accepting situations. I want her to fight and I want her to win." For me it is the peak of the movie, a point of awareness and realization, a point of worldview renewal and cultural transformation. Final Remarks Bend it like Beckham is an interesting movie that portrays cultural clash in a humorous way. It highlights some important features in both British and Sikh cultures that may potentially result in cultural clash. Most importantly, the movie also portrays that cultural clash does not only occur between or among different cultures but also within a culture itself such as between the older and the younger generations. It is indeed an enjoyable film to watch as it contains rich messages for reflection.

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