The Gender Roles In Bend It Like Beckham

The movie "Bend It Like Beckham" deals not only with different gender- appropriate behaviors but also how different cultures have their own set of gender- appropriate behaviors. <Tab/>Jessie is from an Orthodox Sikh Indian family. She dreams of being a famous soccer player one day and of playing soccer professionally like her idol David Beckham. She watches him on television and has posters of him hanging in her room. &…

…two top players on the team, they become best friends. They both share the same dream of wanting to play pro soccer. They also both have mothers not to keen on the idea of them playing soccer. Through the movie they are each other's support. <Tab/>This movies shows that there are different gender-appropriate behaviors but it encourages you to find your way around them in order to reach your goals.