Narratives are constructed in many different ways. What method or media devices do the directors of,

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Narratives are constructed in many different ways. What method or media devices do the directors of, "Bend It like Beckham" & "Billy Elliot" uses to construct their narratives?

Narratives are constructed in many different ways; narrative editing, narrative music, cinematography and mis en scene. This assignment will take you through media devises and method used by the directors of "Bend it like Beckham" and "Billy Elliot" use to construct their narratives. The plots of both films are based on stereotypes and how the main characters are challenging them in each film. This leads to many similarities and differences.

"Bend it like Beckham" is set in west London areas; Southall, Hounslow, Twickenham and Ealing, also a section is in Germany. This is about A Indian girl that is growing up in a strict Indian family and that is preventing her from following her dreams to be a female footballer. Jess, gets forbidden to play football because her parents believe that it is a "mans" sport and "not Indian like." As Jess has been playing since a child with boys and her best mate Tony she finds this extremely hard! One day when she was playing in the