Religion in the film: Bend It Like Beckham

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Adam Taylor

Part Three

Analyse and explain the way in which a religious theme has been dealt with in a film or television drama.

The film we watched was called Bend It like Beckham. It dealt with the religion Sikhism.

In the film Jess, an Asian girl, has a talent for playing football. Her family, who follow the Sikh faith, do not want Jess to play football, and jess naturally wishes to continue playing her favourite sport. After a shopping trip to get clothes for Jess's soon-to-be-married sister Pinky, Jess plays football in a park and is spotted by Jules, a British female who plays for the local female footy team. Jules invites Jess to a training session and Jess takes to it like water. The coach Joe, an Irish bloke, asks Jess to come again. She does so, but is reluctant to wear the shorts - because of a burn scar on her knee. Afterwards she goes to the park and is spotted by her mother - which results in a ban from football, as Jess's father states she should become a "proper woman".

The religious issues in this include the