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 park with the boys, a girl jogging in the park called Jules came over and asked her to come to the teams trials, she accepts without hesitation. Jess asks her parents permission but they refuse as it’s against their culture. Jess doesn’t want to give up her football so she tells her parents she has a job down HMV and she goes to football. One day her sister Pinky (who is getting married) tries to pick her up from work but Jess has come home from football and is sitting in the living room in front of the television. Pinky then asks her about the “boy” that she’s sneaking off to go and meet but Jess denies everything but eventually gives in and tells Pinky everything about the football. Pinky has a “go” at her about “football not being worth the hassle.” Although Pinky doesn’t think it’s worth the hassle she helps Jess, as there is a chance for her to go to Germany with the team, where there will be a professional woman’s couch there looking for the future woman footballers. Her coach, Joe and Jess get close in a club in Germany, at the moment Jules walks outside and sees them. Jules had a massive crush on Joe and as Jess and Jules were best friends Jess couldn’t tell her, her feelings for Joe. At home, Jess’s dad sees a picture of Jess’s football team in the news paper and when Jess gets back they are waiting for her. Jess is forbidden to leave the house for weeks until Joe, the football team couch comes round and tells Jess’s mum and dad that they need her in the team, Jess admires him for coming round and facing her parents. Later on it is Pinky’s wedding meanwhile there is a football match on that Jess wants to desperately play in, her dad lets her go for the second half and Tony drives her there. Jess’s dad comes and watches the match, admiring his daughter’s talent. Jess and Jules go to the USA to play football, Joe promises Jess to wait for her.

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  “Billy Elliot” is about a young boy who grew up in the 1980’s around the time of the strikes, Billy and his family are in a working class struggle, tight on money, set in County Durham near Newcastle. Billy is learning how to box, because it is a male thing to do. One boxing lesson the girls have to come in the hall where the boys do boxing and use the opposite as their hall is being re-decorated. Billy gets distracted by the girls and has to stay behind, he is mesmerised by the beautiful dancing and every week ...

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