The movie is primarily about navigating conflicting cultures while coming of age. What makes it fun to watch are the sparkling performances and the lack of bad guys. All of the characters are three-dimensional. The two female leads have a fascinating relationship and are just plain fun to watch.
47oh. I've never seen that movie and I thought this post was a joke because I thought the movie bend It like Beckham was literally about David Beckham being a soccer professional.
33This movie is the first time I heard the word “lesbian” and my mom REFUSED to tell me what it meant except that it was “not in gods plan”. Jokes on her, she has multiple lesbian daughters now.
Thanks Bend it like Beckham!
22What's this about?
9The young woman on the left comes from a conservative (I think Muslim) family that doesn't like her playing soccer. The movie is about her navigating the pressure. It's been a while but I remember it being pretty good
20Sikh family, but broadly speaking you got it. It's a really nice coming of age movie that passes the Bechdel test easily (there is a hint of boy drama, IIRC, just not out of proportion to being a teenager), and it's also a very accurate slice of life portrait for English Sikhs, if my experiences with my wife's extended family are any indication.
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Woman's football if I remember correctly.
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Actually a pretty great film to be honest.
6One of those people is not like the others
5Goddamn I had a crush on Keira in 2002
4The main thing I remember about this film was how awful Kiera Knightley's performance was. I couldn't believe it when I saw she got pirates - didn't understand how she could ever get a job at all!
3Who wants to cook {{indianFoodName}} when you can bend a ball like Beckham?
Alright guys, poster’s ready for AB testing
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