C.A.G.E analysis of Bend It Like Beckham.

In a lesson before we broke up for the summer holidays, we watched a very typical British Film called Bend It Like Beckham. The film is about a female football player who goes on to play for a local football in the middle of London against the will of her family, at the end of the film she goes onto get a scholarship with a top class womens american football team (soccor), along with her newly made mate Jools. Its stars Keira Knightley (before the days of 'Pirates of the Carribean' and 'Pride and Prejudice') and Parminder Nagra.

CLASS- Families in the film are of similar classes as we can see from the size of the houses and the mis-en-scene within the homes.

AGE- The youth have very different values to their parents, for example both parents don't believe in girls playing football they still believe it is a mens sport. Also parents wear traditional clothes which their jobs and religion require whereas the youth wear what they want to e.g. football kits. The youth have more diverse values.

GENDER- There are gender issues between the girls and boys as football is seen as a male dominated sport however in this film it is the girls that pursue it as theirs.

ETHNICITY- The ethnicity is up to date and shows a white culture with an asian family. The youth get on fine however there is an atmosphere between the parents towards the other culture. Jules' mother is very uneasy when talking to Jessminda and Jessmindas parents are very disgusted that Jess had apparently been seen with a 'White boy'.