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Compare the social and cultural representations in ‘Bend it Like Beckham’ and ‘Wondrous Oblivion’
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26/03/07 Compare the social and cultural representations in 'Bend it Like Beckham' and 'Wondrous Oblivion' The directors of 'Bend it like Beckham' and 'Wondrous Oblivion' both feature types of cultural representation in their films. Both cultures are represented as being very different from the English society, but people of each society do eventually become friends. This usually happens just after the start of the film. At the beginning of 'Bend it Like Beckham,' Jess, the Indian girl, has a fantasy about playing football for Manchester United, whereas at the beginning of 'Wondrous Oblivion,' David, the Jewish boy, thinks he can play cricket well but in reality, he isn't very good at all. In 'Wondrous Oblivion,' the Jewish family are disrespected by the English who live on the same estate, but when the Jamaicans move in next to the Jew's, the English diverted their attention from the Jews to the black Jamaicans....
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