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Explore the representation of gender in the films ‘Bend it like Beckham’ and ‘Billy Elliot’
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Explore the representation of gender in the films 'Bend it like Beckham' and 'Billy Elliot' The society we live in today is full of stereotypes. Each job, sport, item of clothing carries and many more carries a certain stereotype. When people go against and challenge these stereotypes they are seen as strange and unconventional and can end up stuck with these stereotypes for life. In both films Billy Elliot and Bend it like Beckham we see stereotyping but in a different way in each one. In Billy Elliot we see a lot of stereotypes with the main ones being that boys shouldn't do ballet and if they do then they must be gay. In Bend it like Beckham we also see a lot of stereotyping, with the mains ones being that girls shouldn't play football and that all girl footballers are lesbians. In both films we see characters going about their lives...
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