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Compare the representation of Jess and her mother in ‘Bend it Like Beckham’ with the characters of George and one of his children in ‘East is East’.
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Compare the representation of Jess and her mother in 'Bend it Like Beckham' with the characters of George and one of his children in 'East is East'. By comparing the two films 'Bend it Like Beckham' and 'East is East', it is possible to compare the representation of both gender and ethnicity. Representation is the term for how a person, place or thing is portrayed- sometimes enforcing stereotypes and sometimes challenging- depending on the type of audience and the message the person creating it wants to give. The two films being examined; from here on referred to as BILB and EE; although both sharing certain elements, have many differences. The main ones being that one film, BB, is set in Heathrow, London in modern day England and concentrates more on gender than ethnicity. EE however, which is set in Salford, Manchester in 1971, looks at ethnicity and regional issues instead. Both films...
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