Analysis of the Way in Which the Director Has Brought the Film to a Satisfying Conclusion

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Analysis of the Way in Which the Director Has Brought the Film to a Satisfying Conclusion Gurinder Chadha who is the producer, director and writer of the film had one intention. Her intention was to make people believe that anything is possible. Gurinder does this by challenging the audience’s expectations. Right from the beginning of the film, the title is contradicted by calling the film ‘Bend it Like Beckham’ then showing an Asian girl playing football. This does not match the audience’s expectation which is of a boy and certainly no of an Asian girl. She has created a film to show the struggles of a girl who dreams of playing football while battling against her culture and keeping the mood with a hint of Indian humour. The film comes together well with a satisfying ending and a use of different techniques & meanings to fulfil the directors intentions. Different techniques are used from lighting, editing, camera and sound to create a narrative and meaningful ending. These add to the cinematography which helps put the film together. For example when Jess receives her results her mother prays that they are good to their God. Here there is use of high angle shot, to show from the God’s view. This also shows the expression on all of their faces, especially Jess to show how unhappy she is. When she hears that her father wants her to be a doctor or lawyer the screen fades into Jess taking down the picture of David Beckham which represents her dreams and her future that she wants. With soft and slow non diegetic music playing and the lyrics say “dreams are dreams”. All of this put together shows that Jess’s dreams are being lost & her c... ... middle of paper ... ...he situation different. This shows that Jess doesn’t want to stick to traditions but to change so she can fulfil her dream. Again this is another point to add to make the directors intentions. Going back to the director intentions, this was to make a film to show to people that anything is possible. It doesn’t matter who you are but you can make your dreams come true, if you have the determination and no matter what problems you may come across just keep trying. This is what Gurinder wanted the audience to learn from the film. This is how she made film come to a satisfying conclusion. By the cinematography, the way the characters are represented and the perspective of the film and characters. And all of this is what helps put the film together and help get the directors intentions and message across to the audience.

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