• Curious Canid@lemmy.caEnglish
    47·
    2 months ago

    The movie is primarily about navigating conflicting cultures while coming of age. What makes it fun to watch are the sparkling performances and the lack of bad guys. All of the characters are three-dimensional. The two female leads have a fascinating relationship and are just plain fun to watch.

  • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldEnglish
    421·
    2 months ago

    Who wants to cook Aloo Gobi when you can bend a ball like Beckham?

    Me? It’s fucking delicious. Even better with mutter.

  • moistclump@lemmy.worldEnglish
    231·
    2 months ago

    This movie is the first time I heard the word “lesbian” and my mom REFUSED to tell me what it meant except that it was “not in gods plan”. Jokes on her, she has multiple lesbian daughters now.

    Thanks Bend it like Beckham!

    • UntouchedWagons@lemmy.caEnglish
      20·
      2 months ago

      The young woman on the left comes from a conservative (I think Muslim) family that doesn’t like her playing soccer. The movie is about her navigating the pressure. It’s been a while but I remember it being pretty good

      • wjrii@lemmy.worldEnglish
        25·
        2 months ago

        Sikh family, but broadly speaking you got it. It’s a really nice coming of age movie that passes the Bechdel test easily (there is a hint of boy drama, IIRC, just not out of proportion to being a teenager), and it’s also a very accurate slice of life portrait for English Sikhs, if my experiences with my wife’s extended family are any indication.

        • Repple (she/her)@lemmy.worldEnglish
          132·
          2 months ago

          IIRC the original plan was for them to be gay, but the studio nixed it. It’s a good movie, but damn I wish that had happened; would have been great for me to have a movie like that back then

  • daddyjones@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 months ago

    The main thing I remember about this film was how awful Kiera Knightley’s performance was. I couldn’t believe it when I saw she got pirates - didn’t understand how she could ever get a job at all!

  • intensely_human@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    Who wants to cook {{indianFoodName}} when you can bend a ball like Beckham?

    Alright guys, poster’s ready for AB testing