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Being an outsider can be one of the hardest things to overcome. In the film Bend it Like Beckham, two girls Jess and Jules, struggle from being an outsider from their families and friends. People should not have to feel like an outsider just because of the way they look or what their culture or family allows. Each person is different and shares different interests than what their parents or friends grew up with. Sometimes these interests can set that person aside from the others making them an outsider.

In this film Jess's family is very strict on the guidelines of their religion. A particular scene that points this out is when Jess's family finds out for the first time that she is playing soccer. This does not settle with her parents very well and they do not approve of this game. This makes Jess feel like a huge outsider from her family. She wants to proceed in playing soccer, but she has to show more interest in her religion. Jess does not like to get too caught up into her religion. Having these strict guidelines can be hard for a person to accept their religion. Especially when your interests lie some where other than what your religion accepts. Having these guidelines for religion can make a person feel like an outsider, from their own religion. Just because they are not sure how to show interests in something they are just not into.

Jess's friend Jules also runs into conflict with her family. Jess and Jules being such close friends raises suspicion upon their sexuality. In the movie there is a scene where Jule's mom confronts their relationship in front of Jess's sisters wedding. With Jule's mom exploding in front of Jess's family embarrasses Jules tremendously and makes this whole situation very awkward for Jess and Jules. Imagine how out of place Jules felt with her mom blowing up like that in front of a large group of Indian people. This would be so humiliating that would be. Imagine how hard it was for Jules to come face to face with Jess's family again. Misunderstanding a person can make you feel like an outsider and can also make the person you’re judging also feel like one.

Another part of the movie that both Jules and her mom are in conflict is, Jules mom trying to understand her interest in soccer. Throughout the film Jules mom does not understand why she is so interested in this sport and why it’s so hard for Jules to become more "lady like." Jule's mother feels so distant from her daughter making her feel like an outsider. A lot of people share a strong relationship with their parents, but there are some cases in which different interests can set you apart. The hardest part about sharing different interests than your parents is that they grew up with different interests than us. In Jule's case this difference between her and her mom is the sport soccer. Sometimes it is hard for parents to understand their children, but later in the film Jule's mom finally takes the time to learn the sport of soccer.

Being an outsider is hard and it is hard to overcome. Culture is so define in many parts and sometimes can set strict rules to be followed. People can be interested in a different culture than their own making them feel outside of their own cultural bubble. Being "in or out," is a hard thing to accept, but it can be one of the easiest things to be fixed. All people have to do is expand their horizons and accept different cultures, interests, sexual orientation, which ever the case maybe and realize how easy it is to accept.

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Being an outsider can be one of the hardest things to overcome. In the film Bend it Like Beckham, two girls Jess and Jules, struggle from being an outsider from their own friends and family. People should not have to feel like an outsider just because of the way they look or what their culture or family allows. Each person is different and shares different interests than what their parents or their culture grew up with. Sometimes these interests can set a person apart from the others making them feel like an outsider.

I n this film Jess's family is very strict on the guidelines of their culture. A particular scene that points this out is when Jess's family finds out for the first time that she is engaging in the sport of soccer. This news does not settle with Jess’s parents very well and they do not approve of this game. This makes Jess feel like a massive outsider from her own family. She wants to continue playing soccer, but in doing so she has to show more interest in her culture. Jess does not like to get too caught up into her culture just, because of the intensity of it. Having strict guidelines in culture is hard for a person and it puts a person in a spot where they don’t want to disappoint their family members. It’s especially hard when your interests lie some where other than what your culture, or family accepts. Having these cultural guidelines can make a person feel like an outsider, from their own culture and their family, which in Jess’s case is true.

Jess's friend Jules also runs into conflict with her own family. Jess and Jules, being such close friends raises suspicion upon their sexuality. In the movie there is a scene where Jule's mom confronts their relationship in front of Jess's sisters wedding. With Jule's mom exploding in front of Jess's family embarrasses Jules tremendously and makes this whole situation very awkward for Jess, Jules, and Jules mother. Visualize how out of place Jules felt with her mom blowing up like that in front of a large group of Indian people. Imagine how hard it was for Jules to come face to face with Jess's family again. Misunderstanding a person even your own son or daughter can make you, or in this case your parents, feel like an outsider.

Another part of the movie that both Jules and her mom are in conflict is when Jules mom trying to understand her interest in soccer. Throughout the film Jules mom does not understand why she is so interested in this sport and why it’s so hard for Jules to become more "lady like." Jule's mother feels so distant from her daughter making her feel like an outcast. A lot of people share a strong relationship with their parents, but there are some cases in which different interests can set you apart. The hardest part about sharing interests different than what your parents grew up with is trying to have that relationship with them. In Jule's case this difference between her and her mom is the sport soccer. Sometimes it is hard for parents to understand their children, because they grew up with different surroundings, but later in the film Jule's mom finally takes the time to learn the sport of soccer, so she can share an actual mother and daughter relationship with Jules.

Being an outsider is hard, and it is hard to overcome. Culture is so define in so many aspects and sometimes can set strict rules to be followed. People can be interested in a different culture than their own making them feel outside of their own cultural bubble. I myself am interested in a culture completely different than my own. I play several Japanese instruments and I come from a Greek and Yugoslavian family. Many people ask me, why are you so interested in this culture when you are from a totally different one? This question hardly bothers me, just because my interests lie somewhere other than my own culture I still have that part of me where I appreciate where I am from, but having other cultural interests is a way of getting to know others and experience new things and bring your life to new heights, and in this film that’s exactly what happened. Both Jess and Jule’s were selected to go to the United States and play soccer. Being "in or out," is a hard thing to accept, but it can be one of the easiest things to be fixed. All people have to do is expand their horizons and accept different cultures, interests, sexual orientation, which ever the case maybe and realize how easy it is to accept.