Yasmin
In this scene a very traditional family is shown - with a father who wears traditional clothing ie the hat worn by many Muslims and the long top and trousers (salwar kameez) worn with each other. Set in a quite old, worn and torn area which seems to be full of a Muslims. The young boy and father goes into the mosque taking their shoes off, and going to the microphone to go and pray. It is clear that the village is mainly dominated by Muslims as a lot of elderly women and young boys wearing traditional clothing is shown. On a hill, a young girl is shown removing her traditional clothing from a burka and long skirt to a pair of jeans to a jumper and removes her head scarf she then drives off. This portrays a sense of being a bad Muslim as she is going against what she should be doing and removing her religious headwear. Also creating a potential stereotypical point in some people's heads that all Muslims are bad and disrespectful. The young boy is then shown dealing drugs amongst a few other boys & when two girls come to collect they insist a deal by which they get discount if they gave them a 'b******. For a boy that has just come back from the mosque praying, this again creates a bad name as it makes people think that Muslim boys are bad too as he appears to have a deceiving personality; as does the girl.
Bend it like Beckham
In this scene it shows the mother of the young girl (Jess) telling her that she has to get married to a young Sikh boy of their caste. It shows the way the father says that she must start acting like a woman now and to stop playing football. Following her leaving the house with her football gear hidden in the bush! This portrays the way in which Sikhs are quite strict and the way their child's expectations are high. Not allowing her to play football purely because it is not considered as a feminine game leads to conflict and problems. Also forces her to hide her passion. This shows her going against her fathers will & in a sense creating a bad reputation for Sikhs as one could simply stereotype and say they are quite controlling, decieving and bas. Also the way in which the father and mother speak to her, who a lot of authority as she has her head down low and he seems to be sitting very straight up. Connoting that he is above her and shows that she should listen to him and not go against his will.
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