By: Sarita Sok
The movie is about a young Indian girl named Jess who has always dreamt of becoming a famous football player like her favourite football player, David Beckham. The movie reflects several things that are happening now in the real society.
Initially, it shows a cultural factor that forbids women for doing what she wants. Jess was not allowed to play football because she is a girl. Because of her culture and tradition which defined that women should only stay at home, study and cook, and should not have any physical interaction with boys, she was blamed for always playing football with other boys in public.
Additionally, it displays race discrimination. Jess and her coach had felt on each other, but Jess’s family was a big obstacle for them since they wanted Jess to marry an Indian guy, not a Western guy. Despite the cultural and family barrier, Jess secretly plays football until she and Jess make their team reach the final round of football competition. When her parents found out that she secretly play football behind their back, they become stricter.
Moreover, it also reflects father’s love to his daughter when Jess’s father allows her to leave her sister’s wedding for a few hours to join her team on final round just to make her happy.
Furthermore, the movie also includes a perspective against LGBT. When Jules and Jess become close at the football club, Jules’s mother misunderstood and thought that they are lesbian. She strongly opposed to that and even went to talk with Jess on her sister’s wedding day.
Lastly, the movie teaches us not to give up on our dream. At the end of the story, when Jess and her team won the final round, she and Jules were asked to move to the USA where they would receive a scholarship to study at the university and get professional football training. It is the power of dedication and commitment that help Jess reach her dream despite her family, cultural norms, and social stereotype.
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