Examples Of Obstacles In Bend It Like Beckham

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Have you ever had a dream that you would play professional soccer? Well in the movie Bend it Like Beckham by Gurinder Chadha the main character in the movie Jasminder Bhamra had a dream to play with David Beckham, a professional soccer player. But in her hero's journey she had to go through a lot of obstacles to get there.

In the movie, Jess has to overcome a series of obstacles. Jess has a passion for soccer, but her mother disagrees with her playing soccer because her mother thinks she is bringing shame to the family. When her mother caught her one day in a field playing soccer with Tony and a group of men, she freaked out and made it a big deal. Another scene was when her mother started talking to BA BA JI about how unblessed she is

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