Beckhamania
The British Empire may not have had the cleanest record when one considers its history of racial oppression and mistreatment of its colonial subjects, but films like Gurinder Chadha's Bend it Like Beckham suggest that there might just be a bright, new, heterogeneous future in store for the original Isle of WASP that comes with its own set of cultural obstacles. Luckily these problems make for some great cinema as Beckham is as enlightening to the English/Indian culture clash as it is funny. Already enjoying massive popularity in its native England, Beckham tells the story of Jesminder (Parminder K. Nagra), a first generation Brit torn between her soccer coach, Joe (Jonathan Rhys-Myers) who recognizes her potential to play professional soccer, and her traditional Indian parents (Anupam Kher, Shaheen Khan) who envision a tamer, domestic future for their daughter.