My Big Fat Greek wedding

Main Stars:  Toula Portokalos, Maria Portokalos, and Ian Miller   

Director: Joel Zwick

check out the trailer below!!

Culture, food and food is what this film is about. This film is unique as its story line is so real and happens in real life.

The film is narrated by Toula Portokalos who like all Greek woman says she lives for three purposes marry a Greek man, have Greek children and feed everyone until the day she dies. The story not only reflects Greek culture but it also represents many cultures that have similar values.

Being old and single at 30 is enough for Toula's family to handle. She falls in love with a non-Greek who happens to be a vegetarian, which becomes her family’s worst nightmare!!

After finally convincing her family, It is time for Ian to meet the family. Toula warns him that no one in the family has ever went out with a non Greek. Her family think of Ian as a lesser person because of him not being same background.

Her father is convinced that a spray of Windex will cure anything. He even thinks that all words originate from the Greek language. I had a Greek teacher like that!!! Looks like It are a Greek thing!!  

Toula tells Ian, she has 27 cousins and introduces some "Nick, Nick, Nick, Nick, Nick, Nick, Nicky and Gus.

 The story of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" has been played out countless times in reality as immigrants have intermarried from different culture and these cultural problems have been repeated again and again in many traditions.

Personally, I love the storyline and can very much relate being a typical 'wog' in an  Australian society.

  

IMDb rated it 6.6/10

8/10 was my rating

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