Toula, a 30 years old woman who come from a huge Greek family whish have a different life braver, prettier, and happier than she had. Repressed to do what her father says and believes (a Greek woman have to get married with Greek man, have Greek children, and feed them until her last day) She worked at her family Greek restaurant and do what her father want for a long time.
One day working in the restaurant she met Ian an American single professor who helped to Toula to change her mind to study. Getting enough courage she went to talk with her father about to get a computer for the restaurant and take some courses about computer system at the University; however, her father opposed on Toula propose because he believes that Toula just should find a Greek husband and have babies. Talking to him and saying all what she has done for the family, Toula´s mother changed her husband mind. Taking classes, changing her appearance, and starting working in her aunt travel company, she got closer with Ian and finally they start dating with not Toula´s father authorization. Toula´s cousin Nikki was who talk to everybody that Toula was dating with an American man; her father disapprove of the relation between them because he was not a Greek man, but it was not a problem for them.
Presenting Greek man Toula´s father tried to she broke up with Ian, but it did not work at all. After having date for a while he proposed her. He was baptized as a Greek to Toula’s father could accept him as his son-in-law. The diner to introduce their parents come and it was not hoe Toula having thought, her parent invited the whole family to the diner (cousins, aunts, uncles, etc.) when the party finished Toula’s father realized that they were really different families, and Toula’s father showed his angry with the wedding but nothing changed.
Few days later they marriage in a Greek Church and ceremony where assisted her whole family and Ian’s fiends and parents. Everybody enjoyed it and was happy about the wedding even Toula’s father who gave a gift which is tradition in a Greek wedding: it was a house next to them where Toula and Ian brought up their daughter.
RESPONSE.
Analyzing the movie it is not really about American family, but it showed me how different are the cultures, and tradition. Actually I already know that because in my country is different, as well. Not as different as in Greece, but it is. I felt king of identify with this movie because I am come from a really big family by both side, so when we have family party is like that movie a lot of peoples around the house everybody laughing and having fun.
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