我的巨型希腊婚礼

'I'm orange and you're apple, but above all we're fruit.' It's one of the classic lines from the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding. My Big Fat Greek Wedding deals with the encounters of Greek culture and American culture. The leading role named Toula though was born and lived in America, however, she was set in a Greek family background, which made her look rather different from other students in clothes, food, language, or something else all through her teens. When 30 years old, Toula appeared dirty and fat, and miserably unmarried, which worried her parents a lot. It's was after Toula decided to have a change that she broke her stubborn father's rule to study computer technology at college and then work at a travel agency instead of spending the rest of her life in her father's restaurant. Also, learning how to make up and changing wearing styles turned Toula into a charming lady. And soon she fell in love with a handsome American man called Ian, teaching at college. But their relationship was no smooth since great culture shock existed between the two completely different families. Toula was told again and again that all nice greek girls are supposed to do 3 things in life: marry great boys, make great babies, and feed everyone. Also, great boys only refer to Greek guys. Toula's father, a totally religious Greek always considering Greek to be the most brilliant and accentuating that Greek is the birthplace of the world's culture, didn't want Toula to leave him, on the other hand, urged Toula to marry, of course, a good Greek man. In his eyes, a good boy must come to ask for his permission before dating his daughter. Besides, Ian's appearance even eating habits did violence to Greek traditions. Ian was a vegetarian, which was almost unbelievable to Greeks who would never discomfort their stomach and will manage to be always full even until the last day of the world. Toula had 27 cousins while Ian only 2. Even the meeting of both parents ran into lots of trouble and dilemma. When Ian's parents came into Toula's house, they were so surprised to see such a large number of invited relatives. At the party, Ian's parents remained dizzy and all at a loss. For many times, Ian was tricked and laughed at for his little knowledge of the Greek language. Even though full of challenge, Ian and Toula went through all barriers, won their parents' acquiescence, and married as Toula's father demanded, at a Greek church, in the manner of a traditional Greek Wedding. Yeah, as Toula's father said at the wedding, I'm orange and you're apple, but above all we're fruits. Toula and Ian came from two absolutely different backgrounds, but they ended up with a happy marriage. Cultural encounters ran through the whole film. However, a happy ending was shown on the screen. I figure that it indicates a view that cultural encounters were unavoidable and sometimes rather suffering, but to some degree, cultural diversity made the world colorful, interesting, and joyful. In addition, cultural shocks are unnecessarily unable to solve. No one, even in the same region, the same country, the same city, the same family, is completely the same as anyone else, that's to say, the difference comes into existence anytime anywhere. Only understanding, respect, adaptation, and tolerance can solve the conflicts in between. Toula and Ian, orange and apple, their combination is a golden example! 应我们英语老师要求写的review

我不想深入地谈多么美好一见钟情的爱情，只就前面半段剧情谈谈自己的看法。在电影的一开始女孩自白：她的爸爸说一个好的希腊姑娘要做的三件事嫁个希腊人生个希腊小孩和煮饭煮到老死；当她问她的妈妈为什么要学习希腊语的时候，她妈妈告诉她为了以后给她的婆婆写信；当她遇到爱情像父亲提出想回到学校继续学习，她的父亲告诉她你应该结婚“you look so old”。仿佛一切都是为了婚姻组建家庭，我觉得这很可笑。

适婚的年龄不结婚是不是一件可悲的事情？说实话我到现在都难以想象以后的生活里要多一群人来捆绑我的生活瓜分我的时间。夫妻间会吵架，小孩子更需要花大量的时间调教，必要的时候还要和对方的父母处理好关系，到最后你会发现自己忙到焦头烂额没有自我，这比不结婚更可悲。

在这部影片中，父母对待儿子的态度和对女儿完全截然不同，这也反映出女性的社会地位和社会作用。为什么女孩子到了一定的年纪还没结婚父母就会觉得这是一件很羞耻为难的事情，而男生不会。女性能不能完全生活独立和经济独立，我觉得完全可以，所以根本没必要适婚的年纪强迫或者被强迫的去谈婚论嫁。

当然我觉得为了爱人改头换面重塑自己也是没有必要的，爱自己就应该在平时独处的时间就好好打理自己，为爱改变自己取悦对方也没什么必要

My family is big and loud but they're my family.

我的家庭成员众多并且拥挤，但是他们是我的家人。

We fight and we laugh and yes, we roast lamb on a spit in the front yard.

我们争吵，大笑然后妥协，我们在院子里烧烤。

And where ever I go, what ever I do they will always be there。

无论我去了哪，无论我做了什么，他们永远在我身边。