My Big Fat Greek Wedding

I watched our assigned movie for the week, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and even though this movie has been out for quite some time, this was my first time watching part of it and I am interested in watching the entire movie. Family Rules While watching the movie I noticed they had what I would consider strict family rules in place. The father was considered the head of the house and even made that statement; therefore, one rule I observed was he had the final say. I also noticed that even…

Exploration into Gender Roles in My Big Fat Greek Wedding Gender roles in any society no matter how concrete and evident they seem, are complex. Gender roles may not always be black and white. Many early ethnographic studies tried to establish that biology was the cause for gender differences, it is now believed that it has more to do with cultural conditioning within cultural constructs. Some studies further depicted women as "gatherers and innate nurturers". The Sacks 1982 and Zihlman…

imagine. The Greek culture for example is as extensive as it is stern in its discipline among its traditionalists. Nothing in popular culture exemplifies this like the 2002 film “My Big Fat Greek Wedding.” In this film you see a traditional Greek father pressure his daughter into maintaining Greek values and expectations and in the process you observe various aspects of Greek culture including their values, symbols, and language which reflect some of my own personal experience with the Greek…

which is our own. In movies it is seen as an entertainment device and the one I chose is heavily reliant on misunderstandings of cutural differences. There a quite a few movies that I think show ethnocentrism like, American Wedding, My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Avatar. I chose the movie "Lost in Translation" which is another one. It starred Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. It’s about two people who had to travel to Japan for business and meet and become good friends. All through the…

behavior. Films can either progressively improve our societal view of typical archetypes, or they can reinforce negative stereotypes that are already so abundant in the media today. The two films I chose to write about were Pretty Woman and My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Both films has positives and negatives influences throughout, but can be referenced as popular films which carry a strong social message. The Film Pretty Woman, was directed by Garry Marshall and written by J.F. Lawton. The film…

especially Greeks, is My Big Fat Greek Weeding. This is the story of a Greek girl named Taula who is the member of a…

of poetry “My Mother Pieced Quilts” by Teresa Palomo Acosta, she describes the culture she had as a child. “How the thread darted in and out, galloping along the frayed edges, tucking them in as you did us at night.”(Acosta 54) In the first two lines, it shows that she came home to her mom usually working on a quilt. The last line shows a loving, caring family that tucked Teresa in at night, an overall good environment. In the comedy “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”, (My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Warner…

share similar and distinct physical characteristics (Wikipedia). Americans like to believe that we are not a racist society, but unfortunately, it is an ongoing debate. Very often stereotypes, culture, and lack of knowledge and understanding are, in my opinion, what drives racism. Race has always been an ongoing driving factor for those that feel they are treated poorly or neglected based on their race. Jesse Jackson is a common household name in America, as he is regularly in the media…

1. What is the name of the movie? To the Bone is a somewhat recent Netflix drama, written and directed by Marti Noxon, tells a tale about a 20 year-old girl named Ellen who is battling a chronic case of anorexia. Ellen has been in and out of hospital treatments and in-patient facilities, but still struggles with her obsession of staying thin. This is all of course before Ellen is admitted into a world-renowned doctor’s group home, where Ellen is joined by six other individuals battling…

In My Big Fat Greek Wedding, the differences between folk culture and popular culture is shown through the practiced customs exemplified by Toula’s family. For example, Toula was expected to marry young, explaining that Greek women were only expected to do three things in life: “marry Greek boys, make Greek babies, and feed everyone”, whereas in popular culture, women are no longer limited to the standards built around sexist stereotypes. In popular culture, it is more common for women to marry…