As a typical intercultural film, My Big Fat Greek Wedding is about Toula, a lower in-between category Grecian American adult female who fell in love with a non-Greek upper in-between category “white Anglo-Saxon Protestant” Ian Miller. They overcame a series of troubles and finally held a large fat Grecian nuptials. This film shows us how …
Intercultural Communication in the Movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” Intercultural Communication is necessary for different cultures to understand and accept the differences in their culture. Cultural sharing is the main medium of intercultural communication. Symbols, beliefs, attitudes, values, expectations and norms of behaviors are examples of culture that are shared freely in various …
Summary The movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” is based on the Portokalos family. The Portokalos family is loud, loving, prideful, and incredibly invasive. The main character, Fortoula Portokalos (also known as Toula,) is a single, 30 year old Greek woman who lives with her parents, and younger brother in a Chicago Greek community. She …
Film Analysis: “MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING” Introduction to Sociology “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”, is a wonderful movie all about the Greek sub-culture in Chicago. This movie explores, and demonstrates many sociological points. This movie is exceptional because, this movie also shows the values of Greek immigrants living in America. Furthermore, the American Greeks …
