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"I am a snow beast" - My big fat Greek wedding

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Imagine being part of a big family with lots of family members having different views on whatever you do or do not do and maybe even think.
For me, it is quite familiar having married into a family of eight siblings and their children and now grandchildren and so if a family get together comes about, it is way more fun and even if there are disagreements sometimes, it is still worth being part of a big family because of the fun and frolic although it can be intimidating sometimes and you might be left wondering if you could get two minutes of silence in some corner of the house, lol.

Anyways, the above was written because the movie - My big fat Greek wedding reminds me of such a situation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2mecmDFE-Q source

The movie

It is based on the true story of Nia Vardalos who is also acting the lead role alongside John Corbett. It is the story of a young Greek woman who is too overprotected by her father and family. She is encouraged to marry and have kids whereas she wants to try out new things. She does convince her mother and joins a computer class and later on manages her aunt's travel agency where she meets a man Ian who is a school teacher. Her dad eventually finds about him and refuses to let them meet but they finally make him agree provided he converts to the Greek Orthodox church which he agrees.

The movie is about how the Greek family dominates the lives of the children and comedy is the genre. .
The way Ian and his parents are overwhelmed by Toula's family makes way for laughter but also shows the real love of the family even though they are a bit too overbearing.

Make sure to watch the whole movie and yes it does have a sequel where they are shown to have a daughter.

Gossip

Nia was married to her husband of 25 years and it is their love story that is portrayed in the movie but unfortunately, they separated. I did read about a third part but I am not sure if it will be released.

Profit

The movie was a huge hit and was made with a budget of $5 Million and made a profit of $368.7 Million.