the namesake movie essay

have watched in this class is an overall theme of love- this love presents itself in many different ways. In City Lights, the love between The tramp and the blind girl, in Central Station it is the love between two strangers, Dora and Josue, The Namesake has the love in an arranged marriage, Children of Heaven, the love between a brother and sister, and The Kite Runner has love between two best friends that transcends the generations. All of these movies have very different sets of characters, plots

rolling across their table in the near future as Paul McGuigan’s reimagining of Mary Shelley’s classic tale is on par if ever so slightly more tolerable than its recent near namesake I, Frankenstein, which is to say, Victor Frankenstein is most certainly dead on arrival. There was never a hope that even the most electrified jolt of movie lightning was ever going to breathe life into this far too serious and downright muddled wannabe blockbuster event with American Ultra writer Max Landis delivering a ham

Disney 's The Lion King is one of the most iconic children 's films of all time. However, behind the Hakunah Matata lies a movie laced with symbolism and mythical references. An online article from Thinkquest.org informs that the movie 's popular Elephant Graveyard represents the mythical Realm of Hades. The article continues to delve deeper into the symbolism, stating that the three hyenas, Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed, represent the three-headed beast, Cerebus, that guards Hades ' Realm. The themes

If people were to go through a crisis, they know they will always have that bond that they can always rely on. In the movie, The Namesake, Gogol, a 1990s teenager who is rebellious towards the traditional lifestyle of his heritage, has come to realize that the connection with his family has become more important than ever once he reaches a certain level of maturity. In The Namesake, the director portrays that family will ultimately take precedence over any other type of bond in a person’s transition

light saber clings by his side. All great and memorable villains have several things in common. All great fictional villains have great costumes that make them memorable. For example the Joker from the Batman comic books, as well as the movie adaptations has a great costume. He is most noticeably seen in a royal purple suit, and green or purple tie. His hair is a nasty green color, usually seen slicked back. His defining characteristic lies with his clown makeup, pasty white face paint

I The Namesake introduces people who leave behind their families and the familiar heat of India to build a new life in America- a cold and a bleak land of strangers. Jhumpa Lahiri weaves a story spanning three decades of geographically and culturally displaced Bengali family, comprising the parents Ashoke and Ashima first generation immigrants who had migrated to the U.S.A. from Calcutta in search of greener pastures and their children Gogol and Sonia the second generation immigrants. Personal identity

Caught between Two Worlds: The Search for Cultural Identity in Lahiri’s The Namesake Titien Diah Soelistyarini Abstract The question of identity is always a difficult one for those living in one culture, yet belonging to another. This question frequently lingers in the mind of most immigrants, especially the second generations who were born in a country other than their parents’ motherland. They feel culturally displaced as they are simultaneously living in two cultures. On the one hand, they

box office in its first week of wide release and collecting five Oscar nominations, including one for Best Picture. Bigelow is perhaps the finest action director at work today. Mira Nair’s very first film was an Oscar nominee. Her Monsoon Wedding showcased Indian culture to the mainstream like never before. Her latest Vanity Fair is what Hollywood is all about: epic plot, visual opulence, acclaimed artists all with just a twist of India thrown into it. At the start of her filmmaking career, Nair

like a slow episode of Degrassi, is gravely disappointing and feels like a wasted opportunity. There are signs the makers had the best of intentions, but the reduction in action and issues with character structure and detail were overriding. When a movie has a mixed age demographic like this one, it's rare everyone likes or dislikes it for the same reason. In this case, a 10-year-old Ninja Steel watcher and a 30-year-old Mighty Morphin' fan might have a common opinion of Power Rangers: it wasn't

stylish direction, and a timeless soundtrack, there should not be any wonder of why this work has stood the test of time. The story follows the New York based Corleone crime family over the course of ten years, from 1945-1955. The main character and namesake of the film is Don Vito Corleone, played masterfully by Marlon Brando. However, the main arc of the story centers on the unlikely transformation of his youngest son Michael played by the magnificent Al Pacino. Michael starts out as a disapproving