the namesake movie essay

' what makes me myself rather than anyone else is the very fact that I am poised between two countries, two or three languages and several cultural traditions' (Maalouf , A, 2000), which emphasise my identity and how this is an essential part to my identity. For example, I am an Indian, who wears salwar kameez ( traditional Asian clothes), who loves eating Asian curries with hand, who speaks Hindi and Punjabi with my parents and relatives (the most common languages spoken by an Indian), I am an Indian

Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel of the same name, The Great Gatsby is a 2013 movie directed by Baz Luhrmann. Set in the 1920s, the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his attempts to revive his passion with Daisy Buchanan are at the heart of The Great Gatsby's story. Regaining Daisy's love and living the affluent lifestyle he has designed for her is Gatsby's sole objective. Luhrmann uses a range of techniques to show the unreachable nature of the American dream and the detrimental effects

He began writing, producing, directing, and acting in over 35 movies including the Friday movie trilogy which gained a huge following in the 90s. In 2015 Ice Cube co-produced the award-winning biopic Straight Outta Compton, a movie about the rise and fall of N.W.A. and starring Ice Cube’s oldest son and namesake O’Shea Jackson Jr. as his father’s younger self. The movie thrilled fans and critics, making over $200 million worldwide and receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best

The word hero is tossed around on a daily basis; whether on the news, in books, or in movies, we hear it all the time. Its common usage begs the question, what exactly is a hero? Are there traits and characteristics one must possess to be classified as heroic? Our interpretation of a hero is ever-changing, constantly influenced by the stories told by the dominant culture, which acts as an invisible hand. Back in the earlier days of storytelling, heroes were more easily identifiable; most heroes were

The golden age of the big-budget musical may remain lost to the annals of old Hollywood, some may argue that classics will always be better than their reimagined counterparts, but this is hardly the case in all circumstances. The 1969 big screen adaptation of Hello, Dolly! proves that sometimes the original star power of a cast can be overridden decades later. The 2017 Broadway revival of Hello Dolly! supports the idea that while people may become accustomed to hearing a song a certain way, a new

Amistad is a 1997 movie that portrays the 1839 mutiny aboard an illegal slave ship called La Amistad. It focuses on the 1841 Supreme Court case where the American justice system is giving the job of deciding what is supposed to happen to the Africans aboard La Amistad, the ship’s captains, the ships and all of the other property aboard the ship. Leading to the rebellion aboard La Amistad, the main character, Cinque’ and a number of his fellow Africans had been illegal stolen and were being brought

Anger’s namesake personalities in the movie “Inside Out,” similar to our emotions in real life? Are there any differences between the textbook’s description of emotions versus the film’s? How or how aren’t they? How do the emotions discussed in the film fit into my own life? The movie, “Inside Out,” uses five of the six basic emotions listed in our textbook. (Feist, 2015, p. 419) The emotions are portrayed as characters, Joy (happiness), Sadness, Fear, Disgust and Anger. The movie left out

cope with the issue before the Kings first wartime radio broadcast. Although this movie is just a film adaptation of a true story, it is still able to show the viewer a lot about British Culture during the 1920’s, which has even carried into the modern day. Additionally, “The Kings Speech” reveals the importance of saving face as well as power distance within the United Kingdom. At the beginning of the movie, the relationship between Lionel, and King George VI, (who is referred to, as Bertie

Moving to a new place you have never been before is hard. You don’t know anybody or where anything is, it is a whole new world. This can be experienced by every immigrant coming to America. The United States is the number one country when it comes to immigrant population. According to Politifact, the US Department of Homeland Security has gathered data of immigrants coming to the U.S and in 2013 it was 990,553. These immigrants have special laws though, laws made for immigrants alone and not everyday

which produces a subcultures that influences the new generations of family morals, values and cultures. In the film The Namesake, the film portrays the navigation in time sequences of marriage, education, parental hood, success, wealth and death. The struggles of a Bengali couple who immigrated to the United States, which cultures is outside their customs. The film, The Namesake was created after a very popular book that dives into the obscurities internal and externality of immigrates and the first