Monsoon Wedding

Monsoon Wedding is a film about the multitude of problems that arise during a traditional Punjabi wedding in India. The story centers around a father, trying to plan an extravagant and expensive wedding for his only daughter to a man that she barely knows. He has arranged for her to marry this man, as is common in  Indian tradition, but she is in love with another man. Also common within the Indian tradition, the extended families of both the bride and groom come together for the wedding with a multi-day celebration. But with all of the Verma family for what most likely is the first time in a very long time, there comes a great deal of tension and conflict that adds to the stress of planning a great, big Indian wedding.

I loved watching this film, and found myself thouroughly entertained and captivated from start to finish. The planning of the wedding at the events that occured during the process were so real and I was able to relate to the feelings of heartache and pain and frustration that the characters were experiencing, and identify with the characters that the actors represented. Even though this was a Bollywood film and a portion of it was in subtitiles, I found that both the lingual and cultural barriers were very minimal. There were many subplots that were integrated into the main overall plot of the wedding, but the narrative was constructed in a way that wasn't confusing, but rather clear and cohesive. Overall, I thought this film was so interested and quite the change of pace from what we've been watching. After not liking the past couple films, watching Monsoon Wedding was a breath of fresh air.