Journal Entry #17

My Big Fat Greek

My Big Fat Greek is the film about a Greek woman named Toula Portokalos. Her family owns a small restaurant to be called Dancing Zorba's and she works in there as a waitress. She is 30 years old and hasn't gotten married yet. Her family is worry about this, especially her father who is always to keeps Greek rules and wants his daughters get married with Greek man. One day, when she meets a handsome and tall man in her family's restaurant, she is acttracted so much but this man does not. She decided to change her life by going to the college to study computer. Of course, her father doesn't agree but her mother helps her persuare him and is gone to the collge. She have many changes such as make up, wear modern dresses and contact lense,... She looks beautiful. Then she works at her aunt's travel agency and meet Ian Miller - a man who she met and was attracted in her family's restaurant again. They felt in love. Of course, her father does not agree because he is not a Greek man. However, Ian Miller loves Toula so much and is willing to make anything to her family accept him. He becomes a Greek man, to be baptized and married in Orthodox Church. Finally, her whole family accept their wedding. Her parents give them a house as their wedding's gift and they have a baby and live happy together in here.