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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated The Big Sick (2017) in Movies

Nov 21, 2017

The Big Sick (2017)

2017 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

8.0

(44 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Sweet, but too similar to previous movies of this nature

As someone from a similar background as the lead actor, these films have become all too familiar. Culture clashes, torn between a family and a western lifestyle has been seen in films such as Bride and Prejudice, Bend it Like Beckham, and even East is East. So it doesn't seem particularly novel to me.

What I liked was the serious side of it - no over the top music sequences, just an honest portrayal of Kumail Nanjiani's intense courtship and subsequent challenges while meeting his real wife Emily Gordon. The truth is that much of this image has changed, so it can become tedious when the same generic story is peddled to the masses. I'm hoping that we can move away from these types of plots in the future. Overall, just an average film, but great acting from Holly Hunter and Anupam Kher as per usual.

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Shayde (75 KP) rated Facebook in Apps

Jun 15, 2018 (Updated Jun 23, 2018)

Facebook

Communication, Entertainment, Events, Social Networking

7.6

(435 Ratings)

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Not seeing friends posts

Nobody seeing my posts

People are idiots

It's Facebook

Who doesn't have Facebook? It's ingrained in our culture these days. Everybody has it and it's the easiest way to stay connected to everybody. The concept, in the beginning, was great. It really was a great way to stay connected to all your friends in family, all in one place. I think over the years it has just grown into something else. There's too much click-bate, there's oversharing, there are so many ways to get sucked in that have nothing to do with staying connected to people. I wish there was a fresh new site that could be the new Facebook, the next big social media site, but everybody is already on Facebook, and a lot of my other sites (this one included) are connected to my Facebook to make logging in easier.