Monsoon Wedding

Monsoon Wedding is a 2001 film by Mira Nair. It is an Indian film and set in New Delhi. The beginning of the movie starts with guests arriving in different groups to attend a wedding. The first thing that struck me about this movie is that sometimes they speak in English which was weird.

There are many different characters in this film. There is the father who is kind of a jerk to everyone and likes things to be done on time. He takes things very seriously probably because he is paying for everything. Some of the family members dont get along with each other. Some of them already didnt like each other and some of them learn to not like each other. The opposite could also be said as new fond connections are formed when people meet at this event. The guy with the hurt arm and the girl with the tatoo like each other.

The power goes out at one point and the one girl Alice helps the contracter guy(Dubey) try to fix the problem but he doesnt really know what hes doing. That girl has a crush on him, you can tell since she brings him water earlier.

The bride to be in this film, Aditi Verma is nervous about getting this arranged marriage since she has only known the man for a few weeks. She also quarells with her older cousin, Ria, when she trys to give her advice. She makes fun of her saying something like "how could i take advice of passion from my unmarried older cousin?" But it turns out that Ria was sexually abused by her uncle which mentally scarred her. The women bond in this film by shopping together. I didnt know they played golf in India until after i watched this movie.

Aditi goes to see her old lover. She tells him she cant remember why she broke up with him. The police show up and threaten to charge them both with indecent exposure. Her lover gets a call from his wife and then Aditi instantly remembers why she left him and leaves him again. They have the one scene where the family takes a picture after Ria rerturns and this is intense because the photographer, unaware of her past, tells her to take the place closest to the man who abused her as a child.

It rains alot during the wedding, which i guess is why the title has the word "Monsoon" it it. The father is very grateful that he paid the extra $5,000 for waterproofing on the tents. He even lets Dubey stand inside during the rain and dance with the rest of the family. I thought Aditi was going to back out of the wedding at the last second but she does not. I liked the way this movie was filmed and all of the bright colors that were used in the outfits and settings.