East Is East Movie Review

This movie tells us the bill of a Pakistani migrant who experiments troubles finding a compromise surrounded by his integration and keeping his roots. Indeed, we understand his will to impose his family a hard Pakistani culture at the very beginning of the movie, when he pushes his eldest son in an arranged marriage. His family is obviously reluctant to his conservative vision, which leads the substantial family to stand up against the father when he tries to organize arranged marriages for cardinal of his other sons.Hence, we are being presented successively two different facets of this character. On the one hand, a narrow-minded and over-conservative person, which makes him a brutal husband (the terminate of this movie might be when he beats his wife, which marks a real turning point for the relations among the family) and an oppressive father. The realisator managed to create a complex character around who the movie is articulated. As a point of fact, his presence is tang ible doneout the movie, even among the barbs which are shot through the childrens point of bet.With hindsight, this movie is about a man torn between his desire of integration (we might note his pride when he duologue about his knowledgeing a business) and the fear of losing his roots. We eventually feel that he provided wishes the best for his family, which is why he imposes his vision of life. Though, we might see a part of egoism in his acts, as the strict way he is raising his kids is also a way for him to compensate the distance with his own country .The numerous points of view proposed give texture to this movie, and animates the underlying issues it comes to show the cultural and genesisal clash. Even though the subject is quite unspoiled and sad, the realisator succeeded in making this movie lively, and rather optimistic. Many scenes are very dramatic and include a lot of humour. Furthermore, it offers a progressive observatory through the happy ending and the ev olution of points of view from one gen eration to an other (Ernests tolerance Vs its grand-fathers intolerance).Finally, we might also think of the scene when Sajid gets his cowl ripped off to represent the fathers openness to his familys expectations. Indeed, in a previous scene shot from Sajids point of view, the hood gives a very narrow and vaginal-shaped view angle. Therefore, this scene might be applied to his father, the loss of the hood symbolizing both the loss of his blinkers and the cut of his umbilical cordon. Thus, it suggests the birth of a mug new man and the entrance in a new era for his family.