Reaction #6 Arranged "Friendship has no religion"

Arranged is the third movie we have seen so far and to be honest it is my favorite. I really like this movie because it shows that friendship can be stronger than any difference between cultures. Many people tend to believe that people from different places and with different traditions and customs can not be friends, but that is not true. A person can put differences aside and get to know someone. This movie is about a Jewish girl named Rajo and a Muslim named Nazira girl and it is based in part of a real life experience.

 Rajo meets Nazira because they are teachers at a public school in Brooklyn.  During the movie, they share a lot of time and become very good friends. They are also going through arranged marriages because of their religions. Rajo´s family tries to set up some dates for her but all of the guys she dated were very different from what she really likes, she talks to her mom about the fact that she does not want to go on dates for a while, however, her mother is really concern about this because if Rajo does not get married, she is going to delay her sister´s wedding as well.   On the other hand, Nazira´s arranged wedding is going pretty well because she likes the man her family chose for her.

One day, Nazira goes with Rajo to her brother´s university to give him a book he needs, in her brother´s study group is a Jewish guy and Rajo likes him a lot but there was no way she can actually date him. Nazira pretends she is taking a journalist course and asks the Jewish guy some questions. She took also a picture of him and prepares his resume. Nazira stops by the house of the woman who is arranging Rajo´s date and gives her the resume she had prepared. Because of Nazira, Rajo´s goes on a date with the Jewish. At the end of the film, both girls get married and they have babies.

This movie actually makes you aware that people from other cultures can become very close friends in despite of their differences. Also, traditions such as arranged marriages can work out for people and they are very happy couple for the rest of the life. We have to be very open-minded and respect all cultures.