Namesake: B

After moving from Calcutta to New York, members of the Ganguli family struggle to find the delicate balance between family tradition and new world American culture.

I lived in an area of Queens, New York called "Richmond Hill", which is predominately Indian/West islander immigrants, many of their story's are similar to the tale of Namesake. Based on the book by the same name this movie poignantly directs your thoughts to all immigrant struggles, I could not help but reflect upon my own past generations of family that immigrated to this country a century ago. In current circumstances with our nations struggle over immigration, this movie gives us leave to have apathy for those that have traveled great distances to create a better life for their family. Namesake describes the American dream as "a place where possibilities are endless, where you can be who you want, say what you want, and define yourself through hard work and intuition." No place do these words mean more then faced with or own challenges and looking towards those who came before us with respect and wanting advice, only to find that the solutions are in the traditions and words of wisdom passed down from parent to child. This is what Namesake explains, touching are the scenes where this moment of clarity if defined. See this movie and thank those that came before you.

Rated: "PG-13" for Disturbing images and Brief language.

Also See: Garden State, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, In America.