If these stories from people who saw 'The Big Sick' don't get you to a theater, nothing will
There's no one way to describe The Big Sick. It's a love story, a story of family, a story of illness, a story of struggling on the road to success. It's also a true story that happened to writers Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, and as the film prepares for worldwide release, Nanjiani shared some of the heartfelt responses audiences have had to it.
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The Big Sick doesn't derive much humor from the East-meets-West culture clash, which makes it less of a hurdle than many of the characters would think.
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The biggest plot point of The Big Sick is that Emily (Zoe Kazan) has a rare medical condition and ends up in a medically-induced coma as doctors try to diagnose her. This is shortly after she and Kumail have broken up, and he questions that decision as he remembers their time together and meets her parents.
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Nanjiani's family struggled to accept Gordon and their relationship at first, and in The Big Sick they stop speaking altogether. Luckily, that passed.
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In the film, after Emily enters a medically induced coma, Kumail listens to old voicemails from her to remember their relationship.
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The Big Sick is now in theaters.
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Proma Khosla is a Senior Entertainment Reporter writing about all things TV, from ranking Bridgerton crushes to composer interviews and leading Mashable's stateside coverage of Bollywood and South Asian representation. You might also catch her hosting video explainers or on Mashable's TikTok and Reels, or tweeting silly thoughts from @promawhatup.