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it an external element. That the real Emily is shown doesn't make the photos so either, any more than the common filmmaking method of using an actor's real childhood photos in an album or on the wall of a home does. The film intentionally shows photos of the wedding—and, more importantly, Nanjiani's family attending it—to, as I said, tie up the important plot point of his family's estrangement.
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But as soon as you write "real-life", you're exiting the universe of the story, and its plot. The fact that they're married in real life, and it's based on a true story, is relevant to the article, but not the Plot section. A plot is a series of events in a fictional story (even one loosely based on
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The film is a fictionalized depiction of Nanjiani and Gordon's relationship. Details are different but the overall story arc—a very serious health crisis causes the two to become closer while they date—is consistent with real events. Just because a story element is shown during credits does not make
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My revert was in part beecause of an edit you don't mention above. Kumail's one-man show is relevant to his complicated relationship with Islam; he has no interest in either and is living a very assimilated lifestyle, but still insists on doing a show about Pakistan that is very different from his
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This film should have a complete plot summary considering it has already hit cinemas. Someone who has seen the film, I asking that you add a full plot summary here in place of this synopsis. If one is nt added soon I will continue to put my tag up there. It gets things done fast as people see it
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My edit didn't remove the mention of Kumail's one-man show. It did remove the line "Kumail has a complicated relationship with his family and native culture", which I think is personal interpretation; we should stick to the facts of what the film shows us. I've expanded the summary to make more
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I've found it more effective then not. It's unconventional yes, but it works because it reaches more people faster. We can discuss that all you like, but I came here to discuss the summary.
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I don't object to most of your edits above. Mentioning the photographs in the credits is relevant because they provide closure to a plot point in the film.
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him" - if we say they would disown him, we don't need to say they would also disapprove. Disowning is much more serious than disapproval.
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she tells Kumail she appreciates everything he did for her" - does she say "I'm disappointed" or is this personal interpretation?
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I copy edited the plot summary a while ago to remove unnecessary words and details. This has now been reverted.
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We don't discuss how to improve an article on the article itself. We do so here on the talk page. --
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distraught means "emotionally", you can't be distraught in any other way.
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The disease featured in the movie is Adult-onset Still's disease.
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It is a rare disease, affecting less than 1 in 100,000 people.
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mention of his relationship with Islam - does it suffice?
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Here are some examples of the things we don't need:
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