Sr. Rose, I went to see The Big Sick last night finally, with my daughter and a friend. We loved it--thank you for recommending it! Not too many stories can successfully hold together the ribald and the tragic--this one did without working hard. Something that also occurred to me later: one of the purposes of arranged marriage is for parents to review and evaluate the prospective wife or husband. Ironically, that is exactly what happened to Kumail as he got close to Emily's parents during her coma. It was their experience of him and their "wisdom" that confronted Emily in the closing scenes of the film.