#2: ##2: The Big Night

This is one of those movies where you are taken by surprise that the movie ended already. You are pretty much in the middle of the scene when the credits appear. Much like real life when you can't put your finger to a time and place and call it a start or end. But not many people like to watch such movies, at least that's what I experienced. I like such movies. Not everything follows a  mathematical character arc. Our day to day experiences change something about us everyday without radically change us. I feel this is what the movie is about. You want to see the end to be happy or sad but it is just another day in the life of those two brothers where they have to figure out what they want to do going forward.

Plot

A dying restaurant business is run by a chef who is a genius who has come to the US to make a fortune. The genius prepares italian food for americans without adding the american touch to the dishes which makes him less popular. His younger brother runs the hotel and is really trying to save the place from dying. His last chance of revival of his business is to call a celebrity jazz musician and throw a party to make his restaurant popular. They make big plans for the night and call friends, including the one who gives him the idea of calling the musician and decides to arrange the invite on his behalf. This friend is not liked by the chef but the brother believes in him. Come the big night and the people get into a party mood - there are starters and drinks, music and dance. Everyone arrives but the musician! They begin the party and everyone seems to be having a good time. After waiting for long, everyone is served the food which is perhaps the best meal the guests have ever had. After the meal is over, the chef brother gets to know that the musician was not invited in the first place. This leads to a fight between the brothers over how the other person has ruined their chance of being a success and how America is not being friendly towards them. On confronting the well-wisher friend, the younger brother understand that this was a business move to get both the brothers to join the friend's restaurant but the brother sticks to his elder brother and refuses the offer. This leaves them to decide what they will do with no money left in their account in a foreign country!

Alternate End

Perhaps, as a consequence of the previous night, one of the other party guests enters the restaurant on the following day with a few other friends of his. 

OR

The younger brother has a moment of epiphany and learns how to advertise his restaurant for people to value what the genius chef has to offer. The stubborn chef learns to yield to the demand of the situation and agrees to work with another chef who would make fusion dishes too for their restaurant. 

Characters

The elder brother is so sincere towards his talent that he thinks changing the way he prepares food will kill his art and his god. He takes his profession for his religion but does not understand the pressures of running a business and surviving in a hostile environment of the restaurant business where adapting to the customer needs is of prime importance.

The younger brother is running the business but is too innocent to know the intentions of his so-called friends. He takes things on face value and is an average person who really can't solve critical business problems. In spite of his friend giving him various cues of improving the business, he does not seem to get the idea and just goes by what he is told. But he truly understands his brother's talent, respect what his brother has and tries to defend it at all costs.