“It is difficult to remain a bystander in any situation of conflict” After listening to Walt’s will and being given the Gran Torino‚ Thao decides to go home and pack his bags before heading north with Walt’s best friend Daisy‚ to an unknown destination somewhere in Canada for an unknown amount of time. As Thao began packing his things Sue stormed into the room very confused as to why Thao was packing “Thao! Why are you packing‚ and where are you going?” said Sue. “On a little road trip with
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Gran Torino Gran Torino is a movie of change and compassion. Its controversial prejudice combined with its racial slurs make it almost conflicting to watch. But Clint Eastwood put just the right amount of love in this movie to make your heart pitter and patter. In the movie Clint Eastwood plays a man named Walt Kowalski that has just lost his wife. His sons are selfish and lack the care to look past their racist‚ gun-toting‚ Korean War veteran father enough to understand and gain a relationship
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Starter text response: Gran Torino ‘Gran Torino’ is a film full of symbols of hope and redemption. Discuss. In his film ‘Gran Torino’‚ Clint Eastwood tells the story of an unlikely relationship between Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski and his Hmong neighbours Thao and Sue. The film explores the possibility of redemption‚ “second chances”‚ and the hope that comes from having a positive future. Both Walt and Thao experience redemption in the film. Walt is saved from the guilt of murder and broken
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refuses to let Thao work for him even telling the women‚ “No he isn’t going to work for me‚” (Gran Torino). Walt refuses this proposal for two
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Like most good movies‚ Gran Torino contains a lot of symbolism throughout its story. Some symbols are obvious and some are easily missed if a person isn’t looking for them. Among the various symbols there are three that deserve extra recognition. They truly help to tell the story and fall perfectly in line with the movie’s underlying themes of life‚ relationships‚ and death. The first and most obvious is the Gran Torino‚ the car itself‚ representing the theme of life; the second is the refrigerator
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chronological order. In Gran Torino the difference between the story and the plot is immediately visible at the very first scene: Walt is already old and his wife passed away. As the viewer you won’t get to know everything that has happened in Walt’s life before the plot starts and you won’t get to know his wife. One of the few things Gran Torino does refer to is Walt’s past in Korea (therefore‚ this element is part of the plot as well as the story). 2. Character traits in Gran Torino If the viewer
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Relationship Analysis Essay 1 During the course of the movie Gran Torino‚ we are witness to many relationships and as many conflicts; key issues are strongly culturally focused. Walt is steadily exposed to many different people in varying degrees‚ and what he learns helps shape him as a man. Many of these lessons come from the Vang Lor family‚ namely Sue and Thao. Though Thao and Walt’s relationship is more central‚ Sue and Walt’s relationship is arguably just as important. Though Sue and Walt
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Good morning/afternoon‚ welcome to my workshop titled “The Construction of identity through film.” The purpose of this workshop is to focus on different values and perspectives as presented in “Gran Torino”. Today I will be interpreting Thao’s point of view in the movie “Gran Torino”. Thao is a quiet‚ respectful boy that gets off to a bad start with Walt‚ but quickly grows close with him‚ when the gang starts giving thao and his family a lot of trouble Walt puts together a well-structured plan to
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hands of superstitious old ladies and promise them eternity’ * After Walt unwillingly saves Thao during the fight with the gang‚ he gradually befriends him and starts to show concern for him‚ ‘I need to man you up a little’ Values * His Gran Torino- Walt is always seen cleaning/polishing/admiring his car ‘That’s right‚ ain’t she pretty’ he says to Daisy while the theme song softly plays in the background * Values privacy/his property –‘get off my lawn’ * Tidiness/maintenance – his
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In 2008‚ Clint Eastwood starred in a movie called Gran Torino as a character named‚ “Walt Kowalski.” Kowalski demonstrates a former veteran who faces daily challenges in his neighborhood after his beloved wife passes away. Along with the love of his wife‚ Kowalski’s only prize possession was his 1972 Gran Torino that was in mint condition. Not having very much communication with his family due to personal issues within‚ he finds himself making amends and eventually a friendship with his Hmong neighbors
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