Eastwood's Unforgiven In The Film The Gran Torino

“The Gran Torino” allows Clint Eastwood to play a role as a Polish American factory worker and a Korean War veteran, who has to face his prejudice beliefs and in doing so creates a heart felt experience with a dash of unparalleled humor. His rough stern traits was forged over time, living a solitary life unable to get along with the only family he has left. With this cynical mind set on the world ever since the war each passing day for him gets darker. Until one day theres a sudden change of events to that comes into play, and the very fabrication of how he thinks takes a different turn. You will foresee this transition with anticipation throughout the movie, and this is where the charm lies its guaranteed to leave you in awe. Lets start
For a moment It looked like he was going to pull out his 44” magnum revolver at times and say his favorite line “you feeling lucky, punk.” To be equally critical on the negative aspect, even though the cast worked well together some of the dialogue could’ve used some retakes as some scenes felt like it was repetitive. Also another critique if your nit picking will point at Clint Eastwood, even though he gives a brilliant performance his way of acting doesn’t stray away far from his norm. Although it never gets old to me you’ll always recognize him playing the part of a guy that who is stern, stubborn, and infused with attitude too often. Another issue that brings up question is, can this film be considered racial? One could say in argument is what if they did things differently and brought in other races in place of Hmong’s, would it still be acceptable by society? As with any other form of media it depends on how you interpret it, but I feel Clint didn’t intend for it to be like that. This acclaimed drama according to “American Film Institute” as one of top movies of 2008, also has a impeccable storyline that isn’t your typical good guy versus bad either. It has a share