Visual Analysis Of Gran Torino

When analyzing the regional Netflix rental pattern in the Los Angeles area of the feature film Gran Torino one notices a number of spatial variations in the film’s popularity. There are a number of urban geographical variations that provide an insight into the possible reasons why the film would be more popular in one area as opposed to another area in Los Angeles. While there is not one single reason why one area would be more likely to watch the film Gran Torino, there are a number of reasons that different regions of Los Angeles had differing patterns than others. One of the overarching themes on why particular geographical regions of Los Angeles would not watch the film is because of economics. In the text, Cities and Urban Life, the authors comment about the income of those in the inner city by stating, “With little disposable income, poor people are unable to pay high rents, but they also cannot afford the high costs of travel from a remote area” (Macionis and Parrillo 2013, 176). Some of the areas that the film was not watched was in the inner city, to the east of Los Angeles, and along the Harbor
The areas densely populated with families tended to watch more family friendly films like the Curious Case of Benjamin Button rather than Gran Torino. Notably, the areas that had a lower population of Asians was typically the same area that did not have as many views of the film. The reasoning behind Gran Torino being popular with the Asian community is most likely connected to the overall storyline of the white lead actor putting aside his Asian prejudices and befriending his Asian neighbors. This connects to the Asian community on a number of levels because of discrimination during the Gold Rush, World War II, and the Korean War. The hope of a future where the prejudices against the Asian community does not