“Ever notice how you come across somebody once in a while you shouldn’t have fucked with? That’s me.” (Walt Kowalski‚ Gran Torino‚ 2008) After watching the movie Gran Torino‚ I certainly can agree with Walt’s perspective on himself. Gran Torino was produced in the year of 2008‚ written by Nick Schenk and directed by Clint Eastwood. In this particular movie we see the cause and effects of several social issues‚ how through socialization these social issues can be resolved and perspectives can be altered
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Malith Samaradivakara 4/28/2013 MCS 100 Culture Film 2 Gran Torino A movie I watched and liked a lot was Gran Torino. I thought this movie was great! There is a lot of culture in this film. Gran Torino is about Walt‚ a Korean War veteran‚ who’s neighbor Thao Vang Lor is pressured into stealing his Ford Gran Torino by this gang. Thao is caught and Walt makes sure he deserves a punishment. Walt makes Thao do chores around the house for a month. During this time‚ Walt and Thao develop a strong
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\ Journey of Transformation Film Critique Dr. McGinn Wednesday’s 1-3:30 “A Gran Torino Ride to Redemption” Gran Torino‚ a film directed by the immortal Clint Eastwood‚ tells us a story of redemption and transformation. Eastwood’s character‚ a Korean War veteran‚ is living a depressing‚ lonely life‚ we are first introduced to him as a racist‚ bitter old man. The movie takes place in a less than affluent suburb where Eastwood has seen a drastic change in the neighborhood. His neighbors
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Taking a look at the final movies‚ Gran Torino and Sixteen Candles‚ we have two very different movies in terms of tone‚ plot and characters. Gran Torino (2008) is a drama that revolves around an old‚ recently widowed Korean War veteran that appears disillusioned from the modern world and is alienated from his family and seemingly bitter towards everyone. By an at-first shaky relationship with his Hmong neighbors‚ Walt develops a connection with them and goes through a revelation of sorts about
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Gran Torino Does the movie Gran Torino glorify violence and gun culture in the United States make specific reference to events in the film? The movie Gran Torino does glorify‚ justify violence and gun culture in the United States when used for the greater good as the military or police do to save lives of many civilians every day. The protagonist Walt Kowalski known as simply Walt well he’s a character he loves using his gun as if it was his culture after all he is a retired veteran. He demonstrates
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"Gran Torino" is an American drama film directed by Clint Eastwood‚ and one of the most successful films in the world. It won the "Best Foreign Film"‚ "Best Original Screenplay"‚ "Best Actor" award at 2008 and so on. I believe a good film is made in many ways of aspect skill. At this time‚ I will be looking at four different aspects which are camera shot using‚ dialogue‚ main idea of the film‚ music editing in "Gran Torino" to shows what sort of skill involved is need in a film‚ why do we need them
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Chris Abernathy Block 1 5/19/13 Gran Torino ECR In the movie Gran Torino‚ by Clint Eastwood‚ Eastwood plays a racially bitter and lonely war veteran that doesn’t really have a soft side at first for anyone after his wife dead. He treated everyone the same‚ with a grumpy attitude. He would keep to himself cause he felt it was the best thing of him to recover from his lost. He wouldn’t take any hand outs or help from anyone cause he believed he could do it all by himself and didn’t need
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Other Related Text Grand Torino Theme used: Racism‚ Culture Clash and Peer Pressure Story line: A Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood)‚ is a grumpy‚ tough-minded and border-line hateful widower‚ who is the lone white home owner in an increasingly ethnic neighborhood dominated by Asians. A Korean War veteran‚ he’s unable to get along with either of his children or his neighbors. But when Thao‚ a Hmong teenage neighbor attempts to steal his 1973 mint condition‚ Gran Torino‚ Kowalski reluctantly tries
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| What Makes the Dream American? | A Critical Thought Analysis | | Fairen Harris | University of Louisville | Dr. Chapman Gran Torino: In a nutshell A racist Korean War veteran and recent widower‚ Walt Kowalski is living in a crime ridden town in Detroit‚ Michigan. Walt’s once all White neighborhood has become occupied by the Hmong people. The Hmong people represent a part of Southeast Asia‚ such as Thailand‚ Laos‚ and China. The Hmong came to America because during the war they
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“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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