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    Film Review : Gran Torino

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    The movie Gran Torino, is an American film directed by Clint Eastwood, who also stars as the main character. The movie was set in Highland Park, Michigan which was a nearby suburb of Detroit. In prior years, Highland Park was populated by white families that had come to the area to work in the Ford car factories, but over time, “the damn chinks” moved into the neighborhood as Walt Kowalski would say. This show was the first American film to show Hmong Americans, which were war refugees that had resettled

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    Gran Torino, directed by Clint Eastwood, is a very moving and captivating drama. When the story opens we see Walt Kowalski residing on his front porch drinking beer, while simultaneously watching the world with a squint and a torrent of harsh criticism. Walt has essentially no remaining family members, as his wife had just recently passed away, and he wants nothing to do with his two successful sons. It's a story about tolerance and cultural differences, but also one of hope, and unlikely friendships

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    Gran Torino

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    Introduction Gran Torino is a film filled with conflict; there are age related conflicts, cultural conflicts, religious conflicts and value based conflicts. These conflicts continuously erupt in a working class Michigan neighborhood, which is dominated by immigrants. Walt Kowalski, a Polish American, is the main character who is a retired Korean War veteran and Ford automobile assembly line worker who has just lost his wife. He is a very embittered man haunted by memories of his past. Walt lives

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    The text Gran Torino directed by Clint Eastwood and written by Nick Schenk tells a story of a widowed Korean War veteran, Walt Kowalski, who despises his Asian neighbours. Whilst the world move and change around him, Walt finds himself the only American living on his street amongst other cultures as well as not being able to escape from his traumatising experience in war. Through Walt’s character development, variation of usage of camera and symbolism the text are able to effectively represent ideas

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    In the movie Gran torino there is an older adult who’s name is Walt Kowalski who just lost his wife. His family just think of the older adult as a annoyance to them. Walt Kowalski seems accustomed to his beliefs.In the beginning of the movie we tension between Walt and the house next door because of old beliefs they have about each other. A gang tries to get the boy next door into the gang his name is Thao. The gang tells Thao to rob the torino from Walt but Thao fails.The family finds out and as

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    Analytical Essay - Gran Torino Sam Osborne Q. What kind of man is Walt Kowalski? Examine character development throughout the film Gran Torino? Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino (2008) is a portrayal of human sacrifice and the racial intolerance that still exists in modern America. The film is set in a poor neighbourhood of Detroit. Clint Eastwood plays Walt Kowalski, a war veteran who has brooded over his experiences in the war for decades. Past trauma has caused him to believe that he cannot

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    In this essay you will read how I think the movie “Gran Torino” relates to psychology and why I believe it does. Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. In this movie you see how the mind and behavior are or taken by a mental disease. For a brief recap about the movie “Gran Torino.” It is about Polish man Walt Kawalski a recent widow, a former Ford assembly line employee, and a Korean War Veteran. The movie takes place in a small town in Michigan with mostly Southeast Asian race

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    Gran Torino Ethos

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    times before Gran Torino. Over a long career, he has portrayed many distinctive roles that have included cowboys, police officers and boxing managers. Even though the roles differed in time and place, they were often characterized by a strong sense of independence and commitment to seeing difficult challenges through to the end. The end often meant the death of villains. Eastwood’s many roles have created an Eastwood ethos, or philosophy, that his fans have been able to count on in each movie, no matter

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    In 2008, a graphic and dramatic film called “Gran Torino” was made. This film was directed by Client Eastwood, who is also the main character in the movie, and challenges the issues of stereotypes through the aspects of status, gender and ethnicity. Exploring the themes of absence of a male dominate figure, Theo, the protagonist but thought to be a feminine figure, exploits the idea of gender portrayed by the Hmong men to be stereotypical. Throughout the film, the Hollywood narrative displays the

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    Gran Torino Differences

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    Gran Torino Report A great majority of Walt’s and Thao’s differences are because of the contrasting cultures they originate from. Thao comes from the Hmong people and Walt is a Caucasian American. During the movie, the Hmong culture is expressed, the Hmong people express gratitude and thanks to people through gifts and in return, exchange for work. For example, when Thao apologized for attempting to steal Walt’s car, his mother and sister give Thao to Walt as a helping hand until his debt is paid

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