- American actor, film director, producer, musician and political figure.
- He got famous with his role as Man with No Name in “Spaghetti Western”
With films like “Unforgiven” and “Millon Dollar Baby”, he won many Academy Awards. His greatest social succes was with the adventure comedy “Every Which Way But Loose”.
STORY SETTING
- This film take place in Highland Park, Detroit, in a neighbourhood which was familiar and simple, but it has become to an asian poor neighbourhood, where the crime is seen every day.
- The main carachters are Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood), a retired police and a Korean war veteran, and Thao Vang Lor (Bee Vang), an asian teenager. It really important Walt’s car, a Ford Torino, which is really loved by his owner, who takes care of it every day.
PLOT SUMMARY
Walt had lost his wife a few time back, and he was living alone with his dog, Daisy. Since that he has felt really sad and he doesn’t care about his life. He prefers loneliness. One day Walt caught Thao trying to steal his Gran Torino. Thao explained that he was doing this so that he could be accepted on his cousin gang.From here begin their relationship, and Walt helps the boy to get away from this crime life.MAIN CHARACTERS
The film Gran Torino features several characters
- Walt Kowalski
Walt Kowalski is the main character of the film Gran Torino. He becomes embroiled in a conflict involving a Hmong family and a gang.
He is a retiree who worked at a Ford automobile plant for much of his life, and he owns a Gran Torino he had personally built.
Clint Eastwood plays this character.
He is a retiree who worked at a Ford automobile plant for much of his life, and he owns a Gran Torino he had personally built.
Clint Eastwood plays this character.
- Thao Vang Lor
Thao Vang Lor is a young American boy who is pressed by his cousin to steal the Gran Torino of Walt. Walt often calls Thao "Toad."
- Sue Lor
Sue Lor is a American girl who is Thao's older sister. She has a streetwise and witty personality. Ahney Her plays Sue.
OPINION
- Gran Torino is a beautiful movie and one of the best films that we have seen.
- The characters are really believable and resonate true human emotion.
- Kowalski, hates the Vietnamese immigrants that have moved next door to him. As time goes on, he gets to know them, and the bond that forms is wonderful.
- Although not end very well, we liked for different reasons. For example:
- Kowalski is a very great actor.
- In this movie there are issues of today such as racism.
RECOMMENDATION
This movie will have you laughing so hard yourself while at the same time breaking your heart and making you cry. It is true that the movie takes you on a roller-coaster ride.
This is a wonderful story, one that you will love and tell your friends to see.
If you're looking for one of those great movie experiences, you'll not find a better film to see than this.
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