Today I love to share with you my personal thought about Gran Torino, an incredible movie drama movie directed by Clint Eastwood.
At first a little discription of the plot:
The story is about Walt Kowalski, an American of Polish descent, who is a Korean War veteran. Walt is an eldery, widowed man who seems to be stiff and indifferent towards his own beloved ones. At the beginning of the movie the audience gets an opportunity to observe the behaviour of the members of his closest family which simply approves that the bonds between the man and his sons are very weak, almost non-existent. Underneath Walt's pretty hard exterior he is an honest and kind-hearted person who brings himself to deal with the issues on his own. The main plot begins when Walt catches young imigrant Thao attempting to steal his car, Ford Gran Torino. Members of Thao's family are Hmong Americans who are also our main character's neighbours. Despites all the difficult circumstances and culture's distinctiveness Walt and Thao reach an agreement and the eldery man becomes a true rolemodel for young Asian.
I must say I truly enjoyed this movie. The questions about life and death that are spoken in Gran Torino make you think about your own actions and the rightness of the path they have chosen in their lives. The main character is a truly unusual man whose awful and sad past taught him how precious is humans life and that murdering is the worst, the ugliest crime people can commit. Walt approves that taking someone's life is unforgivable and unforgettable that will haunt you till your last days. What is absolutely amazing about this movie is that you are able to observe the bond between main character and young Asian imigrant that slowly becoming stronger day by day. The attachement, the friendship between those two that grows everyday is simply touching. In general all the characters are believable, every one of them has its own beliefs, goals and problems they have to solve. One of the biggest strengths of the movie is that the end is really unexpected and shocking. The acting is the other strength of the movie. The role of Walt Kowalski simply approves that Clint Eastwood is a briliant and very talented actor. This prodution also gives an opportunity to meet a culture that a really small group of people is aware of its existing. The only negative thing I would say about the movie is that some scenes can be really brutal, especially for people who are very sensitive.
I would highly recommend this movie. It is made very neatly and professionally. The actors can really enrapture you with their acting skills. The story is extremely gripping, it will not let you get bored :)
