Gran Torino, best movie of 2008? A review.

  

  Gran Torino is one of the most well done movies in its category that I have seen for a quite some time. The directing was superb and the acting, although average at some points (the kids), was masked by the grasp of the story and Clint Eastwoods presence. I already held high expectations for this movie but was still blown away! This movie covered everything from racism and poverty to spoiled suburban families living in a bubble. The great thing about this movie is that the themes were brought up in a way that made it easy to understand without getting too detailed about any of it; you could make up your own mind and understand what was implicated through the acting.

 

   There were parts of the movie that were extremely tragic and made my blood boil, but there were also many scenes that were very comedic because of the “tell it like it” is attitude of Clint Eastwood. One of the traits that I really enjoyed was Clint’s character always saying these outrageous racial slurs to the neighbors/friends while the neighbors ignored it and in my opinion knew he was old and from those times, it seemed almost like a programmed response he picked up from his generation. This movie has a very good moral and brings up some current issues affecting the United States, and most likely other countries as well. Although my review of this film is pretty un-detailed it’s because I don’t want to tell you the story. I always like to go into a movie fresh-minded with as little knowledge as possible about the movies themes. However, if you do want to view a trailer I will include it with this post. Hope you can all find a chance to get out to the theatres and check out this film!