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28.12.08

Review: Gran Torino Rides like a Charm

- Entertainment (general), Movies, Film, Clint Eastwood, Review -

By Clarence Yu

CLINT Eastwood proves that he is at the top of his game with his latest effort, Gran Torino.

Revolving around the story of Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood), a retired Ford employee and decorated Korean War vet, the movie explores themes of loss, coming to terms, friendship, and ultimately, sacrifice and redemption.

Here’s a trailer of the movie:

Set in the present day, the film begins with Walt burying his wife of many years. His grown-up children have strained relations with him, and he sets to living out the rest of his years wandering about in his home, tinkering around in his garden, sitting on his porch drinking beer and taking care of his prized possession, a 1972 Ford Gran Torino. He refuses to fulfill his wife’s dying wish, to confess to a “27-year-old, over-educated, virgin priest.”

He is bitter about many things, mainly about how the world has changed from his viewpoint, and how his neighborhood has slowly been encroached upon by a group of Asians known as “Hmongs.” He has a fast and dirty mouth, and isn’t the type of guy who would waste a second of his remaining days on anything sentimental.

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19.12.08

Star Trek ‘First Lady’ passes away

- Sci-Fi, Star Trek -

18.12.08

Clint Eastwood and Gran Torino: Does He Still Feel Lucky?

- Entertainment (general), Film, Clint Eastwood -

08.12.08

Film Review: 100: A celebration of life

- Film, Pinoy, Review -


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