Gran Torino is one of those movies a single parent 45-year old cultured would recommend. It’s filled with real-life ‘challenges’ of racism and cultural integrity coupled with a look into what sort of dangers can lurk in minority families. Of course, it is dramatized, and of course, it will be exaggerated, it is, after all, a movie.
I think that the movie portrayed everyone respectfully well. Clint Eastwood is almost always commendable, but he looks incredibly aged in the film; almost frail. But then again, it might just be that his acting is that good.
The story has a sad ending, and the path to the finish is also a violent and sad one. The soundtrack, the mood lighting and the general feel and colour of the film add to this. The ending may or may not surprise you (it surprised me), but as I said, this movie may not be a real exact reflection of the truth of modern society.
But that’s what good scripts do right? They take an underlying social issue, turn it up a few notches, repackage it and sell it back to the audience as a reflection of their own lives.
If you are ready for a solemn, borderline arthouse movie with modern America undertones littered everywhere; watch this movie.
