A 1972 Car Changes Everything

A 1972 Car Changes Everything

By: Nemo Zaragoza

A calm looking neighborhood is where this takes place, not a place you would suspect for gang related violence, but then as the movie progresses you see that the quietest neighborhoods are probably the worst. Well this is where Clint Eastwood decided to film his amazing movie, Gran Torino. Clint Eastwood plays Walter Kowalski, a veteran of the Vietnam War. The movie starts off with Walt, in a church next to a coffin, and in the coffin lays his late wife. Shortly after the ceremony Walter goes home, and they have an after ceremony dinner, and after that, that’s when the fun really begins.

Gran Torino is a movie directed by Clint Eastwood, with main actors Walter Kowalski (Clint Eastwood), Father Janovich (Christopher Carley), Thao Vang Lor (Bee Vang) and finally Sue Lor (Ahney Her). It was made in 2008 and it’s rated R for language, and some violence. Well the movie is about a disgruntled Korean War veteran called Walt Kowalski, Walt sets out to change his neighbor, a Hmong teenager, who tried to steal Walt’s prized possession: his 1972 Gran Torino.

In this movie Walt tries to change his neighbor who tried to steal Walt’s Gran Torino by giving the teenager work to do to turn him into a man that can stand up for himself because before, Thao got confronted by an Asian gang that gives Thao an initiation, and they want him to steal Walt’s Gran Torino. So now Walt is trying to make Thao a man so he doesn’t get picked on. After that Thao is walking home, after Walt got Thao a job in construction and the gang drives up to him and takes all his tools, and breaks them, they also burn Thao’s cheek with a cigarette. After Walter saw Thao’s cheeks and face he asked what happened so then Walt goes to the hideout of the gang and hurts one of the members in hope that they will leave Thao alone. Then after that they do a drive by shooting and that’s when Walt takes justice into his own hands and does the unexpected.

Well I cant really express one of the moments I felt really strong about because that would be spoiling the movie…

To end this up, I totally recommend this movie with all my being because this movie is AMAZING, it was full with comedy but it was also really serious and what happens throughout the movie is awe striking. For an audience I will have to recommend this to an age group of 14+ because of the swearing in the movie. I have before seen Clint Eastwood in movies, but this is probably his best work thus far, that is why I recommend this movie.