Friday, May 29, 2009
grand torino

Grand Torino tells the story of Walt Kowalski, a sad and stubborn war veteran from the Korean war who could not come to terms with his guilt for killing innocent people in the war. With a stubborn personality which no one likes, he never got along with his children or their families and dislikes just about everything around him. After the death of his wife, he was left all alone, waiting for his time to come.

Along came his new neighbours, Hmong immigrants from Southeast Asia whom he despises. Thao, a boy among the Hmong immigrants, is constantly being disturbed by a local gang to which his cousin belongs. He was made to steal the '72 Gran Torino from Walt, which he failed to do so. This incident led to Walt becoming a unwilling neighbourhood hero, especially to Thao's mum and his sister, Sue. In order to make amends, Thao was made to work for Walt, a request which Walt accepted reluctantly. Eventually, a good friendship was forged as Walt became a "role model" for Thao to learn from, which he never had.

Through his interaction with his new neighbours, Walt learns to come to accept changes that are happening in his life instead of stubbornly sticking to his old beliefs and prejudices. Knowing that his neighbours will never be at peace as long as the gang was around, Walt decides to take matters into his own hands.

Its a great show, really loved it. I give it 5/5. =D

posted by sc @ 4:32 am

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Gran Torino - Jamie Cullum

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