Walt is a bit of a racist, but that comes with all the other things he is. And i dont drive volvo because of thier saftey rating, the volvos i drive is rather the opposite of safe. Walk of life by dire straits is the perfect song to end any movie. Whispers through a gran torino whistling another tired song engines humm and bitter dreams grow heart locked in a gran torino it beats a lonely rhythm all night long these streets are old they shine with the things ive known and breaks through the trees their sparkling your world is nothing more than all the tiny things youve left behind so. Ending spoiler for gran torino 2008, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Clint eastwoods son, scott eastwood played trey in the movie gran torino. Gran torino original theme song end credits youtube. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. And the lack of a happy ending is somethat that, alas, a. Clint eastwood tells of a korean war veteran whos the only american left living on the street while other families and people from different cultures move in around him. Gran torino, directed by and starring clint eastwood, is a dramatic film touching the subjects of racism, gangs, friendship, and death. Thaos initiation is to steal walts prized 1972 ford gran torino.
Gran torino is a cultural landmark in the grand and glorious career of an american master clint eastwood. Gran torino is a recent melodrama directed and starring clint eastwood about a man befriending a hmong family and saving them from the gang life ahead of the teenage hmong boy. His script for the 2008 film gran torino was named best screenplay by. The story focuses on walt kowalski, an angry, widowed war veteran, and people from the hmong community. The original ending theme to the movie gran torino that plays during the credits. Meet the gran torino family, said before the end of production that some of the. Gran torino is a tale with many facets to it,such as the loss of male identity that was orginally brought about by working in skilled bluecollar employment which eastwoods character didhe was a ford auto worker in the movie and the male characteristics and bonding that this employment developed,and the repercussions regarding the decline and. Gran torino actor reveals behindthescenes racism the. A phenomenal film, i do not see how anyone else could be as talented as clint for this role. After a few days, spider and his gang return, but with his sister at his side, thao manages to tell them off. No wonder gran torino became eastwoods biggest grossing movie ever. Gran torino is a brilliant movie from start to finish, i cant believe i waited so long to watch it, its completely different to what i expected, two thirds of the film had a very light tone at.
Gran torino 2008 soundtrack complete list of songs. Gran torino stars eastwood as an american icon once again this time as a cantankerous, racist, beerchugging retired detroit autoworker who keeps his shotgun ready to lock and load. The car, featured in the clint eastwood movie gran torino, is now on display at warner brothers studios. In his will, walt leaves his house to the church, which irritates his sons and their families, who had planned to sell the house for profit. The two main points of contention are his home which his son mitch brian haley wants and his gran torino which his granddaughter ashley dreama walker wants. At the will reading, walt leaves his house to the church and his gran torino to tao. Eastwood plays walt, a bitter old man with an ominous voice who is mourning the death of his wife. The faq items below may give away important plot points. Nice song to listen in the fall or autumn its so relaxing you can imagine the leaves falling out the window. Gran torino is a 2008 film that clint eastwood produced and starred in. When his neighbor thao lor bee vang, a young hmong teenager under pressure from his gang member cousin, tries to steal his gran torino, kowalski sets out to. Gran torino is a 2008 american drama film directed and produced by clint eastwood, who also. He leaves the house to the church because dorothy would have liked.
The meaning behind walts actions at the end of gran torino. Before going off to confront the gang members, walt tells thao about the korean war. Walt interrupts the robbery, pointing a rifle in thaos face and forcing him to flee. A critical and commercial success, the movie was entirely filmed in metro detroit, united states. Dave beckett, from monett, looks over a gran torino he first purchased in 1972. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Gran torino theme tune from the gran torino movie directed by. Bee vang, actor and secondyear student at brown university, and dr. The ending of the movie inverts the point of view of clint eastwoods previous roles, just as walt kowalskis role is inverted when he becomes the victim rather than the avenger. Clint eastwood, regarded as something of a master of cinema by many not all.
The film is about racism in modern america and how we can combat racism in the face of it. In the final scene, thao is seen driving the gran torino into the sunset with walts dog, daisy, beside him. Disgruntled korean war veteran walt kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, thao lor, a hmong teenager who tried to steal kowalskis prized possession. As director and leading man, eastwood examines his own iconography to tell a timely tale of crossing cultural boundaries, the enduring legacy of racism and the cost of poverty in our countrys neglected industrial cities. Louisa schein, author of hmong actors making history part 2. At the funeral, father janovich repeats what walt said to him about being a 27 year old virgin, and that walt always called it as he saw it. He is represented throughout as a tough, worn, old man whos had enough of the people around him, constantly telling tales from. Violence and truth in clint eastwoods gran torino anthropoetics.
The final shot is of tao driving down the coast while clint eastwood himself sings in the background. What did you all think of gran torino, with your first time watching it. Louisa schein, hmong media expert, discussed the truth of what happened behind the scenes of the movie gran torino. Of course, the reality that there really is no helping some people, no matter how generous one is with them, is too frustrating for the movies to acknowledge, because it does not make for happy endings. All 9 songs from the gran torino 2008 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Would someone please explain the ending to gran torino. What did you all think of gran torino, with your first. In gran torino, clint eastwood plays walt kowalski, a retired korean war veteran shattered by his wifes recent death. We show that the crucial moment of the movie is the scene where walt kowalski sacrifices himself to end violence and for others a hmong. But his is a reluctant faith, if its really there at all. Gran torino is an awardwinning 2008 american drama film, directed and produced by clint eastwood. With clint eastwood, bee vang, christopher carley, ahney her. Top 5 genius movie character moments portraying real people duration.
Is there an alternate ending to gran torino answers. Walt is a harsh, ramrodstraight man with a quick temper and high standards whose greatest joy is an orderly home and his. If this movie wasnt called gran torino the gran torino in this movie wouldt have been given five stars and it is not as important to the plot as you say. Although gran torino is not perfect, it is an extremely good movie that adheres to simple, proventowork story structure with a tight script, strong characters, heartfelt meaning, and relatable themes like friendship, nostalgia, life and death, and the american dream, in addition to having lots of fun with the contrasts in generations and. Much to the surprise of his family he bequeaths the gran torino to thao. Disgruntled korean war veteran walt kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, a hmong teenager who tried to steal kowalskis prized possession. Song gran torino original theme song from the motion picture film version artist clint eastwood, jamie cullum.
Gran torino 2008 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. We shot men, stabbed them with bayonets, chopped up 17 year olds with shovels. I do admit the ending is a little stagedwhat if the neighbors hadnt been willing to testify against the gang. The movie centers around walt, a korean war veteran whose wife has recently passed away leaving him unhappy, angry, and disappointed in the behaviors of his family and country. He resides in a neighborhood that was once allwhite, but has since been populated by asian families. Gran torino is maybe the best movie i have ever seen. If not, and youre interested in seeing it soon, then dont. Dirty harry on a pension, were thinking, until we realize that only the autoworker retired.
Clint eastwoods gran torino is about a racist old man named walt who overcomes his prejudice by helping his teenager neighbor thao. The movie doesnt go into the details of all his possessions, such as his bank account, tools, furniture, etc. If you have already seen this movie, youll know what this ending scene is all about. The whole movie was basically a bunch of lessons walt was teaching thao. He is a korean war veteran whose prize possession is a 1972 gran torino he keeps in mint condition. Why would they make it so that walt gets killed by the gang. But could it be that gran torino is the worst movie of all time. Eastwood here achieves the same trick he managed with the superlative million dollar baby which is to say, an ending that is an uplifting tragedy. As gran torino breaks down the iconic eastwood movie, it recalls the searchers, another timely evocation of collective wrongheadedness and terrible legacies. Gran torinos first scene takes place in a church, and walt is a catholic. When his priest, father janovich, encourages him to go to confession, walt says, i confess i never cared for church much.
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