GRAN TORINO (2008) MOVIE REACTION - THIS WAS TOUCHING! - FIRST TIME WATCHING - REVIEW

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He’s not evil, he’s old school. I knew a hundred grizzled Korean & Vietnam Vets that spoke & acted like Walt.

In the beginning, it’s not even that she had a piercing. It’s that she was showing her midsection during a funeral. He grew up when Elvis was obscene. It’s like he’d moved to a different country, except he didn’t leave. Everything changed around him.

When the pastor begins speaking at Walt's funeral and says what Walt thought of him you can see the barber Martin in the audience laughing and trying to be quiet about it. It's a small detail that always cracks me up

What I find hilarious and realistic is how they started winning him over with food. When an old man is willing to let you borrow his tools, it’s a huge deal.

I love how when he spits, and the old lady spits back nastier, his cringe was almost respectful, like "Oh, okay, I see you". This movie is heartbreaking, a proper old school movie in modern cinema

Clint Eastwood is a national treasure! Piece of info: it was him singing at the end. When he leaves us one day, it's gonna be a very very sad day :(

I love the instant connection Walt felt with Sue in the truck, when he saw she takes his bullsh*t and gives it right back. It instantly earned his respect, and sets the tone for the whole movie.

If you like Clint Eastwood as an actor and as a director, then it's only fair you guys watch 2 classics he both made and starred in: Unforgiven (1992) and Million Dollar Baby (2004). The man rightfully earned the title of "cinema legend."

Walt was not much older than Tao, when he killed a kid about the same age as Tao. He took the life of a young Asian man. He came home, went to work in a factory raised a family, but held that memory of war with him and thought about it everyday for decades. He tried to redeem himself by GIVING his life for a young Asian man. Tao said I don’t have a car a girlfriend or a job. Not long after, because of Walt, he had a 3. Walt helped Tao get on the path to manhood.

"You're letting Clik Clak, Ding Dong and Charlie Chan walk off with MissWhatsername" OMFG that line cracks me up every time I hear it. Its so absurd it flips around to being comedy. I can totally see some old Korean Vet saying that at some point.

Clint Eastwood is a national film treasure. A legend from cowboy movies. ❤

One overlooked point, Walt is dying. It isn't said, but Walt is an old man who has been a heavy smoker since he was young and in the military. He has lung cancer and he sacrifices his life at the end of the movie because he always lived being useful and he wanted his death to be meaningful as well.

''No greater love hath a man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends...''

I thought the Gran Torino symbolizes Walt's soul or inner sanctum. From the grand-daughter feeling entitled to it without having to earn it, or even have any reverence for it. To the construction guy painting it as some trivial thing that he could just give to any random acquaintance. As the shaman said, people didn't respect Walt. But then, Tao worked really hard to redeem himself after disrespecting it. Then, as their relationship grew, Tao was washing the Gran Torino, like he was washing Walt's soul (in the double meaning of redeeming it and making it shine). And Tao eventually earned the privilege of carrying Walt's memory.

My uncle (father's brother), was a Korean War vet. He acted a lot like Walt, and had an alcohol addiction. I don't blame him now that I'm older. He was on "Hill 303", one of the few survivors. This movie shows the disconnect, and disrespect, between generations. The younger ones just don't understand, and never try. Walt befriending "Toad" and his family shows a huge amount of learning and understanding between the two. In my opinion, one of the best films ever made! ❤ Love the reaction Guys! Great job! ❤❤

I don't think 'hatred' is the term. He certainly is abrasive and unlikable but I believe his combativeness is a defense mechanism to protect his sanity.

My dad died in 2014 at 87 years old. He retired from General Motors, working the car plants in Detroit and Flint. His family were from Highland Park, right around where this was filmed, the houses even look right. My old man joined the Navy at 17, served in WWII and Korea, and was a hard old bastard. Clint's character in this movie is like looking at him again. Except unlike Walt having one wife, my dad had four.

All the "racist" stuff Walt says in this movie, once upon a time, was normal conversation. When I was growing up, all of my friends, including ones from different ethnicities, called each other racial slurs all the time cause it was funny. We've actually gone backwards in terms of humor and race relations. This movie served, in a small way, to do the same thing that All in the Family and Sanford and Son did decades ago. This is one of the best movies to come out in a long time.

I love the underlying theme of actions speak louder than words. Walt's family says all the right words but their actions reveal their true nature. Walt of course is brash and cancelled by today's standards, yet his actions are admirable, helpful to the point of life saving. I love how the script overflows with racial slurs and bigoted jokes really driving home the fact that none of that means anything compared to all the positivity that came from the friendship that developed between Walt and the family next door. There was a time before cancel culture where it was pretty common knowledge that actions carried the weight not words.