Research Paper On Gran Torino

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Clint Eastwood has previously done many of his movies in bunches, and ever since his 2003 release of Mystic River he hasn't done a single film that could be ignored as an awards contender. Eastwood’s released Gran Torino, to pull off an upset to maybe come close to getting an Oscar. Unfortunately, Gran Torino is not an Oscar film. It has far more laughs than serious parts, even though, in the end, it is a serious movie. Nevertheless, it is one of the best movies of the past few years and one of the most entertaining movies I have seen in a long time.
Gran Torino expresses racism head on. Although the main character Walt Kowalski, played by Clint Eastwood, is prejudiced against almost everyone, the film focuses on an Asian neighborhood, surrounded

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