Feel Good, Feel Bad, Feel Ugly!

Rating: 7/10 (4 February 2009)

I wonder what a movie like 'Gran Torino' portrays? Making you feel good to see intermingling of cultures and someone of different race sometimes standing by you for the cause of humanity or making you feel bad to see all those bulling by the gangs and opportunistic approach towards elders. Or does this make you feel ugly that the generation of today is so much motivated by violence, revenge and abuse? All these questions are highlighted in this more than 100 minute long movie. No doubt, Eastwood carries his age with perfection. A war veteran not broken, this stuff is always shown in most of the movies. I think that is a bit unrealistic. What this movie basically answers are the questions pertaining to the war. How are war fought almost 60 years back still makes someone capable of making a strategy to find the solution of a boiling situation. How an old guy suffering from cancer thinks so different from the younger generation when it comes to facing a violent challenge? That is what we get to learn from 'Gran Torino'. Respect, patience, sacrifice. Yes, it has a lot of feel good factors. So, it might sway from realities on those fronts. Its a nice blend, though. The cache is for the viewers.