Clint Eastwood doing it again...

Rating: 8/10 (11 September 2012)

I feel like a good movie is something that is taken for granted these days. Some films have HUGE hype but get low return and don't hold up to what they were made to believe. You didn't hear any hype about "Gran Torino" before it came out; there was no party like there was for The Avengers release or people waiting in the movie line to see Harry Potter. But if you ever have seen another Clint Eastwood movie, you know that this movie measures up to following some of the greatest movies made by Clint Eastwood.
"Gran Torino" is one of those movies that you just get drawn into and it can make you want to watch it over and over. The overall theme of the movie is to not give up on what you believe in and keep fighting for what you think is right. Walt Kowalski befriends an Asian family where the son Thao is bullied and a gang attempts to force him into their gang. Walt fights for what he feels is right and teaches the kid "how to be a man." Walt Kowalski is shown as a 'hardass' in the movie and you kind of get the notion that he really doesn't care about a lot and you wonder what is going to happen throughout the movie; but you soon learn what Walt is really about. Walt Kowalski wants to teach Thao the important things in life and wants to pull him away from the gang life that he could be destined for is he continues on the route his life is on.
Some people can argue with this movie and say that it wasn't one of Clint Eastwood's best movies but as director and actor, Eastwood made a very touching and heartfelt movie that everyone can truly say they took something from. This is a movie that can teach everyone something new and could definitely be looked at as an inspirational film. After you watch Walt Kowalski fight for what he thinks is right and start to develop Thao into a man, a dark twist comes into the movie and you learn a secret about Walt that you never knew about.