Analysis of "Gran Torino"

The movie "Gran Torino" was produced in 2008 fronted by Clint Eastwood not only as director, but also actor. The nationality of the movie is American, and some of the actors in the movie in addition to Eastwood, is Ahney Her, Bee Vang, Brian Haley and Geraldine Hughes. 

The movie follows a widower named Walt Kowalski, who has taken part in the Korean War. This has given him an especially angry personality, besides he is not very enthusiastic about his multicultural neighborhood. The young boy in the nearest house, Thao, is forced by a cousin and his gang to steal Walt's unique 1972 Ford Gran Torino. However, Walt finds out and threat him and the gang with his riffle. Thao's family want to stay friends with Walt and begin giving him gifts, which after a bit somehow leads to a relationship between the neighbors. 

The conflict in the movie is probably the problems Walt's neighbors fall into, in which he has to help them. Furthermore, I think the theme is mainly focusing on life and death, confession for sin and sacrificing for the ones close to you. Continuing, there are obviously several symbols in this film. Walt's car for instance, is a symbol for his past, and the better times. He's more proud of it than of anything else, and in some ways it symbols the good in his rather sad everyday. Its proved how much Walt cares about Thao when he gives him the car, instead of letting the family have it. 

The soundtrack in this film is well chosen, and it especially affects the tension. They have also done a great job in form of use of camera. It switches between filming close and further away, which makes the film much more interesting to watch. When it comes to the multicultural society the characters live in, I think the movie shows how smart and effective it can be to live with and socialize with people from foreign cultures. I am convinced that Walt in the first place was against living among multicultural people  and wished he rather lived in a neighborhood with only one culture. However, after a while he got to know them and realized it could be a good thing to be introduced to different people.

As a whole, all the elements above end in a great result. They function great together, and with both evocative music, variation in use of camera and an active usage of symbols, the movie turns out brilliant.