Gran Torino (2009) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | Movie Reaction | Movie Review | Movie Commentary

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[@hackerx7329]

Walt wasn't a racist he was a misanthrope. He didn't single out any one group, he hated absolutely everybody regardless of skin color or nationality or religion or anything else. As you clearly saw, that included his entire family. You also saw that the trash talk, slurs, and everything else was used equally with friends just as it was with strangers. He was a true equal opportunity offender.

[@yt45204]

Misanthrope? He was a werewolf?

[@Parallax-3D]

@@yt45204- Misanthrope is someone who hates humanity. Lycanthrope is a werewolf. 😂

[@yt45204]

@@Parallax-3D 😉 "Bulimic? You can read minds?!?"

[@coltenharris1053]

No, he is racist. When you use dehumanizing and derogatory terms that are aimed at a specific race it's racist, regardless if he is doing it towards people of all races. It perpetuates the cycle of underlying racism that is evident in American society. Sure he hates the lack of humanity in people but he doesn't have any either, and it doesn't change the fact that he is just a terrible human to begin with. He just hates people being different, I'm sure if there was a gay character or trans, there would be a scene where he is calling them out and he would be proven to be in the right because they have different view than someone from the 50s. The ending tries to have him cast of a some sort of light but his crass behavior is what allowed for people to be so shitty to one another. The dialogue is pretty cringy as well, written by what feels like someone who doesn't understand the cultures he is even stereotyping. Lastly, people who talk call their friends names really have toxic relationships. Often times, because they don't wanna seem weak people act like they don't care, but they do, and they harbor it deep inside and it becomes another insecurity, and then do it to another person to make themselves feel better and the cycle continues. How about being nice towards people who you are friends with and not getting enjoyment at their expense? Walt is literally like a 12 year old who never grew up.

[@StrawberriPoison]

“Hating everybody” isn’t exactly a defense against racist behavior. Don’t get me wrong I love this film and have no issue with it! But that arguments kind of absurd, if your behavior is racist in one setting it doesn’t change the weight of your words just because you act that way in another.

[@thewhitewolf7728]

You're missing his interactions with the barber.....it's not because they don't look like him. He just makes those comments to EVERYONE. And those willing to dish it back to him he respects and likes.

[@Sig509]

Exactly. You can even see the barber at Walt's funeral, when he laughs when the priest is recalling Walt's description of him. They were friends.

[@thewhitewolf7728]

@Sig509 YESSS. I absolutely love that small easy to miss acting decision!!

[@TheAlkochef]

It is just oldschool general smack talk/banter man... It was ´great times back then D: Now ppl so woke, wtf man....

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

@@Sig509 Yeah he loved Walt

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

@@TheAlkochef NGL it's annoying

[@Tr0nzoid]

"This is not a realistic encounter." The only thing unrealistic about the encounter with the guys on the street is that they didn't start fighting sooner or shoot at Walt when he pulled his gun.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

Agreed, irl they'd probably have pulled out a piece as soon as they saw him walk up to them. With that being said I think he'd still have went cowboy mode on them and made it out

[@Guild0fGamers]

I love that Walt’s behavior is so confusing to you. This was basically both of my grandfathers growing up.

[@revengeofthenerd5261]

As an autoworker who works in Detroit, I love this movie and relate to Walt Kowalski so much, and I'm only 37 who's never fired a gun in his life. Thank you for reacting to this

[@DannyBedo]

Go to the range 😂😂 make some friends, guns are fun if you’re safe and responsible

[@revengeofthenerd5261]

@DannyBedo I understand that. But I suffer from depression, I've attempted suicide before, so for a person like me, if I were to take your advice and go to the gun range, the moment I get a loaded gun in my hand, I'd be as likely to shoot my right temple as the target in front of me. So knowing that, I just generally avoid firearms. But that doesn't mean I'm anti-2A or anything. Guns are just not for people like me

[@DannyBedo]

@@revengeofthenerd5261 woof, I definitely get it. I have a lot of friends that aren’t here anymore and I have some tendencies myself. Buy a nerf and shoot cups 😂 it’s just as fun plus plush won’t pierce the cranium

[@420_momentum]

I hers detroit is filled with tough guys , gangs and people fight a lot there tho

[@johnathanstruble1064]

Love from Oklahoma Detroit Auto Worker! 💯

[@Ichabod69]

The interaction between the black gentleman that happens a lot when you're in the hood

[@lorig-ski]

He wasn't a horrible human; he was a very bitter and remorseful human. He saw his once beautiful neighborhood decay into basically a slum area because nobody took pride in their homes. He watched as gangs and crime became the new normal. He struggled with the memories of taking lives during the war, and the only person who ever truly understood him was his wife, who is now gone, and nobody seems to care. His family did not shed a single tear over the loss of their mother/grandmother. Materialistic weasels with no respect.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

His family were selfish and never even cared to check up on him to see if he's ok, Walt was right to be bitter to them

[@toodlescae]

Walt accepts his sons' distance because he knows he wasn't the most loving or attentive father. He tried to make up for that by helping Tao. His grandkids are still entitled brats. For the most part Walt is an equal opportunity hater. He hates just about everyone...outwardly. Inside Walt really was a good man deep down. He just didn't know how to show it. Not only was he from a different generation but his experiences in Korea created a hard shell around him. The guy with Sue when Walt rescues her is Clint Eastwood's son. Yes that's Clint Eastwood singing at the end.

[@dougstevenson1503]

Equal opportunity hater is the way that I always describe Walt in this, it's definitely apt. It's not about people who don't look like him, it's about someone who throws those words around at/to everybody without really thinking about it.

[@DannyBedo]

It’s even, makes it still racist. “he’s equally illogical and consistently misinformed” how cute, he’s still a fucking super bad person. I hate the idea of “quaint” racism, it’s not adorable and old. It’s annoying.

[@motorcycleboy9000]

Some old-timers are like that. My nickname was the N-word at one place (I'm white Hispanic), because I'd do the jobs no one wanted. As I proved myself over and over and worked my way up, the old-timers still called that "bad ass n-word." It pissed me off at first, I grew up in a black neighborhood and black church, but I put some respect on that name over time. And I definitely had words for their old soggy asses.

[@RezaREX]

While words matter, it's the actions that have a much more significant impact.

[@jduncanandroid]

The more they made Walt detestable in the first half of the film, the more powerful his sacrifice becomes at the end... it's a dichotomy

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

I always liked Walt though, even in the first half

[@karolczuk78]

I think the message of this movie is " actions speaks incredibly louder then words !!!"

[@TheKyfe]

Hah! underrated comment

[@GregorySnipe]

It's not a binary choice. You can be a good person and speak to people respectfully. No one ever sat around saying, well I'd like to do good things but since I'm polite to people I can't do good things.

[@karolczuk78]

@@GregorySnipe There is an important difference between harmless and peaceful. If you are peaceful, you can still be capable of raw violence. If you are harmless then you are not capable of it.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

Taking action is the most important factor

[@bugvswindshield]

Clint Eastwood is Master Class all the way. Brilliant man.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

Everything he's in is a masterpiece

[@kittykatt7652]

"You're going to get FONDLED!". Hilarious😂

[@piotrswat169]

yea solid chuckle

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

LOL

[@4Realgames69]

your so critical to decide how different parts of america ethic groups interact with each other. Surprisingly enough many of these Steryo types are real with millions of people.

[@lsbill27]

I'm guessing you haven't spent much time in the hood. We lived for several years in the projects and I'm here to tell you interactions like Sue and her friend had with the locals do happen. It's not commonplace but it does happen.

[@TeenTyrant]

I think that receiving a medal for killing scared, defenseless people made Walt feel like he was unworthy of being praised, admired, or idolized. I think he projected the image of a cranky, ignorant, hate, racist, belligerent old bastard deliberately so that nobody would see him as any kind of role model or someone to try to be like, including his sons. The fact that he had such a wonderful wife, and that he felt guilty for what he did during war, shows that he’s not as terrible a person as he wants people to think he is, and that he befriended Sue and Tao so easily and so quickly despite all that shows that he was never actually as racist and hateful as he wanted to seem. I think he deliberately didn’t want anybody to like him because of that guilt, and when he realized a way that he could maybe make up for his past, partially, he truly was at peace, and revealed himself to actually be a good and caring man underneath the act.

[@cravenmadness967]

having a 'tight posterior' isn't anything 'new', it used to be the mainstream preferred before 'phat posteriors' in rap songs decided over-weight and cellulite filled backsides were the preference. I still love me a tight little 'posterior'...

[@jamestrotter5828]

Lol they talking about the "ENTRANCE"

[@cravenmadness967]

@@jamestrotter5828 I still love me one'a those too.

[@RyneMurray23]

It was very intelligent. He knew he didn't have that long to live so he sacrificed himself for Thao and Sue. Those guys shot an unarmed Korean war veteran in front of at least 20 witnesses. They aren't getting out of prison. 👍🏼

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

They're defo getting life in prison for killing this veteran

[@dieseldave2273]

The duality of mankind has always been interesting to me, I always thought this movie did a great job of show casing it.

[@rightmunted7538]

An underrated part of the film that nobody seems to appreciate because they get caught up in the "hes not racist anymore!" is the significance of Thao and Walt regardless of race and culture. Its evident that it took Walt a long time to be able to lets say function again after he went to war. That combined with the probability of the time, being that he probably had his sons when he was still very young, is the perfect recipe for a father who doesnt raise his sons in a productive manner. Later on he comes to realise this, he sees his sons have grown into spoilt and morally questionable people and regrets his own inactivity in raising them. As he takes Thao under his wing he begins to teach Thao the way he probably has gone to sleep wishing he taught his sons for decades. Its a therapeutic experience for him, above his acts in war, his one slip up in being a faithful husband, he regrets how he raised his sons. In his last chapter of life he in some way redeems himself in his own eyes by teaching a surrogate son to be an honest man.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

Yeah most viewers get too caught up with the "He's not racist anymore" thingy when really they should be looking at the much bigger picture

[@Lightningrod75]

At 48:35 not just a door, its the real confessional.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

Because Thao meant more to him

[@dmwelchdw]

I'm not making excuses for racism, but in this context I think it makes sense for the character to be the way he is. You can see later that he carries the guilt of his actions during the war and my reasoning is that his way of coping with that guilt is to completely distance himself and push everyone away.

[@stevenwalker5343]

We were brought up with " sticks and stones will break my bones but words can never hurt me".

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

Yeah

[@MajorRza]

What this movie was to me was the perfect example that actions speak louder than words. As much as Walt used words of hate, his actions throughout pointed to him being a good person with a rough exterior.

[@GregorySnipe]

It's not a binary. You can be a good person and be decent with your words. That's just a cop out.

[@MajorRza]

@@GregorySnipe I agree I think it’s a cop out in today’s generation who was taught that this isn’t how you speak to people, but it was a very different time when you are talking about a guy who was in the military during the Korean War. Not that it was right, but in the example of this movie his actions ultimately spoke louder to me than his words. But I understand that everyone isn’t going to have the same feeling.

[@Puzzlesocks]

@@GregorySnipe Sure, you can be, but who are you to tell people how they SHOULD act? At least Walt tells people how it is without covering it up in flowery language and passive aggressiveness. He's being more true to his true emotions than any wokie covering it up by using "inclusive" language. He's more than willing to accept the consequences of his words. There is a reason that the root for spelling (as in words) and spells (as in magic and deception) are the same. People get deceived and distracted by words and miss the reality.

[@GregorySnipe]

@@Puzzlesocks I'm not telling anyone to act. Walt is not a real person. He's a movie character but if I was telling someone how to act that's my right at freedom of speech and you have the right to disagree with that. You can tell people how it is without covering it up in flowering language and passive aggressiveness and also not be a racist jerk like Walt. Like I said in my original point, you can do both things. I don't care if he's willing to accept responsibility for his actions. Also spells are called spells because they're made of words just like stop signs and cookbooks and magazines. It has nothing to do with words being the same as magic because they both trick people. And magic has nothing to do with deception. Unless you're talking about show magic. In that case, you don't use spells because it's not a magic spell. It's a trick.

[@Puzzlesocks]

​@@GregorySnipe That's just not the etymology at all, but you can believe what you want. The more modern translation would be "an ability to control or influence people as though one had magical power over them.", which is exactly what words do in this context. Also when you talk to people you should probably not open with the assumption that the other person is an idiot. I assure you that I understand what fantasy is better than you understand the difference between perception and reality, since you are still missing the point.

[@dive2drive314]

I work in construction and I've spoken to a lot of guys that talk like that who worked at the service desk of a lumber yard or supply store.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

So have I during my engineering internship, I bantered a lot with other guys there lol

[@fuerchtenichts]

This movie questions exactly the narrative the reactor is clinging to. In modern society a lot of people judge others on hollow phrases but on their actions. This led to an inability to have a hard but constructive argument. People prefer to be told lies as long as they sound good.

[@ryanr8364]

He and the entirety of the generation he is part of, regrettably. Such a hypervigilance and sensitivity to outward cliches of "the R word," perceived prejudice, etc., but so little ability to discern when there really is hate vs. the caricatures they have in their minds of what they've been told hate looks like. "Old boomers who use bad words and mean slurs are r-ists!" they smugly feel confident about, when the true hater approaches with a smile, righteous words, and plan hidden behind her back.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

It's crazy

[@BushmasterBrackett]

Walt was in fact ignorant of people who appeared different than himself. However, unlike some people he had the curiosity and patience to learn about 'others' once they cracked his battle hardened exterior.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

Yep

[@syx3s]

this movie wouldn't be half as important without the language.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

It had such an impact on it enough to make it a masterpiece

[@aaronburdon221]

I talk to people like that all the time. It's not racist. It's equivalent to teasing someone about their heritage. We all have heritage, just like we all poop and pee and ALL heritages have Stereotypes so it's just an exaggeration of that stereotype. It's very much a bro code sort of thing. For regular people in your life, it's good to just talk plainly, but for those whom you are close to, you can mess with them a little bit. They insult you, you insult them. Just bat it back and forth.

[@Sig509]

Yeah, the guy acts like he is permanently online and looks actively to be offended by something xD. Seriously, one of the weakest reviews I saw.

[@TheTriumphbsa]

The underlying theme throughout is Walt's slow acceptance of Asians as he gets to know Tao and Sue. Its his sloughing off of conscious hatred for Asians he learned through his Korean War experience; while alleviating his unconscious guilt for what he had to do to them, especially the kid that just wanted to surrender. His final self forgiveness and atonement comes with him sacrificing his own life, for those of two Asians he has come to accept and befriend.

[@robovike]

I must say that I love the refrain "get out of my house right now" as it fits Walt and it fits our esteemed rector right'cheere.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

LOL

[@seasickviking]

I loved Walt's reactions toward people, mainly because his animosity towards the Hmong isn't racism in the sense that he actually looks down at them, but in fact scorn because every time he sees them, he's basically experiencing flashbacks from his time slaughtering people that looked exact;y like them in Korea. His reaction is scorn towards the things he did over there, and the fact that he's literally surrounded on all sides by a culture that look like the people he had murdered has left him with perpetual torment and anger over what he did and chronic self-loathing over what he had been forced to do to survive. It's exactly how he said in the film: "the thing a man regrets the most isn't what he was ordered to do, but what he wasn't ordered to do but does anyway".

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

Poor Walt, he really was going through a lot

[@RicoRaynn]

Having spent several years in Mississippi (Jackson) and being married to an Asian woman (also Hmong), I can truthfully say things like that interaction with the assholes on the street happen frequently. My wife is 4'11 and about 100 lbs. By the end of our first month in that state, she wouldn't go to the store or the mall without me with her, simply because these exact things happen constantly if she went out by herself.

[@mil2k11]

isn't this the old adage that actions speak louder than words?

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

Yessir

[@Rebelrocker69]

My dad was a Korean War veteran and he never spoke like that. On the other hand I had two uncles that were Vietnam War veterans and they both spoke like that. One for about fifteen years after the war and the other for the rest of his life. Perhaps it was a defense mechanism to allow their minds to cope with the near constant kill or be killed situation, and they had trouble readjusting to normal life. I don't know, but they both became alcoholics.

[@nickschnider9191]

My grandpa served in Korea. He came back an alcoholic and long story short he ended up in prison for a while.

[@marquisdesade3025]

You have to do something to trivialize the enemy. Or so I’ve read and can only imagine. If you’re worried about respecting someone’s nationality, etc then it’s gonna be a lot harder to take them out. I imagine that sticks with you after the war is over.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

I guess it depends on the experiences of the individual

[@zackstoner4523]

I have not watched this reaction yet. I have big hopes for it. Walt is not a racist! He jut talks shit. His action prove the man he truly is.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

I saw the reaction yesterday actually, it was alright but I feel as though the viewer sorta missed the point of the movie

[@jadechurch98]

I live for people getting emotional over words that pierce their little heart. Just to see their reaction instead of a response.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

LOLZ based

[@wyattc.4455]

My mom was at a gas station in Richmond and a group of black guys were cat calling her and giving her shit. Only found out when she got back to the car. That interaction does happen in real life. It’s hood culture.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

It's atrocious

[@mplskush612]

the main hmong "gangster" rode my school buswhen i was in elementary school he was in high school and taught me my 1st swear words lol.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

LOL

[@jphogannet]

Clint Eastwood's son Scott was the one walking Sue in the scene he "rescued" her. Incidentally he is the spitting image of his father from his movies at about the same age.

[@TedwardsTube]

I don’t see much resemblance. To me, Clint Eastwood looked pretty much the same his whole career.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

@@TedwardsTube I'd say the resemblance is there but not like more than 50%

[@maingate7672]

Some fathers are hard on their children not out of animosity, rather because they know they won't always be around to assist them, protect them or advise them. It doesn't mean they love them less, it just means they want them to be strong, because life has a way of devouring the weak.

[@Hawk-ODA212]

Too many Hollywood movies break a crucial rule in screenwriting. They create flawless or near flawless main characters. This movie made us quite aware of Walt's flaws as he expressed his anger with offensive slurs and stereotypes. But the theme or message was equally as clear. We are all flawed. Despite those flaws the potential is still there to do something good if given the opportunity and if we choose to do so. As angry as Walt was at himself and at the whole world, Tau and his family unlocked Walt's desire to love and be loved. It's a relationship he didn't even have with his on blood relatives, a relationship he only shared with his wife. Once she died, he had no one except his dog. Walt knew the only chance Tau and his family had was to eliminate the gang members from their lives. He knew he couldn't kill them all so he willingly gave his own life, giving Tau and his family a chance to live a productive life and pursue the American dream without influence or fear of the gang. Well done once again Mr. Eastwood. Thank you Mr. LBoyd for another great reaction.

[@jefflytle5799]

the older you get the better the movie is

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

Very true, I've been watching it since I was 20-21

[@TheDuckofDoom.]

Intent matters far more than the specific word choice. Notice his friend group flings insulting language at each other, but they aren't intended or taken as insults any deeper than superficial sparring.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

The way they roll

[@wavygravy63]

Maybe when it comes to Walt. The phrase don’t judge a book by its cover applies in spades. 😅. Like most people pointed out. He’s a good man deep down.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

Yeah I think Walt had a heart of gold but it was just hard for some people to see it

[@lisazaccardimeunier8378]

Another Clint Eastwood masterpiece is Million Dollar Baby. It’s heartbreakingly sweet.

[@TedwardsTube]

Unforgiven is a masterpiece too. I remember In The Line of Fire being quite good. Been meaning to re-watch it. When I was a kid I used to love the Any Which Way movies (You Can, and But Loose), but I haven’t seen them since the mid 1980s. I suspect they may be a bit too silly and not hold up well.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

@@TedwardsTube Unforgiven is his best western

[@maingate7672]

Another thing about Walt, which one realizes as one grows older, is that there's a point at which life stops giving to you and starts taking from you. Friends and family members grow old and die, and you get to watch your own degradation in the mirror, you find yourself stuck between being thankful for another day and knowing it won't be as good as it was yesterday. For me, it's best summed up by this question, ''If my dog passes before I do, should I get another one?'' Yeah, that's the question that haunts me. I'm gonna stop now.

[@TedwardsTube]

Very well said. That’s some wisdom.

[@davidyoung745]

Everybody needs some Walt in their lives. He treats everybody with the same contempt, even the scene with his real life son walking the girl down the road, “get you ole’ fey Paddy ass down the road.”

[@danieladiaphorist1308]

Amazing how this movie spotlights the prejudices of the audience. Thank you

[@bald_eagleusa]

Interesting tidbit: white kid confronted by three black kids in real life is Eastwood’s son. Eastwood character is racist but at least he’s savage to everyone! Lmao

[@johnski4709]

define racist please?

[@bald_eagleusa]

@@johnski4709 “racist” as defined by the Oxford online dictionary: a person who is prejudiced against or antagonistic toward people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group. Now, does Walt qualify? Was he antagonistic towards individuals of various racial groups?

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

I think he wanted his son to be cast in the movie for that role

[@johnski4709]

@@bald_eagleusa muh poor feelings. It's ok to dislike other people.

[@bald_eagleusa]

@@johnski4709 sure it’s ok to dislike people-but that dislike should be based on their character/actions not appearance.

[@jamestrotter5828]

I have that type of guy in my family. If you work hard and respect your elders they will do everything they can to help you out. Anything less then that you are all the stereotypes they know

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

People like that are beautiful inside out

[@TheTriumphbsa]

As I'm sure you have just forgotten, Grandma was chewing what every rural person does in S.E. Asia; Betelnut. Juicy, huh? Lol

[@FilterHQ]

The Film subverts our expectations because we know Clint as a badass who kills the baddies...so you dont expecxt the ending to be like that. Well played Clint..well played.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

Yeah I was expecting him to go full dirty Harry on them but then again it makes sense as to why he chose to just let himself go out like that, especially when you realize he was on his way out anyhow

[@randabeast]

For all of your smug pontificating you completely see the movie on a surface level and not the undertones and themes of the movie.

[@ryanr8364]

It really was a total miss by this reviewer. A shame.

[@hellbillyjr]

It's hard to get a full appreciation from a reaction channel. There's was things LBoyd missed while watching the whole thing and I found that disappointing

[@westlod]

@randabeast exactly what I thought, we all know the movie is racist but doesn’t need to be pointed out after every comment.

[@GregorySnipe]

Watch another reviewer.

[@yarsivad000.5]

He understood the movie fine in the end.

[@cheyennehunt9954]

I like how he's got everyone in the neighborhood calling him Toad.

[@Jeff-lb1de]

Perfectly realistic conversations...

[@ericmarois6960]

Quite interested to hear what you have to say about this one since the subject matter is not sugar coated at all. I'm hoping it gets your approval in the end but this may be a rough ride to get there. Let's see. Edited to add: You do realize he was condemned and didn't have long to live anyway, right? He was couching up blood, his doctor was asking for a lot of tests. If he wasn't he thought he was and figured he'd go out his own way setting some things right as he did. He's biased against a lot of people but has also seen a lot of the worst parts of humanity as a veteran from war so although I do not approve of his behavior and vocabulary I can understand where it's coming from. He's said so at some point how he had to take some lives to keep his own and how it changed him, he carried that burden the rest of his life. I choose to believe he was a decent human being before he was a soldier but the experiences changed him. A tough movie for sure, also a powerful one well worth the watch. About the "I need a filter" comment: please don't. It's part of your honest reaction to what you hear and see and also why I keep coming back. Thank you. This was interesting and entertaining. I'll be looking forward to seeing you again soon.

[@willcool713]

In my opinion, the tradition of confession is as much about repatiating yourself to the body of the Church and to the community, as it is to freeing yourself to be able to pursue atomement and face life without the nagging burdeon of unprocessed guilt. I'm not sure Walt needed either, so I wonder if his wife made the priest promise that just so someone would be there for Walt after she was gone.

[@poeslanding]

Sorry to say but those are real conversations that happen from scumbags all the time.

[@mckinleyfisher-lynd3896]

I think Walt's extreme loneliness from his wife's passing pushed him to be more open to his neighbors even though they were the last people you'd expect him to be open with. And that little push to have some connection again led him to closing some of those gaps. I actually love that Walt's racism doesn't magically get cured, he carries some of that with him to the day he dies but he has become so much more self aware and his racist remarks go from sincere jabs to more friendly banter (Not condoning casual racism but its realistic development).

[@TheNeonParadox]

The original screenplay for this movie had it based in St. Paul, MN, which has the highest Hmong population in the country. But the studio thought it'd be better to set it in Detroit, where there are almost no Hmong people comparatively. Hollywood, folks. Lol

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

LOL

[@texasps91]

The first half of the film holds a mirror up to our face, tells us where we are and what is in Our heart. This film can be revealing, the inability for us to look past being "offended", only see that and no deeper. What a missed opportunity to grow inside and perhaps gain an unlikely, but new friend. Just think what could have been almost missed.

[@ashleybruton7076]

The main actor is Clint Eastwood.He's known for playing Lots of Western movies.And that is the son the ,young boy walking with the young asian girl

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

Have you seen most of his stuff?

[@Dad......]

5:10 🤣🤣 You're already in the right headspace to analyze Walt. I love it.

[@RyneMurray23]

Thaos grandmother and Walt were both enjoying some chewing tobacco. She kills me when she spits 😂😂😂

[@sketchtherapy1218]

Cold blooded murder is a sin, self defense is a right & a virtue.

[@michaelatteberry6462]

Great reaction, as usual. However, you obviously have no idea of the American culture of those who lived in the 40s to 60s

[@TeddyKGB12]

Actually, he does. He mentioned several times that his step-father spoke the way Walt does in the movie. Try removing your head out of your ass, you'll catch a bit more.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

Olden day America was something else aye

[@lawrenceallen8096]

When he was in the "confessional" (his basement screen door), he admitted he shot a scared Korean kid in the face..."And not a day goes by that I don't think about it." Saving Tao and his family was his atonement for the guilt he'd been carrying his entire adult life.

[@Dad......]

35:00 Basically Walt if he never lived through the 60's. Somehow, I think he missed all the peace, love, and dove stuff.

[@DirtSpud]

Me and my gramps have this ritual of having a cup of coffee or two every saturday morning and just catching up. One morning I had decided to put this movie on and my gramps seen Clint Eastwood and decided he was down watch. Before the movie started he called it lol he said "let me guess ole Clint plays a hard ass old man who doesnt take any shit?" Lol the scene where Walt threatens the gansters and talks about stacking them five feet high for sandbags my gramps just started lauging his ass off and was like "ok Clint calm down we get it " lmao. He was in the korean war as well and said he knew a few guys JUST like Walt. Good guys to go to war with but keep em in the house lol break glass in case of emergency type guys.

[@righteous247]

I forgot how much I love this movie

[@dinoc734]

Somewhere in the world it’s a real conversation

[@verribarry]

This reactor has plenty of angry old man energy himself.

[@kray421]

At the beginning of his life he fought and killed for his country and at the end he fought and died for it 😢

[@edwardkendall1540]

Walt is the quintessential crotchety old man of the neighborhood. And to answer your overall question YES, some people of his age and a bit younger did talk like this (everyone had a slur) and everyone used them when they were angry or upset with someone else. We did not hate them.

[@bethscott4330]

He took them ALL down!

[@andreworlando7374]

That sin is often misquoted a translates to Thou shalt not murder not kill there is a difference

[@BigBass-xf5yi]

Possibly the biggest character arc in cinematic history

[@jefferywarburton2116]

This community should be a wealth of information on Jeeps with axles. Some other films that are from around the same time are Mule, Trouble with the curve, and Cry macho. I feel Walt has an addiction to being alone. The thought of trusting others is a trigger that brings ignorant slurs forward as a barrier against being open, trying new things, getting invested, and the personal loss that may follow.

[@pencilnecked1579]

I'm 41 but my gramps on my dad's side was born in 1915 so I grew up hearing many different slurs but each subsequent generation used em less and less which is progress. Also had the same issues of the younger cousins (I'm one of 26 or 27) being more like the grandkids depicted in this film than myself and those who are older who were raised in a more strict society. Which I wouldn't call progress but it is what it is and we can only be accountable for how we each conduct our own selves.

[@anthonyanthony8827]

A wise man once said don't listen to the tounge in the mouth but watch the tounge in the shoe👍

[@patticriss2238]

Bias and racism are strange things to me. I was born in the 60s. Equality was a daily fight. For everyone. Born and raised as far south Texas as you can go. My dad talked like Him. Around his friends and then later not at all. But I never, not one time saw him treat anyone with disrespect or without humanity. All but two of the men who worked for my dad swam Across the Rio grande river to do so. They brought their families and my dad built housing and they went to school With us. They were our best friends. My 5 sisters and I were the only “white kids in our whole School. Until 1974. Beautiful times. We moved in ‘78. It was a complex time.

[@maxmacdonald7174]

I miss those days we give each other hell.

[@lcln1]

"He was a terrible human based of the words he was using" and "But at the same time he was one of the the most selfless on the planet." It sounds like what you're saying is, "Place less emphasis on a persons words and look at what they do, mean, attempt to do and accomplish." You have hit the nail on the the head.

[@Halph87]

I’ve known old guys like this that speak in ways we consider inappropriate, but then they are kind and generous with anyone that they deem to be a quality person in their eyes no matter the race. I have members like this in my family and they say stuff and I say don’t say that, and they say why? My response is because it doesn’t matter how you mean it, people will hear it a certain way.

[@DevInvest]

The biggest dude you’ll ever see get out /in of a small car is “Tyrone” the getaway driver in “Snatch” (a must see!)

[@musicaleuphoria8699]

Bad to the bone, ain'tcha Tyrone.

[@Sig509]

"of course I am"

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

LOLZ

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

This movie should be the one ranked as the best on the IMDB instead of Shawshank Redemption, I've seen it countless times and still haven't gotten bored

[@randallshuck2976]

Walts of all races surrounded me in my youth. They were our fathers, uncles and big brothers. They had either been through WWII or Korea and their kids ended up in Vietnam. No better friend or more vicious enemy. It seemed that he was trying to give a bunch of youngsters a chance to be in a movie. Good reaction.

[@BayAreaMike99]

“This might possibly be the most racist movie ever” on point😂😂😂😂

[@jeffreybaker4399]

In response to "what was in her mouth?": Betel nut. Loved your concern over the car's suspension!

[@Nick9Three]

This movie is great. I know it’s just a movie but I genuinely believe people can change. This rivals American history x for me.

[@deadlyredly1]

Walt is an amazingly complex character from a viewer standpoint. You love certain things, and understand certain things, but you so hate other things about him. Gran Torino isn't about the car, it's simply the MacGuffin for an amazing adventure into the mind of a racist who can actually be saved. His racism comes from a place of only having one picture, and once he gets another side - he evolves into a pretty decent human. It's a great movie, and the making also gives some very important insights into Clint Eastwoods actual thoughts. Glad you are watching it mate

[@TedwardsTube]

I’ve seen this film many times and adore it. I was surprised recently to hear that the actor who played Tao has spoken out publicly about his strong feelings that this film does more to promote racism than fight it. That’s not at all how I feel. Obviously there’s a metric ton of racial slurs uttered throughout the film, but it’s in the service of showing how ignorant and racist Walt is, how wrong that is, how wrong he comes to see that he is, how rich life can be when we accept people and their cultures for who and what they are, and how it’s never too late. A person is never so far gone that they cannot be reached. I think that’s a beautiful message for a film to have at its core. Now, I’m a fairly old white man, and Clint Eastwood has about 40 years on me, so it’s no surprise that he (and I) don’t have a perfect grasp of how people of other cultures would feel about this film, or perceive the realism (or lack thereof) of the interactions portrayed. So it’s interesting to hear the perspective of a black man watching this.

[@RyneMurray23]

So far out of all the reactions to this movie, you are the only person to mention that clown car and how many big guys they were trying to jam in that thing. It is hilarious when they ask him to get in, like he's gonna sit on their lap in the back.😂

[@unclelink]

"Actions speak louder than words." Walt may have said terrible things but he wasn't a terrible person. I think you'll enjoy The Hunted (Tommy Lee Jones'), Brotherhood Of The Wolf and Fallen (Denzel Washington).

[@anthonycurby4606]

Great reaction, as usual, kind sir. I would like to recommend the movie, Trouble with the Curve. Its anothe Clint Eastwood film. A masterpiece of a film in my opinion, but i could be biased by baseball lol

[@malagastehlaate9923]

I really like this movie... though it makes me very sad. Walt reminds me a lot of my Pops. He could seriously say some very harsh stuff... but he really cared about things. He was a good person really but could be scary sometimes. I always say my father was like Clint Eastwood, George Carlin, and Jack Nicholson all rolled into one... scary, smart, and witty... harsh at times... but caring. He often lacked tact when talking to people. But it wasn't out of malice... it was just how he talked.

[@briandrummond8446]

Let me get this right. So when Walt says something, he's racist, but when the black people say something, the scene is unrealistic? Wow.

[@williamjones6031]

1. Sue and Yum Yum are a couple of little cuties. 2. With a family like that it's no wonder Walt befriends the Hmong family. 3. The guy Trey with Sue is played by Scott Eastwood. Clint's son. 4. Many Asian cultures prohibit touching someone on the head. Another "Don't Do" in Thailand is point your toes at someone. 5. My surrogate father had that collection of tools. He didn't have all the tools in the world. Just the ones he needed. 6. Guys don't normally talk to each other like that unless they're very close (or drunk) 7. Walt does have a death wish. He's sick and going to die anyway. He's a hero again He got rid of the thugs and donated the house to the church 8. It's not a western but "Dirty Harry" is a great Clint Eastwood movie.

[@ralyksreborn420]

5:08 i rewound it at least 10x to see and here that reaction over and over it was perfect 😂 my exact thoughts "Get out of my house!" 😂