Clint Eastwood ’s Unforgiven As human beings we constantly struggle with ourselves on whether our actions are virtuous or vice. Some of us choose to act in an ethical way when presented with a certain situation‚ while others choose to act on their desires and therefore act unjustly. This was the struggle that the character‚ William Munny‚ faced in the movie "Unforgiven." He was unable to control his desires‚ which resulted in his unethical actions. His actions support Socrates and Plato ’s theory
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Clint Eastwood’s contemporary film portrays Walt Kowalski‚ a former Korean War veteran and Ford auto worker‚ who lives in a rundown Hmong neighborhood in Detroit that previously was majority white. Walt is a racist who ends up taking Thao‚ his Korean neighbor‚ under his wing after he tried to steal Walt’s Gran Torino. While there friendship slowly develops‚ Walt teaches Thao how to become a man‚ takes on a gang that is a bad influence on Thao‚ overtime becomes close with his Korean neighbors‚ but
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history there have been great stories of great sacrifice and struggle. Some of these struggles come during times of oppression and discrimination. Sometimes it’s hard to truly understand what it’s like to live through and experience such struggles. In Clint Eastwood’s Invictus‚ Tate Taylor’s The Help‚ and Roberto Benigni’s Life is Beautiful‚ the characters all experience some kind of struggle. In Invictus Nelson Mandela has the struggle of bringing a country together‚ Skeeter in The Help has the issue
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Film Analysis – Grand Torino To give a bit of an overview‚ the movie “Gran Torino” was directed and produced by Clint Eastwood who also starred in the movie. This movie highlights the modern conditions surrounding many aspects of intercultural communications. Clint Eastwood plays Walt Kowolski whose wife just died and who is a Korean War veteran. He has a difficult time getting along with people do not hold the same views or values that he does. He lives in an era that he doesn’t understand and
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Alexa Tondi Spring 2013 Paper Two LA 342- 801 “ All I knew was‚ a rat was the lowest thing you could be in my neighborhood and I didn’t rat” Tom Leitch writes that it is the ideal depiction of a police film to unite individual empowerment and communal welfare. While raising the topic of this migration‚ Leitch also forces one to analyze the relationship between morality and the law as whole. As seen in the in class viewings such as Dirty Harry and Serpico‚ society plays a much
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connections to people. Connecting to people is essential to developing a sense of belonging. When people aren’t connected to others they can feel isolated or alienated. Two texts that examine this idea are the motion picture ‘Gran Torino’ directed by Clint Eastwood and Steven Herrick’s verse novel ‘The Simple Gift’. For people to perceive that they really belong‚ they need to make connections with the people around them. In ‘Gran Torino’ Eastwood examines this idea through the characters Walt and
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they’ll have to carry me up there”. Clint Eastwood said this quote because he is still seen as a leader today‚ even though he is old; this shows that Clint Eastwood will never be forgotten. He may be awarded more plaques as he ages. He has shown power by the tremendous amount of movies he has participated in. Clint Eastwood is a very well-known movie actor and had an influence on people in the world; his power over other actors and people is amazing. Clint Eastwood was born on May 31‚ 1930‚ in
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Throughout the history of film making‚ there has been many great films. One of the greatest films ever made is Clint Eastwood’s film Gran Torino. Gran Torino stars Clint Eastwood as the main character named Walt Kowalski. Walt is a racist‚ lonely‚ troubled Korean War veteran‚ and a retired auto worker from a Ford Motor Company factory. After losing his wife‚ the only important things he has left in his life are his dog‚ Daisy‚ and his prized possession car‚ a 1972 Ford Gran Torino. Throughout the
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Gran Torino Review Directed by and Starring Clint Eastwood Co-starring Bee Vang 2008 A mint condition vintage 1972 Ford Gran Torino is the symbol of Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood)‚ an old man past his prime‚ frozen in time‚ bitter at everything that has changed around him. Walt is a Korean War Vet left alone in a rundown Detroit neighbourhood full of Hmong (South East Asian) immigrants after his adult children stop visiting him‚ and his wife passes away. Despite initial resentment and race
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while‚ or so he tells me. Things he likes to do when he has free time is watching the TV. He watches it every day after he gets off from work. Watching lots of action movies is one of his favorite things to watch‚ especially if it has Bruce Lee and Clint Eastwood in it. Another thing he likes doing is gardening. He likes to do it since he get’s that from his mom‚ though he can’t grow anything with “all these dang squirrels.” One thing he really enjoys is listening to music. When driving in the car
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