12-26-2008, 07:23 AM
Not being Hmong, I took it as a bigoted white guy seeks redemption for his life.
I was startled by the film. I figured "The Changeling" was Eastwood's big picture for the year. It had the name cast and dramatic story about child abduction. Gran Torino was just some Michigan car flick. But of the two, I think Gran Torino was the much better film.
There are a bunch of shout outs to Eastwood films of the past. He bonds with his dog. He chews tobacco. He throws out the dramatic lines. He fights with priests. Why does Clint hate religion so much? But he also shows some softness. He has moment of weakness of all things and the ending was unexpected or it goes in a direction that I didn't see coming.
It's funny and sad and yes White guy saves the asians. But when was the last time anybody mentioned Hmongs in a main stream movie?
I was startled by the film. I figured "The Changeling" was Eastwood's big picture for the year. It had the name cast and dramatic story about child abduction. Gran Torino was just some Michigan car flick. But of the two, I think Gran Torino was the much better film.
There are a bunch of shout outs to Eastwood films of the past. He bonds with his dog. He chews tobacco. He throws out the dramatic lines. He fights with priests. Why does Clint hate religion so much? But he also shows some softness. He has moment of weakness of all things and the ending was unexpected or it goes in a direction that I didn't see coming.
It's funny and sad and yes White guy saves the asians. But when was the last time anybody mentioned Hmongs in a main stream movie?
So much for the flickr badge idea. Dammit