Gran Torino Shut Out of Oscars

If people are able to see past their own phobias of racism they would see the deeper meaning to this movie. In the beginning the priest hounds Walt about coming to confession because he, the priest, promised the wife. the hmongs moving in next door symbolizes the surgence of asian auto industry's moving to American soil. Walt has his own family problems he deals with, a son raised on american muscle car income who now drives foreign land cruisers. Even the spit contest is won by the hmong granny. The

preist recurs to remind Walt of his sins, which Walt tries to reright by being a standup guy to hoodlums in the neighboorhood. There is a line from the construction scene where Walt asks "why does everyone want my gran torino?". In trying to be a role model, father figure, and mentor to the fatherless kids next door, Walt makes the ultimate sacrifice that symbolizes christ. Walt died so that Thao might live. in peace. This movie touches on almost every subject. Peer pressure, gang violence, rape, racism, religion, bigotry, fatherhood, materialism, and the list goes on. It is done so tastefully and discreetly that most of it goes unnoticed. Maybe this movie is to advanced for its time. I think that when Clint Eastwood passes in this life, this movie will show his true genius of appeal to people's minds and thought provoking analogies of today.

T. Phillips of MS 5:41PM October 23, 2009