GRAN TORINO (2008) FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION

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  • @Californiablend
    @Californiablend  Год назад +173

    ❤BIBLE VERSES OF THE DAY❤
    PHILIPPIANS 2:9-11 NIV
    9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
    and gave him the name that is above every name,
    10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
    in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
    11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
    to the glory of God the Father.

    • @lawrenceallen8096
      @lawrenceallen8096 Год назад +11

      John 15:13. “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” He saved Tao and his family, and sacrificed himself, to assuage his lifelong guilt for killing young enemy soldiers in the Korean War. The key dialogue: "I'm proud to say you are my friend....I shot a kid just like you right in the face with that rifle in there. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think if that. And you don't want that on your soul." He cared about people. He cared about justice. And he lived the essence of his religion: He loved his neighbor as himself.

    • @lawrenceallen8096
      @lawrenceallen8096 Год назад

      He was going to die anyway and he chose to go out like a soldier. Instead of dying over many months, shriveled and packed full of tubes in some strange hospital bed.

    • @Mangolite
      @Mangolite Год назад +11

      This is crazy. This is the first time I have watched your reaction. I am urged to describe Walt’s cross pose after he got shot, and since my projector’s RUclips app has no comments or description section, I had to get on my iPad and found you have a Bible verse. I guess God does do a wonderful thing, lol.
      BTW, I am Hmong. Clint Eastwood and screenwriter Nick Schenk shined a spotlight on my people for the time on the silver screen. I took my parents and my uncle with his wife to see Gran Torino, and they all loved it.

    • @Jedicake
      @Jedicake Год назад +1

      Just be sure to read the full Bible, every word and passage, not just the positive ones!

    • @OriginalPuro
      @OriginalPuro Год назад

      Morality is to do what is right regardless of what you are told.
      Religion is to do what you are told regardless of what is right.
      Religion is the root of all evil.

  • @kjek1
    @kjek1 Год назад +333

    Clint Eastwood is one of the only remaining actors from a truly special era of cinema. He’s a fucking legend

    • @RareHarmony
      @RareHarmony Год назад +6

      Proud to be named after him. (real name Clint) Weirdly enough, my middle name is Scott, the name of his son, whom was born after i was born.

    • @user-dk4bx2uj1s
      @user-dk4bx2uj1s Год назад +6

      Don't forget about Mel Gibson.

    • @latentgamer5762
      @latentgamer5762 Год назад

      @@user-dk4bx2uj1s lol Crazy you would group those two together. Both top of the line actors and directors, but both toxic bigots.

    • @proudsaiyanprince2651
      @proudsaiyanprince2651 Год назад +1

      @@latentgamer5762Eastwood is a Hollywood liberal. TF are you talking about?

    • @latentgamer5762
      @latentgamer5762 Год назад

      @@proudsaiyanprince2651 BAHAHA He attends the Republican National Commitie all the time. He SPOKE at one AGAINST Obama. What world do you live in?

  • @arusu1806
    @arusu1806 Год назад +162

    This movie was also about my people, the Hmong people. I'm grateful for the representation.

    • @solvingpolitics3172
      @solvingpolitics3172 Год назад

      How true is it that the girls go to college and the boys go to jail?

    • @danbev9313
      @danbev9313 Год назад +10

      What are you fish heads looking at?

    • @mrf9583
      @mrf9583 Год назад +2

      Mongz the new kangz

    • @WilliamGreer
      @WilliamGreer 9 месяцев назад +7

      I'm grateful for everything your people did. You have my thanks. You know why.

  • @athos1974
    @athos1974 Год назад +316

    My grandfather was like Walt.
    He was a Korea war veteran.
    Talked and behaved like him.
    As a kid, it was hard to relate to him.
    Very rough, abrasive personality, but would stand up for people in trouble.
    This movie seemed like I was following him around the neighborhood again.

    • @republicoftexas3261
      @republicoftexas3261 Год назад +26

      Same here. My grandfather was WW2 vet. Would give everyone shit around town. He though it was funny. He was tough as nails yet would to out of his way to help people.

    • @thomasbaron5367
      @thomasbaron5367 Год назад +12

      My grandfather was also a Korean War vet
      He was a bit rough around the edges himself
      But never as rough as Walt
      He had his bad days
      But he was a family man first and foremost
      He would go out of his way for anybody and he didn't hold grudges

    • @atsu6165
      @atsu6165 Год назад +8

      Same...Good man, family man who liked to tell off colored jokes to the guys, but would have knocked someones lights out for being nasty in front of us.

    • @AngelOfDeath420
      @AngelOfDeath420 Год назад +7

      God Bless Your Family Brother

    • @mr.smithgnrsmith7808
      @mr.smithgnrsmith7808 Год назад +10

      You’re grandfather was a damn legend…ALL races should be made fun of, NOBODY is off limits…sticks and stones…in the military all kinds are together and we would constantly make racist jokes….everyone was cool and we ALL got trashed on a daily basis…shit was hilarious…only thing that kept us sane

  • @sozblaze012
    @sozblaze012 Год назад +60

    My Hmong people! We all was happy that we get to see our people in a America movie ❤

    • @sethrich2790
      @sethrich2790 Год назад +2

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  • @carlanderson7618
    @carlanderson7618 Год назад +54

    You had one of the best observations of this movie: "Even though he's no longer in the Army this man is still fighting a war"

  • @paulmenard6219
    @paulmenard6219 Год назад +11

    Can i also say isn’t it something that… even though Walt said the worst things, the most hateful sounding things… we come to know him… and those words lose all their power. You start to see it with Walt and his friend in the barber shop. That’s just the way they talk… and when you see his relationship with “Toad”… it is beautiful.

    • @josephg.1.130
      @josephg.1.130 Год назад +6

      Exactly alot of people cant see that context matters... words arent racist, actions are.

  • @donny-ni2zd
    @donny-ni2zd Год назад +136

    One of the greatest redemption stories told. Goes from hating everything to live for to finding something to die for.

    • @lawrenceallen8096
      @lawrenceallen8096 Год назад +14

      Who was "redeemed?" Maybe Walt was the only sensible thing in the film and everything was screwed up around him. The neighborhood went to hell. Gangs. His family were ingrates and flakes. But there was old Walt: the same old guy he always was...to the day he died: doing the right things right (would you feel guilty about not reporting a small profit on a boat and motor?), devoted husband, and worked for everything he had.

    • @chandie5298
      @chandie5298 Год назад +12

      it's not a redemption story.
      In a redemption story, a person changes.
      This guy does not change one single bit throughout the entire film.
      He treats people like crap who he doesn't respect and he treats people well if he discovers they are deserving of respect.
      He gets to know his neighbors and then treats them with the respect they deserve....... his own family does not deserve his respect and he treats them like shit.

    • @ahwhite2022
      @ahwhite2022 Год назад +13

      @@lawrenceallen8096 he didn't feel guilty about not reporting the profit. That was the whole point of that scene, it was a sham "confession" to later contrast with his real confession, to Thao, complete with the same "through the screen" imagery. He felt guilty his whole life for killing a kid not much older than Thao, and heavy survivor's guilt. Now he had the chance to indeed redeem himself, his time by being the only one who dies (and, as the movie strongly hints, he was dying anyway. But he went out on his own terms and got the neighborhood problem children locked up for a while).

    • @lawrenceallen8096
      @lawrenceallen8096 Год назад +1

      @@ahwhite2022 Interesting interpretation. My interpretation of the confession is that it was a device to: (a) lead the audience to conclude that the character was about to die (together with getting his first straight razor shave and have a nice tailored suit to be buried in), and (b) to further his character development as an honest, simple, morally grounded guy. Now, clearly he didn't respect the church or its young padre. He did indeed reserve his most important confession for Thao, which actually did some good in the real world. And MEN who are professional gangsters who gang rape their cousin and shoot up houses with illegal machine pistols aren't "neighborhood problem children," they are "neighborhood criminals, rapists and murderers." Where we agree is he choose to go out as a soldier (the hint in the emblem emblazoned on the lighter in his hand), rather than die a shriveled body in a hospital with tube stuck in him.

    • @SargNickFury
      @SargNickFury Год назад +3

      He never hated everything, and he already had love. The source of most hatred is in fact love. Love that has been taken corrupted or somehow trod on. He was willing to die for his country and his family.....the only thing that happened is he found more family.

  • @YODAJJ
    @YODAJJ Год назад +22

    This movie is about the importance a strong father figure can have on a manless family

  • @Jesse-ch4iu
    @Jesse-ch4iu Год назад +32

    This is one of those deeper movies. It shows that no matter how close minded and guarded some people are they can always open up and let love into their life.

  • @camerond4689
    @camerond4689 Год назад +193

    This is one of Clint's best movies. And that's saying a lot cuz he has a lot of great movies

    • @coachmikesfilmroom3111
      @coachmikesfilmroom3111 Год назад +13

      I don't think he's ever done a bad film, least not one he directed.

    • @thomasbaron5367
      @thomasbaron5367 Год назад

      Agreed
      This would be his magnum opus

    • @MikeB12800
      @MikeB12800 Год назад

      A Perfect World and Mystic River

    • @RobertMJohnson
      @RobertMJohnson Год назад +2

      so many good ones. High Plains Drifter is unreal. Unforgiven is absolutely fucking killer. Gran Torina is amazing for sure.

    • @china_is_asshole
      @china_is_asshole Год назад +2

      Richard jewel is awesome

  • @scottbuckley823
    @scottbuckley823 Год назад +62

    Best scene of the movie
    'I'm here to confess'
    'Oh my god what did you do?'

  • @safespacebear
    @safespacebear Год назад +3

    Walt had nothing left to live for but his neighbors gave him something worth dying for

  • @frankethomas1248
    @frankethomas1248 Год назад +6

    I don’t like to see a woman cry, but I am pleased that you had such an emotional reaction to this excellent movie. Most younger people (I'm 71, and a USNavy veteran) talk a lot about how heartwarming it was that WALT changed so much, becoming more accepting, as these viewers apparently fancy themselves to be in their own conceits (Rom 12:16, _“Be not wise in your own conceits.”)._
    But they rarely mention how encouraging it was to see these three young people *_becoming more like Walt._* That’s because some of the most admirable virtues: courage, responsibility, hard work (industry), privacy, and self-sufficiency are accounted of little value today. The movement, the growth was in both directions, and good from both sides. I hope this strong, striking, and sensitive story continues to move and influence viewers for as long as our culture endures. Good reaction. Thank you for sharing this with us!

  • @frankethomas1248
    @frankethomas1248 Год назад +8

    He keeps spitting because he chews tobacco. So does his elderly Hmong neighbor (the grandma). And as for haircuts, I remember when my dad used to take us to the barber. The barber was always glad to see us, because although haircuts were 75¢ apiece, dad would always give him a full dollar for each of us (all four boys). It was a different time then...

  • @gbalex43
    @gbalex43 Год назад +13

    Walt sacrificed his life because he knew he had terminal cancer and he also felt he brought all that violence to Tao and his family. So to rectify it all Walt fixed it the only way he knew how without him committing any more killing on his behalf. I loved your reaction keep up the great work.

  • @haroldprentiss2221
    @haroldprentiss2221 Год назад +73

    Now you've experienced Clint ,check out two more he made in his older years. Million Dollar Baby and Unforgiven. You won't be disappointed.

    • @Dino-god69
      @Dino-god69 Год назад +5

      Unforgiven is perfect. LONG lmao but perfect.

  • @republicoftexas3261
    @republicoftexas3261 Год назад +57

    Don't feel weird about crying. I cry every time I watch this movie or even see a reaction of it.

    • @StinkyGreenBud
      @StinkyGreenBud Год назад +5

      Yeah it was great how she was trying so hard not to. Just let it go Blend!

    • @Kenny-ep2nf
      @Kenny-ep2nf Год назад

      This movie does have a sad theme to it especially the ending but it’s a masterpiece nonetheless

    • @Kenny-ep2nf
      @Kenny-ep2nf Год назад

      @@StinkyGreenBud yep sometimes better to let it all out

  • @PopeSixtusVI
    @PopeSixtusVI Год назад +16

    I always loved how Clint gave us a complete and total subversion of the trope he himself pioneered. Every viewer thought he was going to do an Unforgiven and gun em all down in an intense shoot out.

  • @dan_hitchman007
    @dan_hitchman007 Год назад +25

    Clint's best film by far is "Unforgiven."
    "It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. You take away everything he's got and everything he's ever gonna have."

  • @laurab68707
    @laurab68707 Год назад +34

    Clint Eastwood is an absolute legend. All his movies are amazing.

    • @nsasupporter7557
      @nsasupporter7557 Год назад +1

      Yes, when he passes away I’m gonna watch a marathon of his movies to honor him and celebrate his life and career. I did the samething for Sean Connery when he passed away

  • @joseesparza7488
    @joseesparza7488 Год назад +30

    When you said at the beginning: “The director must love music or music is so important to him?” He’s the director as you might very well know by now but also Clint is a musician in his own right. And his son Kyle also is a renowned musician and composer. Lots of Clints directorial efforts feature his own compositions in some way.

  • @amale887
    @amale887 Год назад +45

    Clint Eastwood is an icon to say the least. He's well known for his great Western movies, but has directed and performed in great movies outside of Westerns. The look you asked how did he perfect, is so well known, Jim Carey does it so well! "Million Dollar Baby" may be a movie you may find as interesting as this one.

    • @nsasupporter7557
      @nsasupporter7557 Год назад +3

      Yes! Jim Carrey is just as big of an icon as Eastwood. Sean Connery and Clint Eastwood should’ve done a movie together

  • @bobjohnston1239
    @bobjohnston1239 Год назад +5

    Clint Eastwood knows what he's doing both in front of and behind the camera.

    • @Kenny-ep2nf
      @Kenny-ep2nf Год назад

      He’s the most talented actor ever

  • @arthurpendragon1610
    @arthurpendragon1610 Год назад +2

    That "Step Back" that Walt took is his way of dealing with life.
    He lives by his guts.
    Not by his head.
    He can control himself to the point of letting go of life itself to serve the cause.
    He can "step back."
    The movie in a way is an example of how to live life by having courage to do it all the way.
    Recognize what is the right thing to do, then step back from your fears and go ahead and do it.
    "Be SURE that you are right---THEN go ahead," said a famous American frontier patriot back in the old tough days of our nation's founding.
    That still is the way to go today.
    Folks like you respond to Clint because the message is timeless!

  • @rikkilleen3169
    @rikkilleen3169 Год назад +3

    21:20 "Call me Walt."
    That was the moment he announced he was at peace with dying.

  • @uncabuzz118
    @uncabuzz118 Год назад +8

    Love the channel and got a laugh when you didn't understand what a "push mower" was. It's gone the way of the rotary phone.

  • @ballsyrocker
    @ballsyrocker Год назад +3

    I have seen this two other times and your sweet tears had me crying...again. Peace. Clint Eastwood, you are the finest actor , greatest director, and producer in my life. I am 73. Thank you.

  • @randy6081
    @randy6081 Год назад +3

    yes that is the traditinal clothing Sue ad Tau are wearing to Walt's funeral for them to wear the traditinal clothing of their people to his Funeral is the ultimate show of respect and love to him

  • @tomwolfe6063
    @tomwolfe6063 Год назад +12

    This movie effectively illustrates the differences between words and actions.

  • @dbonyadi
    @dbonyadi Год назад +7

    Clint was also great in his latest movie, The Mule. He is the director and acts in his movies.

  • @hughmungus3250
    @hughmungus3250 Год назад +5

    “And he brought daisy as witness!” Dude that was hilarious to me!

  • @waterbeauty85
    @waterbeauty85 Год назад +3

    I actually have a friend named Tao, and when he bought a new car, the first thing he did was put a stupid looking spoiler on it, so that line from Walt's will made me laugh.

  • @scottfree641
    @scottfree641 Год назад +1

    Got to hand it to Scott when his old man says "Hey boy you want a part in my movie? You gotta to play a goofy poser" And he's like hey yeah!

  • @Bro-cx2jc
    @Bro-cx2jc 10 месяцев назад +1

    Love the scene where Walt's "family" looked all hopeful to be getting his things in his will, and they all subsequently got let down as he instead chose to give everything to his family.
    From beyond the grave I can almost hear him laughing at his daughter, "that's for treating me like I don't know what a damned phone is!"

  • @30AndHatingIt
    @30AndHatingIt Год назад +3

    A lot of people get super offended by this film at the beginning but after a little bit they realize “oh… This guy hates everybody equally” L O L. I love this movie. Oh and, holy cow… This girl is beautiful as heck!

  • @mhlevy
    @mhlevy Год назад +16

    Clint Eastwood is one of the great Hollywood stars who has branched out and become a truly great director and producer as well. Another phenomenal movie he's in is the western "Unforgiven," with a host of fantastic actors, for which he won best picture and best director, and was nominated for best actor in the Academy Awards, the same awards for "Million Dollar Baby" as well (winning best picture and director, while being nominated for best actor.)

    • @nsasupporter7557
      @nsasupporter7557 Год назад +1

      He’s a much better director than actor. But still a legend. Him and Sean Connery should’ve done a movie together

  • @philipcochran1972
    @philipcochran1972 Год назад +5

    Yum Yum is the name of a female character in a Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera named The Mikado, written in the late 1800s, and which is set in Japan

  • @andrewtillman7605
    @andrewtillman7605 8 месяцев назад +2

    12:27 - “What kind of lawnmower is thaaaat? It’s literally cutting the grass!”
    Yeah, I think that’s what it’s suppose to do 😂

  • @davidmichael6239
    @davidmichael6239 Год назад +2

    Ahney Her played the young girl, a Hmong. This was her first movie

  • @Curraghmore
    @Curraghmore Год назад +25

    I've been watching a lot of reactors now for about a year, but I'm glad I came across this channel recently, it's like a breath of fresh air! The genuine excitement in your laughter and your reactions with the mimicking of characters band accents are like having an extra character in the reaction videos that's just as entertaining as the characters in the film (sometimes more).

  • @guittadabe5214
    @guittadabe5214 Год назад +2

    When Clint Eastwood dies, Hollywood will no longer be the same. He is a giant among legends. He must be such a perfectionist as everything he does and touches turns to gold.

    • @Kenny-ep2nf
      @Kenny-ep2nf Год назад

      Good thing he’s still kicking, he’s definitely one of a kind

  • @chandie5298
    @chandie5298 Год назад +7

    8:39 at this moment you are SO CLOSE to understanding the entire point of the movie.
    He absolutely says things that aren't politically correct in todays culture....but he comes from another culture.
    He is not racist. Racism isn't words.... sounds that come out of a person's mouth. Racism is about actions. This man treats everyone like crap regardless of race, religion, ethnicity etc etc.
    And if he thinks they are good people, then he treats them well.
    The film is about making people think about "don't judge a book by its cover". Not just using that phrase to mean, don't judge a white/black/asian/hispanic/indigenous/etc person by the cover.... but everyone regardless of any b.s. grouping you want to throw them into. That includes mean, grumpy a-holes who don't like everyone and want to be left alone and speak like people did from a culture of 3 generations in the past.
    How does he treat people? shitty...but he treats everyone shitty. then he's not being unfair.

  • @TheBaconKing32
    @TheBaconKing32 Год назад +24

    So many things about this movie hit close to home. Filmed in my neck of the woods and really shows Detroit how it is. My dad used to live in an area in detroit like this and had many issues but thankfully got out alive!

    • @scottmiller897
      @scottmiller897 Год назад

      The barber shop was maybe half a block from me on 11 mile just east of Washington in Royal Oak just across from the post office.

  • @dirtyburd71
    @dirtyburd71 Год назад +7

    Not ashamed to say it, I've watched this movie numerous times and it always gets me broken up at the end. I know what's coming but it doesn't matter. A real LIFE story.

  • @rotru4977
    @rotru4977 Год назад +3

    You came up in my recommended and a quick scan of your past reactions and I see you've reacted to so many of my fave movies. So I'm subscribing and bingeing your channel today. Also...love your reactions!

  • @angelomaurizio1668
    @angelomaurizio1668 Год назад +1

    Eastwood may be the last living star to be casted back when Cowboy movies and shows were popular in the 1950s when he had made his debut. By the early 70s , Eastwood was already a household name when his acting career took another rise when he was casted as Inspector Harry Callahan in the Dirty Harry movies. The five movies from 1971-1988 were a commercial success. I didnt think Callahan's bigotry from the Dirty Harry movies would match any other movies he was a part of, but Gran Torino was a shock..lol However, Eastwood behind the scenes is very humble and a very shy man. The man is just a living legend.

  • @daybeau7819
    @daybeau7819 Год назад +3

    The worst thing about this movie is that every single time you see it, even through someone else's eyes your vision gets blurry from all the tears.

  • @davisworth5114
    @davisworth5114 Год назад +12

    Very perceptive, sensitive reaction, Walt today would get a PTSD diagnosis, but we see Walts' wound as more spiritual, he grieved and was guilt-ridden all his life for the killing he did in Korea. Great film, you have a great personality. Please react to "Twelve Angry Men", thank you.

  • @TheChrisPineWorkshop
    @TheChrisPineWorkshop Год назад +6

    Oh my goodness you have a lot of great stuff to watch with Clint Eastwood! He has an amazing library to see!

  • @breadsandwich336
    @breadsandwich336 15 дней назад

    i love how a mean old man with a growl that would frighten a pitbull is so endearing somehow

  • @Gutslinger
    @Gutslinger Год назад +1

    Clint Eastwood survived a plane crash in the ocean when he was in the military (In the 1950's I think). He and another man managed to get into a life raft and paddle part of the way back to shore before the waves threw them out of the raft and he had to swim the rest of the way.
    I think I read that he probably wouldn't have even had an acting career if that didn't happen, because he was about to get shipped off until that crash happened.. Sometimes life doesn't go according to plan. And sometimes it works out for the better. Especially in his case.

  • @msdarby515
    @msdarby515 Год назад +16

    Thank you for your genuine reaction to this film. Many reactors think people watching are tuning in to watch the reactor be clever or predict what will happen next, and maybe even take the movie apart in some ways. I immediately fell in love with your style. Many times you didn't have to say anything because your face said it all, lol. I'm an instant fan and look forward to checking out your channel. Definitely subscribing!!
    For what it's worth, my dad is a form of Walt. He has said racist things (that were probably acceptable in his youth) as I was growing up, and will occasionally, still, and I actually cringe and die a bit inside, especially if it's in front of other people. At the same time, my stepmother was a Native American woman (recently passed, may she RIP) who ruled the house implicitly, lol. Their town has a high percentage of Native American people and they would often come to him when they are having money challenges or perhaps there's a death in the family that requires more money that week or maybe need help with a car repair or something. He will loan them money, small amounts, and doesn't charge interest or anything like that. He has an account at one of the grocery stores and will make a call to them to let them know that one of his Native American friends will be in to get a dollar amount of food.
    I specify Native American friends because I've never seen him do this for any white people, even tho he's often been approached. I asked him why and he said that he knew those particular white folks were using drugs and he wouldn't support it. The folks he loans money to or buys groceries for always pay him back. If they don't, they have lost that benefit. He's careful that he's not supporting bad behavior. For example, one man was selling his family's food stamps and buying alcohol and then going to my dad for groceries. Dad called the man's wife and worked out a plan with her to help her fix the problem and keep her family fed. He owns storage units that he rents out and right next to that property is an apartment complex that is mostly low-income Native American families. He buys candy and keeps it in his work truck so that when he's over doing repairs or tending the grass he has something to give the little kids playing in the yard or riding their bikes, etc. He also has a horse and buggy that he occasionally drives to town (seriously, it's hilarious to ride to the grocery store with him in an actual horse and buggy) and he loves to take it over to that property and give everyone rides in it. He can be very Walt grumpy and it's embarrassed me my whole life how gruff he is. One day he scolded one of the kids and the mom was standing there and I sort of apologized to her for his abrasiveness. She smiled and said, "Oh, man, no worries, that's just your dad, he's great!" I realized then that she saw what was underneath that crusty surface to his heart, that is genuine and caring.

  • @kennymonty8206
    @kennymonty8206 10 месяцев назад +1

    What I like about Walt is that he was very nearly a Karen but he was too self aware. He accepted his responsibility.
    Not easy to do.

  • @joumasepoes88
    @joumasepoes88 Год назад +2

    It wasnt a transformation. Thats who he was. Underneath the racist surface was a a kind and gentle man that only wanted a family that loved him for who he was not what he could give them.

  • @tomwallace3103
    @tomwallace3103 Год назад +3

    Million dollar baby, is his best movie.

  • @johnrogan9729
    @johnrogan9729 Год назад +23

    Clint has so many great movies he’s been in as an actor and a ton of great movies he’s directed. He’s an American treasure.
    I love your reactions. You’re personality is sweet and you’re so funny and smart. God bless you and keep ‘em coming!

    • @nsasupporter7557
      @nsasupporter7557 Год назад +1

      Him and Sean Connery should’ve done a movie together

    • @johnrogan9729
      @johnrogan9729 Год назад

      @@nsasupporter7557 oh yeah, that would’ve been awesome

    • @nsasupporter7557
      @nsasupporter7557 Год назад

      @@johnrogan9729 when Sean Connery passed away in 2020, I watched a marathon of his movies to celebrate his life and career. And I’m gonna do the same for Clint Eastwood when he passes away. And Jack Nicholson too, it doesn’t seem like he’s gonna be around much longer. He had to retire because he had Alzheimer’s or dementia

  • @JeremiahConnor
    @JeremiahConnor Год назад +2

    @16:10..."How has he perfected this old man...(growl?)"
    For real? Clint has been old for like 40+ years! Lots of real life experience to draw from

  • @jamesdamiano8894
    @jamesdamiano8894 Год назад +4

    You should watch "In The Line Of Fire" where Clint is a secret service agent. A good thriller that also stars John Malkovich and Rene Russo.

  • @davidyoung745
    @davidyoung745 Год назад +2

    Everybody needs a Walt in their lives.

  • @OutlawOfTexas
    @OutlawOfTexas Год назад +1

    6:35 “he got it like a pocket book”
    😂
    That was funny!
    Love the fact that you have a Bible verse pinned in the comments.
    God bless you ❤ showering love from Texas 🤠

  • @PeterMasi_Son_Tile
    @PeterMasi_Son_Tile Год назад +6

    Highly recommend "Million Dollar Baby" his character in that movie is very similar to his character in this movie plus if you are a fan of the Rocky movies it’s a boxing movie!

    • @joseesparza7488
      @joseesparza7488 Год назад +1

      Yes! This one, million dollar baby, Unforgiven, Sully, just so many great films. He’s a great actor but he’s indisputably a legendary director and I’m gonna miss his new movies when he’s gone.

  • @admiralkeelhauled42
    @admiralkeelhauled42 Год назад +2

    This movie and secondhand lions are two movies every young man should see growing up due to the messages of "how to be a man"

  • @kevinmarkham6385
    @kevinmarkham6385 Год назад +1

    My dad is getting old, fighting cancer for the 2nd time and retiring from the police department. Ever since I was a kid I wanted his HK USP that he used as his service pistol. I didn't want to ask about it cause its not only rude but would show my dad that I didn't have faith in him to beat cancer. Luckily my mom gave me some advice and after I asked if he was going to sell his pistol, he offered to give it to me as long as I never sold it. I thought it was like Walt passing down his car as long as it wasn't modified.

  • @joeberger3441
    @joeberger3441 Год назад +2

    The "spitting" is because he's dipping/chewing tobacco. That's why the old lady's spit was brown. It's a super common habit in the military and blue collar jobs

  • @rescuetweak
    @rescuetweak Год назад +3

    Thanks for the great heartfelt reaction.
    And you looked very elegant doing it.

  • @zulubro
    @zulubro Год назад +5

    You'd probably dig "Unforgiven" and "Million Dollar Baby". Two more Eastwood classics.

  • @blackopal3138
    @blackopal3138 Год назад +2

    Gentle now, the tender breeze blows,
    Heart locked in a Gran Torino
    It beats a lonely rhythm
    All night long
    Beautiful movie. Shared another tear with you.
    Peace

  • @malagastehlaate230
    @malagastehlaate230 Год назад +2

    My first time watching you... very sweet. Clint Eastwood and this movie... reminds me a lot of my father... though my father wasn't as outwardly racist. He still was in a way... though I don't think he was originally... I think when he was in the Airforce he just ... something changed... not sure. I always say my father could lack a lot of tact. He came off harsh... but really he had a lot of care for people... he just had a bad way of expressing it. This movie always makes me cry. But it has a good message. And yeah... Walt sacrificed himself for Tao... he knew Tao wouldn't have a chance to change... or to be something else... as those boys were just going to continue to bully and harrass him until he snapped. But Walt knew his life was soon going to be done anyway... the tests confirmed that. He was dying... and he knew it. And I think in the end he felt closer to Tao and Su's family than his own... sadly.

  • @Echo4Bravo
    @Echo4Bravo Год назад +1

    There's a difference between being racist, prejudiced, and bigot. Walt wasn't racist or a bigot. He prejudged people. He judged people by their character.

  • @carlbaker7242
    @carlbaker7242 Год назад +1

    My favorite lol verse from you, " He carrier's it around like a purse ".😅😅😅

  • @philmullineaux5405
    @philmullineaux5405 Год назад +1

    He is an icon of acting and directing. And a link between old Hollywood and post 60s Hollywood. The 3 movies that established him were spaghetti westerns. Good bad and ugly, fistful of dollars, few dollars more.

  • @reddwarf3069
    @reddwarf3069 Год назад +6

    I bet you could write a superb screenplay. Your knowledge of film is exceptional, and I liked this reaction before I even watched it because I knew it would be great!

  • @Hapkido82AUS
    @Hapkido82AUS Год назад +3

    Another beautiful reaction video 😇
    If you liked Gran Torino, you will love Million Dollar Baby..
    (You look amazing too by the way 😊)

  • @kylesummers1565
    @kylesummers1565 Год назад +2

    One of the best movies ever. Peace, Love!!

  • @rognroll2786
    @rognroll2786 Год назад +2

    It’s one of the great movies!

  • @anthonyscully2998
    @anthonyscully2998 Год назад +1

    By the end of the film you understand why Walt is so grumpy

  • @djquiz6425
    @djquiz6425 Год назад +7

    You should check out Million Dollar Baby, also by Clint Eastwood.

  • @BalokLives
    @BalokLives Год назад +1

    Clint Eastwood produced, directed, and starred in Gran Torino.

  • @haqgeneral
    @haqgeneral Год назад +2

    Nice reaction, u cute when u trying to hold the tears in. This movie is legendary always will be.

  • @armynurseboy
    @armynurseboy 9 месяцев назад +2

    Not sure if you caught it, but Walt's real confession, his greatest sin and regret, was to Tao, not the priest. The screen door mimics the confessional screen.

  • @christopherking4932
    @christopherking4932 Год назад +8

    I honestly would love to see a sequel and it could be about Tao and how Walts influences shaped his life.

    • @jamesrustles8670
      @jamesrustles8670 Год назад +1

      The actor regrets being in the movie because of the "racism"

    • @d68st90
      @d68st90 Год назад

      @@jamesrustles8670 Really Lmfao

    • @Kenny-ep2nf
      @Kenny-ep2nf Год назад

      Gran Torino ain’t what it is if Walt isn’t in it

  • @vincemac2223
    @vincemac2223 Год назад +2

    "why you keep spitting" The answer to that questions can be found by watching one of his older western greats. The Outlaw Josey Wales.

  • @dallassukerkin6878
    @dallassukerkin6878 Год назад +1

    My word that was a great reaction, dear lady. Sitting here at my desk listening to you whilst I work and trying not to let your emotions start my eyes to glistening!

  • @MsConstrue
    @MsConstrue Год назад +1

    Like how you get straight to it... no long intro... appreciate you. SUBSCRIBED!

  • @Ghost915A1
    @Ghost915A1 Год назад +1

    I enjoyed re-watching this with you. It's more than just a movie, it's humanity.

  • @rodciferri9626
    @rodciferri9626 Год назад +4

    Great review - you nailed what made Clint's directing in the movie so special!

  • @jamesbattista1466
    @jamesbattista1466 Год назад +1

    Thank you for your reaction video. One of my very favorite movies. You were wonderful in your presentation ❤

  • @buckleymordecai9605
    @buckleymordecai9605 Год назад

    Ok, I'm impressed! Your engagement, emotions, the clips you chose to put here...your comments. Wow...I'm subscribing. Thank you much. yes, this is my favorite Eastwood movie, and it's one of my top ten movies ever!

  • @jojones1082
    @jojones1082 Год назад +2

    So many great Clint Eastwood movies - and not all of them are westerns. Some others I think you would like are In the Line Of Fire, Million Dollar Baby, Letters from Iwogema, and Bridges of Madison County (tissue alert - you will be crying by the end of the movie).

  • @DavidLewis-hw6cv
    @DavidLewis-hw6cv Год назад +2

    he sipping out his chew is in almost all his western movies

  • @R._Thornhill
    @R._Thornhill Год назад +2

    You are wise beyond your years. You just get it!

  • @jamesminter70
    @jamesminter70 Год назад +1

    "MOVE, THAT, BUS" 😂😂😂😂

  • @bodies2magenta
    @bodies2magenta Год назад +2

    Clearly one of the greatest reactions/reviews regarding the spectacular movie, "Gran Torino". Thank you, my friend, your video is awesome. 🙂

  • @DwarfsRBest
    @DwarfsRBest 11 месяцев назад

    I just found your channel, but you had your finger on the pulse of this movie the entire time, and I will be back. Good stuff

  • @Starbuck-dr7yl
    @Starbuck-dr7yl Год назад +5

    Nice rx, this is a great movie. Clint Eastwood is my fave director. It just seems like real life. Another movie he acted and directed is called million dollar baby. It won best pic, director, actress, and Morgan Freeman’s best supporting actor. Famously, Clint saw the first cut and said there was no need for many edits, it was perfect as it was. Clint also wrote the score. It’s a good one.

  • @williamjones6185
    @williamjones6185 Год назад +1

    1. Sue and Vu are a couple of little cuties.😍😍
    2. With a family like that it's no wonder Walt befriends the Hmong family.
    3. Walt does have a death wish. He's sick and dyeing anyway.

  • @alonzocoyethea6148
    @alonzocoyethea6148 Год назад +6

    It's a tuff one 4 me to watch, too...( Saw it at the theatre, lots of folks cried) but in a way, a beautiful ending and a new start for Thao. But Walt had nothing to lose--death by cancer is long and painful. As for his ungrateful kids/grandkids, they got exactly what they deserved-nothing. Thao and Sue's people were more family to him than they every were. FYI: a 72 Gran Torino in that kind of condition is worth $35,000 or more today.

  • @jbscotchman
    @jbscotchman Год назад +3

    Fantastic reaction girl. This is a great movie.

  • @rogerwolfe3053
    @rogerwolfe3053 Год назад

    Originally I clicked on this just to see some of the clips from Gran Torino your comedy is awesome you have a beautiful face beautiful smile I could watch your reactions all the time