Gran Torino (2008) MOVIE REACTION!! *FIRST TIME WATCHING* 

It gets annoying after a while sometimes when he is SO wrong SO often on some films. This was one of them. Also. SYMBOLISM! Jk no symbolism, but it is in every movie apparently. Edit: Holy hell he is relentlessly more stupid as he goes.

I'll roll with that 👍

I caught myself telling my 32 pound cat that Hannah was right more than once. :-) In my opinion Walt was teaching him what a true grown up person should do without necessarily even being asked. Loving the reaction.

@@belladoran222 i mean no he wasn't wrong. The kid was nice, but clint did teach the kid confidance to just go out and do shit. He taught the kid to be a man,,be respectful and help your neighbors. So ash was right in this instance.

​@@Killercoldice22Not at all, Clint was never kind to his neighbors, he never helped anyone or let himself be helped, he was hateful, and just as Clint taught the boy to be brave, the boy taught Clint to be respectful and kind, not to judge. Without knowing the people, Clint learned more about the boy without realizing it, Hanna was right.

OMG, that is an awesome catch. It feels so obvious now but I did not catch that at all. It is beautiful.

My partner at the time pointed that at to me and it’s def something that initially went over my head. Such a lovely detail that gives me further appreciation for a film I already loved

great point!

Oh my... that went right over my head. And I is smart. Nice catch.

Wow! Saw the thing for Tao, but Walt wanted to fulfill his wife's final wishes and allow the priest to keep his promise. I missed that but it makes sense!

That's almost exactly what I was about to say

I think Walt was able to see that Tao at his core is a real good kid but his cousins tried to influence him, what Walt wanted from Tao was to be a man and absolutely refuse to be tossed around.

I think Ash was just focusing on the fact that he knew that Eastwood's character was going to be positive influence in Tao's life he mistook (or prejudged) the reason why. They get to kow each other... Hannah said it. Great movie.

Lmao such a ridiculous point to even argue. How could Tao have learned anything from Walt at that point in the movie? They had like 2 encounters and had spoken like 10 words to each other. Ash pretty much just jumped the gun on plot development.

@@kennyclocks5047 Bro, it was more than just 2 encounters 😆. And Ash is right about Thao needing Walt

Well I don't know about EVERY, but ya ur right in the case of this one :) I mean after like the 40th time he said "you don't have to get offended blah blah" jeez dude give it a rest lol it really isn't what this movie is about at its core bro :)

Well, except for when Hannah thought Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield might be bailiffs. (At the *beginning* of the movie, of course.)

@@ericschmidt5510 No ash was 100 percent right. He wasn't even saying that was the core of the movie, he explained it perfectly. If you instantly get offended with someone and put a wall up. All dialogue is lost, you never learn, and you never teach someone. Ash was right in this case. That young girl joked and didn't put up with his shit and invited him over to dinner even after he said insulting shit. She accepted the old man and changed him. So in this case ash was pretty spot on. The 2 cultures accepted ejother even with the insults they threw.

@@Killercoldice22 She didn't change him, lol. He was never really racist. Didn't you learn from the interaction with the barber? It's a generational thing. This is how we created the American melting pot. We learn about other cultures through humor. She should have answered his "don't eat my dog" with a joke about Polish sausage, but I guess they thought it would make she look "racist", lol.

I'm like Dude you messing up the movie and making all guys' look bad ...🙄😂😎

@Shaine White Following Ash's worldwide Symbolisms Tour 2022, maybe Eastwood is also saying "Walt'etypes" are dying off, people like him who remember global horrors, seal a deal with some spit and a handshake -- they are disappearing like dinosaurs struggling to cope with a changing climate.

What did Walt actually sacrifice? A few months of slow and painful death? He knew he was dying, he chose to give that death meaning, and he did, in a spectacular way. He gave up a few months of remaining life and took years of life from all those gang members. What a trade! I would make it in a heartbeat, to do that much good at so little cost.

Clint Eastwood is a 1 take man. his philosophy is "why use many take when one take do trick". It's a good movie, the acting is clearly horrible in this movie, but the direction is actually terrible.

FUUUUUUUUCK...I knew they'd get charged but thought "eh...sentences always get reduced" but the unarmed veteran bit really does change stuff. Great analysis.

@@jordanwolfson8378 yep in the end of the day they killed a defenceless old man so they’re staying behind bars for a while

​@@jordanwolfson8378 not in the federal system. There's no such thing as parole or reduced sentences there.

Add in the priest testifying re his final confession, and they’re toast. Not to mention he was “crucified;” arms to the side as he fell. . .

He was weak since allowing people like that into his life Walt died weak Tahoe only used him

That’s beautiful man. I agree. If the only thing they took from the film was “racial slurs are bad,” then the point of the film flew right over their head. Which wouldn’t have been so bad, except that their head was so firmly up their rectal cavity they wouldn’t have seen it anyway.

@snootybaronet - You're spot on about the lunacy and reductionist idiocy of Cancel Culture which this film deftly dismantles. But, you missed how Walt already "unlocked" the Gran Torino when offering it to Toad for his date with Yum Yum. Walt's heart was already beginning to flow: He was happy manning the BBQ, with all those beautiful women, and enjoying his new family. His heart wasn't completely locked away, it was already opening.

*Toad

Well said

Live and let live baby!! Society needs to learn from this movie!!! Quit taking things so damn personal!!!!

Walt admits he regrets having failed with is sons , Thao is Walt's absoution not only for Korea but his sons.

facts man I'd have thrown hands with Ash after his 9000th misconception about the message of the movie

Toad is and will always be the man!

ASH was 100% correct on this, this movie has nothing to do with the "Evolution" of Walt. It was about Walt finding friends in the least expected place & those friend's bringing a purpose to Walt's life. Walt spoke in a way that a lot of younger people today cant understand & he spoke that way to everyone including his friends & it had nothing to do with being a racist which is proven by his ACTIONS. Even to the end he was talking the same way. Being able to speak like that shows your not weak minded & you want be offended or controlled by WORDS because WORDS are not that important & ACTIONS are what you should judge a person by. Its like the old saying "Actions Speak Louder Than Words" & as far as the name calling & trash talk thats just humor to get a good laugh. Feelings & Words are not reality. If I had a flat tire & some guy stopped to help I wouldn't care what he called me because his actions with helping me is what defines him. Some people have different ways of communicating & its the intolerant Leftist that try to DEMAND you speak like they want you to & act like there feelings are more important than yours. The way Leftist act has nothing to do with being sensitive to people being offended cause the way they act is offensive in its self. Personally I don't care how they act its the way they demand you bow to there wishes & emotional fragility that bs. I was taught the old saying "Sticks & Stones maty break my Bones but Words can Never hurt me" theory which people should adopt today. If people would chill and stop being selfishly offended we'd have a lot less problems today. If someone says something you don't like IGNORE IT or GIVE IT BACK TO THEM but choosing to be offended & cancel them is childish. Again with these speech police Leftist its has nothing to do with wanting to be sensitive to others feelings, its all about there feelings & trying to force you to speak a certain way. They are frauds & shouldn't be taken serious.

Awesome story, reminds me of my grandfather also

Respect. A true legend.

Straight up. Thao didn’t need “confidence” to be a good kid. Hannah has it right

I don't agree Walt is racist at all. His words and actions aren't compatible. In the storyline of the movie he reconciles that but still speaks "racist" af. "Racist" af fuck to someone completely ignorant of how people interact. There's the barber shop scene and many at thao's house that you should have second guessed that long ago.

Anyway. You missed the movie. It ain't about Thao. It's 💯 Walt. You missed the whole perspective

​@@MrMancreatedgod please stop interjecting your own head cannon and carefully read what I wrote again.. Say it out loud to yourself if you find it better for comprehension. Then stop and try to point out exactly where I said or implied the movie wasnt about Walt or that Walt did not change his perspective or that Walt had any influence at all on Thao helping the lady with her groceries. If the matter between your ears still has normal function you'll realize nothing you "disagreed with" was actually stated or implied to begin with.

@WatchEuropaTheLastBattle I mean don’t take my word for it, my argument is backed by interviews with people involved in the film from Eastwood to the screenwriter to the producer. He is written as an “unrepentant racist” that through his interactions with the Hmung family begins to see people beyond their skin color. “Unrepentant racist” is in quotations because that’s the term used by the producer. The screenwriter(the guy who wrote the character) also describes Walt as someone who see all people of a different color as the same, specifically Asians. So maybe if you want to direct the childish “muH racism” around how about direct it at the people who made the film.

I'm not sure it's reaching: I think it takes a lot to knock Ash out of his immediate conceptions (Hannah really balances Ash)

@@Roar_Restored I wouldn’t say he’s reaching either he just views the narrative in a way that relates to him as an individual and Hannah sees the narrative as it relates to the directors vision. Take it easy on my boy Ash he’s my Homeboy, my pal, my rotten soldier, my sweet cheese, he’s my good time boy.

, though.*

@@OriginalPuro THO

Savant? No. Both are sensitive. Both would do well to learn from each other when they BOTH are wrong. He can help her go deeper in understanding, if she is humble and open to it. She can help him not run past dynamics at play when they are significant to the narrative. IF...they want to grow individually and together, the potential is available in each other's strengths. God bless them with Grace and Wisdom and Love.

The soundtrack for this one of a kind😢😁😀

@@L4ftyOne That's a great start that you can now recognize basic categories of performing arts -- keep up the momentum bruv, maybe a musical or play next? You got this. Keep us in the loop, FeelsweirdMan

Never start a sentence with "and" or "or".

@@OriginalPuro And that last period goes INSIDE the quotes btw ;) Just looks better. Heh, I'm guessing you're also dogmatically orthodox on some other laughable "Nevers" like ending sentences with prepositions and splitting infinitives. Not everybody gets it.

I always thought that end song was sung by Clint Eastwood.

Yes, she should watch a David Lynch movie like Mulholland Drive, so that it's more of a challenge for her.

Yeah, very intelligent

She’s an actress. She knows how movies work

Ash missing the point over and over in this one, 😂 lol

Why does it feel like Ash would be someone who would sign up to Hustlers university so he could be a top G

My Dad did too. He said that this was Eastwood's only movie death. An opus of sorts. That may have been the plan before they did The Mule.

@@andypickle1584 That plan was dead when Eastwood did that questionable film with Justin Timberlake in 2012.

The mule is still very good.

What's the recent one that he did? Not even sure if it's even out. I just remember seeing the pics of him on a horse. Which was a sight, considering that he's in his 90's now.

Clint and Sylvester aka Rocky are going to make movies till their last breath. It keeps them alive.

If only he had a Soviet name, those bullets at end would just bounce back...

@@bearheartKhan Yeah... maybe if movie was made be Soviet :D I think :P

Facts bro

My Polish grandpa is the same. I always think about him when I watch this movie.

I live in the Metro Detroit area, where there is a large Polish-American population, most notably Hamtramck (although maybe not as much nowadays cuz of other immigrants moving to the area)... my best friend's family is of Polish descent and seeing as this film takes place in Highland Park (also in Metro Detroit), it doesn't surprise me that Walt is Polish

Yeah, I took Thao's whole arc to be showing the influence of an unhealthy environment on a good person. He doesn't want to be involved but they indebt him by defending him, then force him to join, then hurt his family when he refuses. I really appreciate Hannah in these. Ash is obviously great, but he has a tendency to be all-or-nothing in judging a character. Hannah's a really good balance in pointing out when something's a flaw or lapse of judgment or when a character is more complicated than initially shown.

I think Ash is a reactionary

No, she was getting it totally wrong on this one and being annoying af

Yeah Hannah was definitely right and Ash just went all in on Walt. Walt did change for the better but he was completely set in his ways and saw everyone as less knowledgeable. It was a defense mechanism or a hardened shell he held most of his life. The barber for instance likely reminded him of an old war buddy ( guys do bust each others chops to bond) tao mostly has females to bond with and no male role model besides the old healer and his shithead cousin. Tao was brought up culturally by people who brought meal after meal to thank a man for ending the gangs confrontation. The sister sees through Walt (like Hannah and walts wife) she sees his body language says more than the offensive language so she laughs and playfully responds in a welcoming way because he's not threatening her. Taos first impression of Walt was a gun to his face and shame for what he was caught doing... something he was being pressured into stealing the car... Walt warms up seeing Tao is just a lost kid without a father as Walts is humbled by his ignorance to a culture so welcoming of him. He leaves everything he cares about to these people except the house. The priest I think got through to Walt by showing up and dropping the whole act by saying he was pissed off about what happened so Walt confessed. Walt taught the priest one thing though that he can't save everybody even if he had gotten through wants shell. Walt knew the only thing that would stop a bunch of dangerous "Alpha" gamgster kids would be their own undoing and sacrificed himself to protect them and teach Tao one last lesson... that anger that hatred and retribution would only kill the part of Tao that war killed in Walt. That innocence the priest had that Walt mocks but sorely wishes he'd had with his family but found next door. It may have renewed his faith believing his wife taught him one more lesson through all of this or he just grew a little and felt humbled enough to confess for his wife's memory after getting shaved for his casket. If Walt really believed in half of what ash felt he had like some alpha cancel culture clashing diety he'd have taken Tao with guns to the house. Instead he guards him against the impulses that hardened him and created his bigoted mindset (Korean War and Asian pacific cultures) they definitely taught each other and that alpha shit was publicly shut down by the man that created it studying wolves... stating he was completely wrong and he was embarrassed of how far its gone. Only caged wolfs raised in captivity have a dominating hierarchy because they don't rely on each other to survive.

Hannah is much more mature then Ash. You can tell by his views and the things he says that he just repeats stuff he hears on podcasts or twitter. He’ll grow out of it. He’s still funny though.

I think the film could have done a bit better in highlighting the impact Walt had on the priest. Maybe in another edit it did but I think the priest grew quite a bit in maturity because of Walt. Fantastic dynamic and contrast between the two characters.

that is a beautiful sentiment and I never looked at it that way before. very nice thoughts, will look at the Priest differently next time I watch this. thank you

I think Walt was entirely right about the priest in the beginning of the film. But that is the genius of the script. Whether you like religion or hate it you feel like the script agreed with you. It was a little of both. It was just the opinions of characters who seemed like real people. It wasn't authoritative. It wasn't shoving any views in your face. That Hollywood has stopped doing this is why it's dying. Now it tells people what to think. I'm a free man and I would die before I let anyone tell me what to think. That isn't living.

I'm not religious like that, but that's beautiful, I never realised that dynamic.

But why would a man like Walt, want to engage with this young, male, religiously motivated stranger who is not on the same level as his life long wife? Buttinski needs to butt out.

I wouldn't say fearless considering thats what accounts for most forms of bravery but I agree with everything else you said

@@Northbravo tit

Haha facts!!

Appreciate you Jeremy, you made my night as well mate, I haven’t had a great one as well 👊🏽

@@RustyB453 🥴 Oh, pardon me, Karen.. A few _months_ short of a decade. Better? Lol

its called CRY MACHO & pretty good basic story and even tho Clint was 90 he was able to do a few scenes on a horse. Nice touching ending to with him finding peace

@@RustyB453 You must not know what a decade is, its a ten year span. So Guts is correct, he was born just about a decade (9 years so 1 year short of a decade) before WWII started.

@@Gutslinger Guts I don't think he was correcting you for being months off or even 1 year off, I think he doesn't know that a decade is t0 years. Probably thinks its 100 years but that is of course a century.

Wow. Ash cried. I seen it. Don't deny it, lol! Love Hannah as always. Thanks for the great reaction guys!

Yes, Jaime Cullum! Thankyou for reminder, the I remember he was doing pretty well in the mid 00s, great jazz pianist.

@@Uriel77200 He cried in The Last Samurai...so, no big deal, i also did

Perhaps suggest Million Dollar Baby. It won 4 Academy Awards including best picture.

@@danwood4171 another great one from Clint for sure.

The Outlaw Josey Wales is much BETTER than the critically acclaimed & awarded Unforgiven

And id just like to point out thinking you can "help someone grow" might be the most arrogant thing ive ever heard. Ive noticed many people who are eager to "help people grow" are quite immature themselves and just trying to mold you into something they personally find more pleasant. Their intent is always selfish and never to make the world better for anyone but themselves.

That's you operating under your own assumption that you need to change anyone in the first place. How do you know that someone else needs to change and not the other way around?

@@strawdawgs78 maybe "getting to know someone" is a more apt phrase?

PREACH!!

I think most people understand exactly what you are saying and mean by it. People get so offended by simple basic statements

Well they would have a worse faith when they go for life i prison (maybe even the death penalty depending where this is) but these guys are gonna become someone's b*tch in prison with all the murders not to mention that if they get charged with what they did to sue they would also be sex offenders meaning the other prisoners might kill them for it...

damn thanks for the info i actually didn't know that

A pastor has to actually be ordained or something, right?

@@MaxMustermann-ze1iv Don’t thank him; he gave you completely wrong information. There are Christian communities with less formal organization and hierarchy than Roman Catholicism, some of them have shockingly low requirements for their leadership roles, and some of those under-qualified church leaders are called “pastor”, but all of that has little to do with the definition of “pastor” or how that role is distinct from “priest”. Being a pastor means to be responsible for the spiritual life of the members of a particular Christian community - to be the shepherd of that flock. “Pastor” is a defined role in the Roman Catholic Church, where it means to be the priest with overall responsibility for a parish. Many parishes only have a single priest who is also the pastor of that parish. In parishes that are too large to be adequately ministered to by a single priest, there will be additional priests who assist the parish’s pastor. In other words, a Catholic pastor is a priest, and not some kind of less qualified or less credentialed person. In fact, the pastor is the one assigned by the bishop to be responsible for the whole parish, so a priest who is not a pastor would typically be in the inferior or subordinate role, not the other way around

At this point am staying in this channel for hannah. Ash getting more annoying day after day 😅

she probably watched the film before

@@Phed98 wow 😒

It goes both ways....

​@@hayderneamah1323 I disagree. Ash was on to something

Fully agree 😂 Hannah was 100% on point!

Hannah so right too about how Ash always has to hate one character in every film 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

That’s usually the case here with them.

Ash was insanely wrong in all aspects this film

@@fiverx2159 no he was mostly but he was right on a couple things like we don’t need more sensitive adult children getting offended every second.

Yes, following the Clint Eastwood theme, I would love to see a reaction of Million Dollar Baby with you and Hannah!

Yes, that is a must

It's a must, but to be honest you could put up a board with all Clint's Movies on and throw darts blindfolded without missing a winner.

I always trust hash, I smoke about a gram of it a day.

@@DomR1997 ^ this guy gets it