Film Analysis: Gran Torino

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“Gran Torino”
The film is basically a drama film that revolves around the racism concept with the emphasis on two major groups that are Hmong group that are Asian Americans and around the white Americans. The role of white American in the film is of the character Walt who is actually a big follower of the racism and is very firm on his race and always develops mockery nature for the people who belong to other culture. The special emphasis is put on the dark side of Hmong culture and its people and they are portrayed as the bad people of the society and this reason is raised so high that white Americas develops a nature of anti-racial nature for them. The basic motto

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