interact with others due to a past filled with adversity. Because of a guilty and a harsh past‚ they may not feel comfortable confessing their sins; instead they may have a bitter perspective of life. This is illustrated in Clint Eastwood’s film‚ Gran Torino through the characterization of Walt Kowalski. Walt Kowalski is initially portrayed as a grumpy‚ racist old man who transforms in to a hero who sacrifices himself to bring peace to himself and his neighbour‚ Tao. This film demonstrates that even though
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with our most basic needs such as food and water at the bottom‚ and our desire for self fulfillment at the top. This theory raises the age-old question: Food and water can keep us breathing‚ but is that all we need in our lives? In the film‚ Gran Torino‚ directed by Clint Eastwood‚ Walt Kowalski is a veteran and retired auto worker who has only needed his shotgun‚ beer cans and his dog‚ Daisy. Haunted by his past‚ Walt had never been able to live life to the fullest‚ but when 17-year-old Thao shows
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What were some of the similarities and differences between the 2 boys in Garuda di Dadaku? Why do you think they were still friends? Compare this to a situation you have seen like this in real life. We have all had our fair share of friends‚ some real‚ some fake‚ some strong and some weak. Friendship is something that’s felt by everyone and anyone can feel. During Garuda di Dadaku we see a journey which tests the strong friendship of Bayu and Heri‚ two boys you wouldn’t expect to be friends. They
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Giotto di Bondone was one of the first recognized artist during the Italian Renaissance. He’s often referred to as the father of the Renaissance. He influenced many artists in his time some of them were‚ Masaccio‚ Michaelangelo‚ and Raphael. The exact date of Giotto di Bondone’s birth is unknown but it is thought to be around 1266 in Vespigano‚ Italy‚ near Florence. Little is known about Di Bondone’s childhood and family. He exhibited great talent from a very young age and became an apprentice
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installation/sculpture of Donald Lipski and the monumental-scale steel sculpture of Mark di Suvero reveals that both artists utilized the visual elements of color and a variance of space. Lipski used colorful‚ everyday objects and materials that are found at a construction site or furniture in an office and installed them‚ in a grouping of varying circles as a sculpture on a 60’ atrium wall of the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Building. Artist di Suvero chose the vibrancy of the color red for his 30’ steel sculpture
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When someone moves into the world there are many challenges they must overcome such as attitudes‚ individuals and beliefs. In the play ‘Educating Rita’ written by Willy Russel and ‘Gran Torino’ directed by Clint Eastwood‚ beliefs‚ attitudes and individuals are challenged. The protagonists have had to question their attitudes and beliefs before they could move ahead into the new world. The main ideas that are experienced are family‚ sacrifice and choice. Some of the techniques are symbolism‚ transition
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leadership when she has to. She turned out to be one of the most influential people involved in the Catholic–Huguenot wars. Catherine Di Medici was a dependable queen‚ who stood by her nation‚ had a peaceful policy and her political attitudes were changed‚ despite her harsh upbringing. Catherine Di Medici was born on April 13‚1519 in Florence‚ Italy and she died on January 5‚1589 due to old age. But‚ she was not born into french
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that during Argentina’s Dirty War workers‚ farmers‚ and students were repressed‚ while intellectuals were forbidden (prohibidos). Consequently‚ Di Tella’s narrative strategy in Prohibido (1997) is to tell the history of that period as tale of repression and censorship whose aim was to annihilate the citizenry’s dignity. When deciding how to narrate the film‚ Di Tella could have very well attempted to create an objective and detailed account of the military regime’s persecution of intellectuals. This
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great films. One of the greatest films ever made is Clint Eastwood’s film Gran Torino. Gran Torino stars Clint Eastwood as the main character named Walt Kowalski. Walt is a racist‚ lonely‚ troubled Korean War veteran‚ and a retired auto worker from a Ford Motor Company factory. After losing his wife‚ the only important things he has left in his life are his dog‚ Daisy‚ and his prized possession car‚ a 1972 Ford Gran Torino. Throughout the film‚ Walt has to put his racist views aside to help his Hmong
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Grand Torino was a film released in December 2008. The film was directed‚ produced‚ and starred by Clint Eastwood. "Nick Schenk’s screenplay wasn’t written specifically for him‚ but after seeing the film it’s impossible to imagine it with anyone else." (Charity) Schenk became acquainted with the history and the culture of the Hmong in the 90’s working in a Minnesota factory. In addition‚ Schenk learned how the Hmong had sided with the South Vietnamese forces and their U.S allies during the Vietnam
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