RUNNING HEAD: Gran Torino Film Analysis
Ramona MacGregor November 23 2!1" Gran Torino Film Analysis #$M %!1&% In'erc(l'(ral)In'erna'ional #omm(nica'ion $''a*a Universi'y
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Gran Torino Film Analysis
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T+is re,or' *ill analy-e '+e movie The Gran Torino Torino .rom an in'erc(l'(ral comm(nica'ion as,ec'/ #(l'(ral con.lic' occ(rs *+en 0i..eren' c(l'(ral val(es an0 belie.s clas+/ T+is movie +as several c(l'(ral con.lic's an0 0emons'ra'ion o. 0i..eren' ,o, c(l'(res/ T+e mos' obvio(s c(l'(ral con.lic' is '+e con.lic' con .lic' be'*een al' al' an0 (es .amily/ T+is T+is is 0escribe0 bes' a' '+e barbe4(e (e (e invi'es al' al' 'o/ T+e .irs' ins'ance '+a' comes in'o ,lay is be'*een al' al' an0 '+e ol0er Hmong .amily members '+a' 0o no' s,ea5 Englis+/ T+e lang(age barrier crea'es '+e ini'ial mis(n0ers'an0ing/ mis(n0ers'an0ing/ al' al' ma5es a sni0e commen' abo(' +o* '+ey con'in(e 'o loo5 0o*n a' '+e .loor believing '+ey are 0isres,ec'ing +im b y no' ma5ing eye con'ac'/ (e e6,lains '+a' '+is is normal .or +er c(l'(re/ T+e ne6' con.lic' is *+en al' al' 'o(c+es '+e +ea0 o. '+e li''le girl an0 (es .amily .amily all gas,/ (e e6,lains '+e Hmong ,eo,le believe yo(r so(l resi0es in yo(r +ea0/ T+is con.lic' is 0(e 'o '+e lac5 o. al' al'ss 5no*le0ge o. '+e Hmong c(l'(re/ Mar'in 7/ 8 Na5ayama T/ 92!1% *ri'e ;$ne (ni4(e c+arac'eris'ic is '+a' in'erc(l'(ral con.lic's 'en0 'o be more ambig(o(s '+an in'rac(l'(ral con.lic'/ $'+er c+arac'eris'ics involve lang(age iss(es an0 con'ra0ic'ory con.lic' s'yles< 9,/ 231/ al' '+o(g+' '+a' some o. '+e reac'ions .rom (es .amily mean' some'+ing 0i..eren' '+an i' 'r(ly 0i0/ As '+e movie ,laye0 o(' i' *as in'eres'ing 'o see '+a' al' o,ene0 (, an0 acce,'e0 more o. '+e Hmong c(l'(re '+an reac+ing o(' 'o +is o*n .amily/ Ano'+er c(l'(ral con.lic' '+a' 'a5es ,lace in '+is movie is '+e one be'*een al' an0 +is .amily/ al' al'ss vie* o. '+e *orl0 is racis' an0 very s'ereo'y,ical/ His lang(age re.lec's +is genera'ion an0 +is mili'ary career/ I' 0oes no' re.lec' +is .amilies an0 '+a' ,resen's *i'+ a lang(age barrier crea'ing a c(l'(ral 0ivi0e in '+eir rela'ions+i,s/ His .amily 0oes no' 5no* +o* 'o in'erac' *i'+ al' al' an0 0oes no' ma5e m(c+ e..or' 'o even 'ry/ An An e6am,le o. o . '+is *o(l0 be *+en al' al' became (,se' over ov er '+e gi.'s '+a' +e + e receive0 .or +is bir'+0ay/ He 0i0 no' li5e '+e gi.'s '+a' *ere '+o(g+' 'o be *ays 'o ma5e +is li.e easier/ I. '+ey really 5ne* +im '+ey *o(l0 +ave
Gran Torino Film Analysis
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reali-e0 '+a' +e =(s' *an'e0 'o s,en0 'ime *i'+ '+em/ E6am,les o. ,o,(lar c(l'(re 0emons'ra'e0 in '+is .ilm are m(scle c ars gang li.e an0 racial s'ereo'y,ing/ #ars +ave been a symbol in ,o, c(l'(re in many movies> '+ey 0emons'ra'e '+e a''i'(0e abo(' a ,ersons val(e sys'em/ M(scle cars '+e Gran Torino Torino an0 '+e mo0i.ie0 *+i'e Hon0a 0riven by '+e Hmong H mong gang s+o* masc(lini'y ,o*er an0 a,,recia'ion 'o '+e car i'sel./ Demons'ra'ion o. '+e gang li.e is s+o*n '+ro(g+o(' '+e movie 'rying 'o 0omina'e neig+bor+oo0s an0 .ig+'ing *i'+ '+ose *+o are *ea5er/ *ea5e r/ Racial s'ereo'y,ing s'ereo'y,ing or sl(rs is ,revalen' '+ro(g+o(' '+e movie/ al's al's (se o. s*am, ra's goo5s an0 -i,,er +ea0 are =(s' a .e*/ al' al' re.ers 'o '+e Asians '+a' '+ey are s(,,ose0 'o all be b e smar' is a s'ereo'y,e/ I 0o believe '+e concl(sion conc l(sion in '+e .ilm *as '+e only 'r(e *ay *a y 'o en0 i'/ al' al' rene*e0 +is .ai'+ an0 as5e0 .or .orgiveness by ,ar'ici,a'ing in con.ession/ He allo*e0 +is resen'men' 'o lessen an0 .(l.ill +is *i.es *is+es/ I '+in5 al' al' begr(0gingly be.rien0e0 '+e Hmong neig+bors an0 '+en learne0 'o li5e '+em/ I .eel '+a' al' al' misse0 '+e o,,or'(ni'y 'o +ave goo0 rela'ions+i,s *i'+ +is o*n .amily an0 '+is .ille0 a voi0/ His sacri.ice o. li.e *as +is *a y 'o en0 '+e violence/ Mac+(co A/ 92!11 *ri'es *ri'es ;T+e .ilm cen'ers on '+e ,roblem an0 0ynamics o. '+e 'ransi'ion .rom '+e ,ers,ec'ive o. '+e +ero o. violence 'o '+e ,oin' o. vie* o. o . someone *+o by sacri.icing +imsel. aims 'o 0e.ini'ely brea5 '+e cycles o. violence< 9?ol(me 9?ol(me @?I n(mber 2/ I also '+in5 al' a l' *as rea0y 'o be *i'+ +is + is *i.e an0 'o no' s(..er .rom *+a' *as im,lie0 as l(ng cance r/ T+e con.lic' managemen' s'ra'egies '+a' I *o(l0 +ave em,loye0 *o(l0 +ave been managing '+is in'erc(l'(ral con.lic' 0irec'ly an0 an 0 ,ro0(c'ively/ +o*ing '+e 0i..eren' *ays '+is co(l0 ,lay o(' *o(l0 s+o* '+e gangs *+a' '+ey *o(l0 be .acing/ Trying 'o .oc(s on '+e iss(e an0 '+en *or5ing on .in0ing resol('ions .or all *o(l0 be '+e 0i,loma'ic *ay 'o +an0le '+is/ I' *o(l0 also be im,or'an' 'o no' allo* emo'ion 'o come in 'o ,lay as '+is *o(l0 =(s' escala'e '+e si'(a'ion/
Gran Torino Film Analysis I 'r(ly li5e0 '+is .ilm/ I '+o(g+' #lin' Eas'*oo0 0i0 a grea' =ob 0e,ic'ing li.e in '+is evolving neig+bor+oo0/ I li5e '+a' Eas'*oo0 s+o*e0 +is ;Dir'y Harry< si0e *+ic+ +e 0oes so *ell/ I '+o(g+' '+e .ilms (se o. racial sl(rs an0 s'ereo'y,es *as =(s' eno(g+ 'o s+o* +o* '+ey are (se0 in 0aily li.e among 0i..eren' ,eo,le/ I *as able 'o g(ess '+e en0ing o. '+e movie b(' I '+o(g+' i' *as a s(i'able s(i'able en0ing/ I *o(l0 +ave 'o say '+a' I i0en'i.y mos' *i'+ (e/ +e 'ac5le0 a0versi'y +ea0 on an0 *as no' a.rai0 'o be +ersel./ + ersel./ +e ignore0 al's al's cons'an' racial remar5s an0 *on al's .rien0s+i,/ T+is 0rama 0emons'ra'e0 many s'ereo'y,es racial sl(rs c(l'(ral con.lic's an0 ,o, c(l'(re/ T+is re,or' analy-e0 '*o c(l'(ral con.lic's an0 0isc(sse0 '+ree e6am,les o. ,o, c(l'(re/ Disc(ssion o. my o,inion o. '+e movie an0 *+o I mos' i0en'i.ie0 is also 0e'aile0/ I am '+an5.(l 'o +ave been given '+e c+oice 'o *a'c+ '+is movie/
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Mac+(co A/ 92!11/ ?iolence ?iolence an0 Tr('+ in #lin' Eas'*oo0s Gran Torino/ Torino/ Anthropoetics – The Journal of Generative Anthropology/ Anthropology/ ?ol(me @?I n(mber 2/ Mar'in 7/ 8 Na5ayama T/ 92!1%/ Experiencing 92!1%/ Experiencing intercultural communication: communication: an introduction/ introduction/ 9"'+ e0// Ne* Bor5 NB: McGra*CHill/
