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@williambryan3346

20 күн бұрын

I recommend you check out Clint’s directorial debut on Play Misty for Me from 1971.

@williambryan3346

20 күн бұрын

Good eye spotting Clint’s son Scott.

@williambryan3346

20 күн бұрын

@19:24 A perfect example of the way to a man’s heart being through his stomach.

@themycroft5894

20 күн бұрын

React to Chopper with Eric bana

@xxkillmmmbbaaaxx2553

20 күн бұрын

Dont forget that Walt was sick, he sacrificed himself knowing nothing could be done for his health. In the end, he did that for Tao. Amazing movie. The song at the end, it was Clint Eastwood who was singing. Bittersweet ending but still of the best movie out there.

He’s not evil, he’s old school. I knew a hundred grizzled Korean & Vietnam Vets that spoke & acted like Walt.

@OfficialMediaKnights

20 күн бұрын

He’s by no means evil. His character is quite complex actually. His motivations, the way he speaks vs the way he acts. There’s a lot of things the film does to show there’s so much more than just the rough exterior.

@TheHAMMER91

20 күн бұрын

He’s dead inside. He died in Korea. But his connection with the kid brings life back to him

@maczack87

20 күн бұрын

He was from a different time where life was too hard to give a shit about what people said and where your actions meant everything. It's a little hard to understand when today people consider name calling violence against them and spending a few hours in your computer chair surfing the web is a lot of people's idea of work. Things sure have changed and the world he came from was vastly different than ours today.

@Wraiven22

20 күн бұрын

@@maczack87things have gotten harder in many ways too though… You can’t finish high school and get a minimum wage job to easily afford a home and support a family of 4 anymore. You’re expected to know far more because of how much more readily available information is. Healthcare and education costs are insane. Credit scores didn’t exist.

@Damianzukowski-xi1nt

20 күн бұрын

@@OfficialMediaKnights react godzilla minus one!

In the beginning, it’s not even that she had a piercing. It’s that she was showing her midsection during a funeral. He grew up when Elvis was obscene. It’s like he’d moved to a different country, except he didn’t leave. Everything changed around him.

@bloodaxis

20 күн бұрын

Probably wouldn't have minded as much if she was just dressed in a black tshirt and black pants, she just looks like she showed up in every day normal wear.

@natskivna

20 күн бұрын

A lot of that going on these days. 🙁

@CannonRaw

20 күн бұрын

A funeral is a place of respect of the person who lived. So wearing certain clothes or making a mockery of the prayer. Walt probably thought "if you've got nothing nice to say. Shut up or don't come at all."

@maczack87

20 күн бұрын

His granddaughter and the rest of him family were just plain disrespectful. Yeah he's from another generation and he's rough around the edges but his family was straight disrespectful to him.

@loristone9242

20 күн бұрын

Agreed. People these days don't understand regardless of what year it is, showing respect with the way one dresses at church, a funeral, court, should always be with honor and respect with the way you carry yourself, and appropriate attire.

When the pastor begins speaking at Walt's funeral and says what Walt thought of him you can see the barber Martin in the audience laughing and trying to be quiet about it. It's a small detail that always cracks me up

@allenruss2976

18 күн бұрын

One of my favorite scenes

@wrldchamps04

17 күн бұрын

I never noticed that! Awesome

@johnpatz8395

15 күн бұрын

Thanks, I missed that

What I find hilarious and realistic is how they started winning him over with food. When an old man is willing to let you borrow his tools, it’s a huge deal.

@NecramoniumVideo

19 күн бұрын

A man's love is through his stomach, his wife very likely knew that as well, too bad she did not teach that to the priest. Lol.

@willvr4

18 күн бұрын

Facts. I don't even let my friends borrow my tools for any extended period of time because you never get them back haha

@Mr.Ekshin

11 күн бұрын

Yup... Walt is from a generation that rewarded actions, not words. Nobody in Walt's generation got 'likes' for virtue signaling. There were no participation trophies. You earned respect and you earned your wages... both with lots of hard work. People poked fun at each other for being short, tall, black, white, freckled, bald, skinny, fat, etc etc. And nobody had time to wring their hands, have a panic attack, or go running to HR over what amounted to a good-natured ribbing. Half the time, that kind of banter was how you made friends. Nobody got 'triggered' over it.

I love how when he spits, and the old lady spits back nastier, his cringe was almost respectful, like "Oh, okay, I see you". This movie is heartbreaking, a proper old school movie in modern cinema

''No greater love hath a man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends...''

If you like Clint Eastwood as an actor and as a director, then it's only fair you guys watch 2 classics he both made and starred in: Unforgiven (1992) and Million Dollar Baby (2004). The man rightfully earned the title of "cinema legend."

@OfficialMediaKnights

20 күн бұрын

Both of those are on the horizon! Can't wait to check them out 😄

@mikemettelka7432

20 күн бұрын

Million dollar baby will wreck you

@danielhejlund3314

20 күн бұрын

@@OfficialMediaKnights Million dollar baby is TRULY a masterpiece, it will impact you greatly.

@TenSevenTN

20 күн бұрын

Unforgiven is one of my favorite movies. So damn good.

@CloneByDesign

20 күн бұрын

I have a weird take, Clint Eastwood’s best directorial outing is actually Mystic River (2003). Absolutely stacked cast and heartbreaking all the way through.

Clint Eastwood is a national treasure! Piece of info: it was him singing at the end. When he leaves us one day, it's gonna be a very very sad day :(

@nsasupporter7557

11 күн бұрын

He’s not the best actor, but he’s a genius director though. Yes, when he passes away it’s gonna be devastating. Him and Sean Connery should’ve done a movie together.

@Mr.Ekshin

11 күн бұрын

@@nsasupporter7557 - The best actors know how to pick the roles that best suit them. I don't think Eastwood was ever looking to star in a rom-com, or anything else outside his wheelhouse. Look at guys like Jack Nicholson or Jeff Goldblum... who always play... Jack Nicholson or Jeff Goldblum. Or perhaps Sam Jackson. He's one of the most successful actors in Hollywood today. But you don't hire him to act in roles far outside his wheelhouse, you cast him to play Sam Jackson because people love that character. Clint Eastwood is like a Charles Bronson or Danny Trejo. Whether they play a good guy or a bad guy, it's always just them with roughly the same demeanor and expressions. And they make great careers out of it.

@cidvid2007

6 күн бұрын

man, that's gonna be rough. I came to the States in 1972 with my mom and Clint Eastwood movies are a thread that runs through my lifetime. It's wild but Clint has always been there.....think about the movies from 1972 until 2024......wow

Walt was not much older than Tao, when he killed a kid about the same age as Tao. He took the life of a young Asian man. He came home, went to work in a factory raised a family, but held that memory of war with him and thought about it everyday for decades. He tried to redeem himself by GIVING his life for a young Asian man. Tao said I don’t have a car a girlfriend or a job. Not long after, because of Walt, he had a 3. Walt helped Tao get on the path to manhood.

@waxer7842

15 күн бұрын

Couldn’t be more right I actually have a picture of my great grandfather holding his rifle standing with a Korean child in Korea during what’s known as the forgotten war and even some stories from my father in Iraq, war and the decisions you have to make don’t define the man you are and have to become, I’m soon to go and have luckily been able to understand that.

I love the instant connection Walt felt with Sue in the truck, when he saw she takes his bullsh*t and gives it right back. It instantly earned his respect, and sets the tone for the whole movie.

@kimghanson

15 күн бұрын

Exactly. He pushes because he wants you to push back. If you don't, won't or can't, you are not worth his time.

@Mr.Ekshin

11 күн бұрын

@@kimghanson - I'm somewhat old, and I find I'm a bit like Walt in many respects. I have no time or patience for the easily offended snowflakes who waft through life in an imaginary digital world, waiting for participation trophies. If you put your back into your work, and EARN respect by having a spine and dishing back what you're given, then you get respect. If you try to demand respect from others that you haven't earned... sorry... I'm fresh out of respect. Or worse, if you demand that everyone speak and act a certain way around you, then you've earned my contempt.

@Vean-fn9fn

6 күн бұрын

"Damn this kid can take a jab and stand her ground... I like her"

"You're letting Clik Clak, Ding Dong and Charlie Chan walk off with MissWhatsername" OMFG that line cracks me up every time I hear it. Its so absurd it flips around to being comedy. I can totally see some old Korean Vet saying that at some point.

@deeanna3335

20 күн бұрын

It's funny when he calls Sue "dragon lady" and she doesn't mind. She really likes him so I think she knows he's just kidding.

@jeffjones6221

17 күн бұрын

Miss Yumyum....

@zippo_muk9254

17 күн бұрын

I know a 20 year old white conservative dude that speaks like that. I won’t lie, he’s hilarious as hell. He has his beliefs (anti-immigration, anti-feminist etc) but he roasts everyone AND defends everyone when they’re right or innocent. People don’t like him because he’s “rough” and blunt but he’s insanely intelligent and charismatic like Clint’s character. *He taught me a valuable lesson* and that was “if I talk to a group of people bluntly, some will laugh, others are indifferent and some are outraged. Life’s short. Don’t waste time conversing with the outraged people. They don’t think and are easily manipulated by their own emotions.” He debates and showed me how he can get people to agree with him by changing the way he talks from blunt to sounding sincere etc. He convinced a transgender person to not support trans athletes in woman’s sports just by changing his tone and how he said things. He speaks bluntly to see who he can actually have an intellectual discussion with and not waste time with those who are emotionally unstable (outraged). Once he understands who is who he then defends his same beliefs but changes the tone and it’s incredible to see people actually agree with him He told me that “If society was smart they would care about what is said not how you say it. But Unfortunately people are dumb. So it’s not what you say it’s how you say it.” And showed me many political agendas that are just manipulating people’s emotions to support agendas that are actually terrible for their own well-being.

@_FirstLast_

17 күн бұрын

some may say "it ain't right" but he ain't wrong, either". It's not about what you say, it's about your intentions and soul. Walt was a good man, forced to do wrong things, and he dealt with it in the only way he knew how. This is a FANTASTIC movie and story. My favorite clint eastwood film, even if not my favorite clint eastwood role. I'll always have soft spot for Two Mules for Sister Sara.

One overlooked point, Walt is dying. It isn't said, but Walt is an old man who has been a heavy smoker since he was young and in the military. He has lung cancer and he sacrifices his life at the end of the movie because he always lived being useful and he wanted his death to be meaningful as well.

@shmick6079

3 күн бұрын

This 💯

All the "racist" stuff Walt says in this movie, once upon a time, was normal conversation. When I was growing up, all of my friends, including ones from different ethnicities, called each other racial slurs all the time cause it was funny. We've actually gone backwards in terms of humor and race relations. This movie served, in a small way, to do the same thing that All in the Family and Sanford and Son did decades ago. This is one of the best movies to come out in a long time.

@ralphserr6341

19 күн бұрын

Still a normal thing depending on where you live. I can go down my street and any pussy gen z person would literally have a stroke just hearing the conversations you pick up. But it's all fun n games. No hatred. Just stupid words that bring laughter. People who care too much about imagery are the ones who get offended. People with high self esteems just shrug off any "insult" and continue with life, as you should. Survival of the fittest, as they say. The weak ones are the first to cry.

@RudhranL

18 күн бұрын

💯

@RudhranL

18 күн бұрын

As the Alan Alda character says in “Horace and Pete”, “racism is not what you say, it’s what you do!”

@valentinek.t3327

17 күн бұрын

Thank you glad someone understands.

@lemmyspeaks

16 күн бұрын

You know you won’t see this kind of talk in a white collar environment, but a blue collar environment…holy crap you will. Even the younger generation takes jabs like this it’s like passed down from the older generations. I’ve been working an industrial job for the same company over 5 years now. I’m a mixed race but I come from Dominican heritage, my co workers come from all walks of life, some are in their 60’s and some are just a little older than I am. One worker I’ve been friends with since I started working there, he’s a full Italian guy, a welder we throw constant jabs at each other like mad. He’s the token wop, I’m the token Sp!c

Clint Eastwood is a national film treasure. A legend from cowboy movies. ❤

@OfficialMediaKnights

20 күн бұрын

Haven't seen too much of his filmography but we've enjoyed the things we've seen him in. Can't wait to go back and watch his classics!

@jeremymerrifield7244

20 күн бұрын

International treasure. From an Englishman in Thailand

@ddaman7854

20 күн бұрын

One of the last remaining true legends!

@Koen030NL

20 күн бұрын

Dirty Harry movies are great aswell

@JoeSchwartz-yx3jg

20 күн бұрын

Unforgiven. Is a must. Dirty Harry. Outlaw Joey's Wales ( fist full of dollars), Cry Macho. Million Dollar Baby. Are all great films.

I love the scene where he speaks to Thao through the screen door. It mimics the confessional, and he gives him his true confession.

"Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends."

I thought the Gran Torino symbolizes Walt's soul or inner sanctum. From the grand-daughter feeling entitled to it without having to earn it, or even have any reverence for it. To the construction guy painting it as some trivial thing that he could just give to any random acquaintance. As the shaman said, people didn't respect Walt. But then, Tao worked really hard to redeem himself after disrespecting it. Then, as their relationship grew, Tao was washing the Gran Torino, like he was washing Walt's soul (in the double meaning of redeeming it and making it shine). And Tao eventually earned the privilege of carrying Walt's memory.

@Smudgie33

20 күн бұрын

That’s such a lovely way of seeing it.

@dougearnest7590

19 күн бұрын

The interesting part is that Clint Eastwood probably didn't even think of that -- but should have.

@lapelcelery42

3 күн бұрын

Not just his memory. Walt spent the movie passing parts of himself on to Tao.

My uncle (father's brother), was a Korean War vet. He acted a lot like Walt, and had an alcohol addiction. I don't blame him now that I'm older. He was on "Hill 303", one of the few survivors. This movie shows the disconnect, and disrespect, between generations. The younger ones just don't understand, and never try. Walt befriending "Toad" and his family shows a huge amount of learning and understanding between the two. In my opinion, one of the best films ever made! ❤ Love the reaction Guys! Great job! ❤❤

My dad died in 2014 at 87 years old. He retired from General Motors, working the car plants in Detroit and Flint. His family were from Highland Park, right around where this was filmed, the houses even look right. My old man joined the Navy at 17, served in WWII and Korea, and was a hard old bastard. Clint's character in this movie is like looking at him again. Except unlike Walt having one wife, my dad had four.

@MrBoyYankee

18 күн бұрын

HP baby.

@raddreamstar

16 күн бұрын

Highland Park huh? I true city Michigander! My man!

I don't think 'hatred' is the term. He certainly is abrasive and unlikable but I believe his combativeness is a defense mechanism to protect his sanity.

@nightfall902

20 күн бұрын

I agree. Words are nothing more than words, it's the intent behind them that matters. Often, what someone says is not what they truly feel. Ignorance is not racism, it's just not understanding.

This is a eulogy to a great generation, one that grew up in a world that none of us alive today can even imagine, a generation much maligned today for being "bigoted" and "intolerant" witout understanding this context. The hard exterior, the slurs can't hide the unmistakable humanity behind it, and the desire to connect with others in the only way they know how.

@LadyIarConnacht

19 күн бұрын

Yes, the silent generation. When I was growing up the old guys were WWII vets, and they acted a lot like Walt. They were trained to believe that people from other countries were the enemy. But there was a real decency in those old guys.

In many respects, that was Clint Eastwood's retirement - retirement from action, and entering self reflection. Unjustifiably ignored by the Oscars

I love the underlying theme of actions speak louder than words. Walt's family says all the right words but their actions reveal their true nature. Walt of course is brash and cancelled by today's standards, yet his actions are admirable, helpful to the point of life saving. I love how the script overflows with racial slurs and bigoted jokes really driving home the fact that none of that means anything compared to all the positivity that came from the friendship that developed between Walt and the family next door. There was a time before cancel culture where it was pretty common knowledge that actions carried the weight not words.

@dudeusmaximus6793

19 күн бұрын

Thank you. So many people just don't seem to get that anymore. It's like we live in some kind of Spanish Inquisition where you are crucified as a heretic for the slightest verbal slip while the same seem to be fine with committing violence at whim. We've got things so twisted backwards these days.

Have I told you two I love y’all recently? Every time I watch it really is like watching a movie with friends.

@OfficialMediaKnights

20 күн бұрын

This warms our hearts! You guys are the best ❤️ Thank you for watching these with us!

I love how at his funeral the neighborhood showed up and were his real family

Walt wasn't a racist, as you pointed out he didn't like anyone. You have to EARN his respect, and the girl started doing that in the truck ride when he said several "mean" or "off-color" things and she didn't get upset by them and even fired her own shots at him. "Toad" started to earn his respect by his strong work ethic and by wanting to NOT get into the gang. As long as you could take his verbal jabs and fire some back he will respect you. He will still say those things but it's not in hatred or anger, just firing jabs, like he and the barber do.

Walt was neither evil nor complicated. You failed to truly understand him or where he was coming from. You look at him from a modern lens and judge him by that standard rather than the one he lived his life through. I would argue that by the standard he came from, he's not even racist at all. Notice how he had no problem throwing slurs toward the barber for being Italian nor the kid on the street and the contractor for being Irish. In his generation and in the eastern US (and most of the world), you only lived next to people who were like yourself. The world was segregated during his time. The Polish lived in their neighborhood, Italian in theirs, Jewish in theirs, blacks in theirs, etc. In his time, you had to EARN respect. It wasn't just given. Also, taking offense at a slur or being thin-skinned was equivalent to being unworthy of respect for being so weak and pathetic. Sue EARNED his respect by brushing it off and was a bridge from Walt to his new neighbors and a world he never thought or imagined he would be living in (where all the white people moved out). Tao (Toad) EARNED his respect. Walt definitely willingly sacrificed himself in order to EARN or win peace for Sue and Tau. Walt and his generation would've definitely been very familiar with John 15:13... Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. That love was what Walt was made of... even before meeting his neighbors. They were just worthy, unlike his family, who failed to demonstrate proper respect for Walt and their mother/ grandmother by wearing an exposed midriff in church, wearing a football jersey to a funeral, and mocking church and religion and the attendants with that profane faux Latin prayer "spectacles, testicles, wallet and watch". It wasn't Walt being grouchy, it was his family failing to even be respectful.

I was doing fine, but then the shot of Thao driving the Torino with Daisy at the end killed me 😭

Walt wasn't a racist per se, he was more of a bigot imo. Similar to the "Dirty Harry" character at times. Being a 24 year military vet, i can relate to Walt in some ways. My brothers in my unit didn't hold back with our derogatory slurs, we used them frequently in our verbal sparring...however, it wasn't out of being ugly, just the way we jabbed each other. Guarantee we'd offend 95% of the kids today lol. We weren't offended at every single thing. Hope y'all do some more of his films

@mothermayhem3255

20 күн бұрын

Other than his love for his wife, he had great distain for every one else.

@georgeditzel3504

19 күн бұрын

I' m older but maybe a little younger than you. I'd probably only offend 80%.

@UchihaOokami2596

19 күн бұрын

Yeah, it was just an outlet and from a different time and terrible circumstances. And hell imagine the stewing anger from how the neighborhood around him changed and his general closed off "misanthropy" (more just annoyance with people) led to that "grumpy old racist guy" archetype Clint built for Walt. Also agree with the other commenter. There was really only his wife in his world that was his rock and i bet Soo probably reminded him of her. A straight shooter that saw thru his own bullshit and was his tether to the world and a greater community where Walt can "grumpily" talk with people and be open with them and belong.

@potterj09

19 күн бұрын

Agreed with others. I'm the youngest of 4 kids at 41yrs old. I feel every now and then somthing I've said with no intentions offended one or more younger folks. However there is a difference between a mistake on one side & looking to be offended on the other side. Especially online.

@gregfagan199

17 күн бұрын

Really good distinction. There’s a world of difference between bigotry and racism.

Gran Torino is a masterpiece. The key point in the movie is when he pulls the lighter and gets shot. It's not just any lighter, it's from his unit. He carries the survivor's guilt from his time in the war, and has been living a meaningless life until he has a chance to sacrifice himself in the service of these unlikely new found loved ones. This is punctuated by not giving the car to his family. The pulling of the lighter is the greatest moment of his life, his moment of redemption.

Clint Eastwood understands how to tell good stories. We need more Clint Eastwoods making films

@AniwayasSong

20 күн бұрын

*AMEN!*

Clint Eastwood has been directing movies since 1971.

@OfficialMediaKnights

20 күн бұрын

What a legend! Directing and acting simultaneously takes an immense amount of work. Good for him!

@kennethganpot3011

20 күн бұрын

Actually, the first film he directed was play misty for me in 1971!!!

@gabriellee235

20 күн бұрын

@@kennethganpot3011 my bad. I had the year wrong.

@stevetreloar3129

18 күн бұрын

@@OfficialMediaKnights saw a ‘making of’ type doco showing him workshopping the scenes with the actors and getting their input on the scene; truly genius film making!

I love the fact that he ended up doing something so selfless in such a way (ie no gun himself) so the gang killed in cold blood in front of witnesses so they will get the maximum sentence and at the same time give the kids the best chance to live their life. He knew he was dying and he chose to go out on his terms helping his ‘true’ family. Also it shows the cultural difference in how we treat our old people. For his American family he was an inconvenience and a nuisance but for his Chinese family he was someone with life experience, someone you could learn from and had wisdom. Excellent film with an excellent cast. ❤

@donnaroo8042

19 күн бұрын

His Hmong family. The way Walt chose to handle the situation was also out of respect to his late wife. It would have broken her poor, Catholic heart if he'd chosen violence and burdened his soul even more.

I like the reveal of Walt not actually feeling proud for the killings he committed in the war. Doesn't matter if he had racial prejudice, there is no pride in taking away someone's life.

@melk6049

20 күн бұрын

I think he had low.tolerance for people in general...was he prejudiced.. in a way but he didn't like certain white groups either...calling the young white guy hanging w the blk guys a "mick" while accusing the white guy of trying to be a "super spade" which is another slur...he just didn't like anyone. If u didn't behave in a respectful way he didn't have time.for that. He kept his house looking nice and hated that the immigrants didn't...but had no empathy as to why they couldn't keep up their houses. He had Tao work on the neighbor houses to help the neighborhood

@dougearnest7590

19 күн бұрын

I'm glad to know it doesn't matter to you if he had racial prejudice -- because he didn't.

@altairtodescatto

19 күн бұрын

The racial factor is just time drive in his case. Old timers are more racist in general, but i found old people racist in this way, not "i wanna se you dead" way, but just rough, not polite. This movie is really a gem in this matter

@yourpal6542

13 күн бұрын

​@@altairtodescatto Nah, he wasn't racist.

You guys have to watch Sully! It's directed by Clint Eastwood and stars Tom Hanks,it's based on the real event when an Airline Pilot had to emergency land on the Hudson River.

@OfficialMediaKnights

20 күн бұрын

Adding it to our list! Thank you for the suggestion ❤

@OmgKeppy

20 күн бұрын

+1 for Sully! Gotta love just about everything Tom Hanks stars in! :D

@menolikey_

20 күн бұрын

​@@OfficialMediaKnightsthird vote. Do it!

@kwkaior

20 күн бұрын

And don't forget to check out the companion film, "Sully Sullenberger: Airport Pilot", written, acted, and directed by Norm Macdonald.

@therood1644

19 күн бұрын

Sully was so unbelievably boring. They took a real life exciting event and made it so dull.

Next up is " Unforgiven " Also starring Clint and Directing. Academy award winning movie

@eXpriest

20 күн бұрын

Also a perfect deconstruction of westerns and the gunslinger archetype.

Clint Eastwood has produced and directed many great emotional movies. If you haven’t already, watch Million Dollar Baby. Incredible cast and direction.

@KalElvis

20 күн бұрын

One of the few movies that made me cry.

@dennycochran5323

20 күн бұрын

OMG...great movie, but I was traumatized! Haha! I still cry like a bitch every time I watch "MDB"!

@ty_the_RetoVideo_guy5543r

20 күн бұрын

I am still not all right from Million dollar baby

@johndang9228

20 күн бұрын

The Mule is another great performance by Mr. Eastwood

@GregDaGoblin

18 күн бұрын

That movie messed me up for days. So great, but I'm not sure I could go thru it a second viewing.

The way he was talking and acting , this is how they used to deal with ptsd back in the day , he came from a time when men didn't cry or show emotions, when men where more action than talk , he was a genuinely good man but then again that's how being a man was like back in the day

*UNFORGIVEN* (1992) guys. Nough said. Clint in front of & behind the camera as well, & hes brilliant. The whole supporting cast slays, but Gene Hackman is superb

i always start crying at his speech to Tao, before he drops off his dog.. which guts me. Clint is a master story teller.

I can honestly say that this is easily the most thoughtful and insightful reaction to this movie that I have ever had the pleasure of watching and for that reason, I am more than happy to subscribe to your channel! Keep up the great work!

@OfficialMediaKnights

16 күн бұрын

This is such a huge and kind compliment, thank you so so much!! It really brightened our day to read this, and we're so glad to have you with us!

I lost my Dad in 2008, and this movie brought humor and it brought sadness because of the pain I felt for my Dad, and this was supposed to be Clint Eastwoods last movie as a actor. This movie always brings me back to 2008 and the loss of my Dad. Thank You for reaction cancer sucks.

Couldn’t click on this reaction fast enough. One of my favorite movies, my favorite reactors, and you guys did not disappoint . Your editing, analysis, commentary, admiration for great filmmaking were all spot on. Clint is a film god. An absolute legend. 👍👍

At first I was annoyed by the priest, until I saw how brave he really was. He was not just some recently graduated priest, he was only aware of what he was taught and when Walt taught him something new, he learned.

So many characters have great arcs in this movie, but I think my favorite is the priest. He tries so hard to do things by the book, but with Walt, it just doesnt work. He has to grow in understanding and dealing with a person that doesn't just agree with everything he says. By the end, he sees things in a more humanly relatable way and is a better person because of it. All because he met a grizzled old man.

This is one of my favorite movies ever. Clint Eastwood did a phenomenal job

Ahney Her (Sue) absolutely killed it in this movie. It's a damn shame she hasn't done much since.

@Parallax-3D

19 күн бұрын

And it was her FIRST acting role!

My Dad was a Vietnam vet and his time there was so bad that he rarely talked about it. He'd tell a couple funny stories about non-combat stuff but other than that all I know is that 3 times snipers picked off the officers in his unit until he was in charge and he was just the highest ranking grunt. I also remember the weeks of him waking the whole house up screaming in his sleep after making the mistake of watching The Deer Hunter and that his family saud there was an incident with firecrackers not long after he came home that had him diving to the ground and trying to dig a foxhole. Walt knew he was dying and he knew the gang would never leave Tao and Sue alone so he figured out how to get rid of all of the gang permanently. He atoned for the wrongs he felt he'd done during the war and protected 2 kids he'd grown to love like grandchildren so he made his death count for something.

The usual insightful commentary's one thing, but the genuine emotionality and openness on top of it? Dammit, I love these two.

The kids next door were replacements for his kids that he never knew but wanted to, its like how grandparents for me grandpa treats grandkids and even other young men different than their own sons

Walt Kowalsky was the bonified hero of this amazing movie.

I love how, towards the end, they reverse the dynamic when Sue calls Walt the white devil and he just sort of smiles and says, "Yeah. Yeah, I'm the white devil."

Loved that you picked up on the true confession was down in the basement.

@charlessoliman3151

20 күн бұрын

I didn't even notice it till it was pointed out, but the way the door looked just like the screen in a confessional booth was an awesome touch.

I don't know the specifics but it's pretty wild that Clint Eastwood knew the last of the most famous cowboys still around. I've hardly seen any of his movies but even from a very young age I knew he was a living legend. Every time I heard him spoken of it was in reverence and respect. This one I have seen though, and it's pretty good.

Damn, you can see this one really got to Denise... it's a beautiful story about how despite our differences in life we're all human and far more alike than we are different.

Lets go 🔥 this is definitely one of my fav Clint Eastwood films. I'd recommend Unforgiven if you want another good one from him, its a pretty unique western. Unrelated but y'all gotta watch Blood Diamond 🤭👍 excellent performaces from pretty much everyone in that film.

@OfficialMediaKnights

20 күн бұрын

Clint Eastwood gave such a layered performance in this. What a great watch! Adding "Unforgiven" and "Blood Diamond" to our list 😄

@MrJholshouser41

20 күн бұрын

2nd to both of those

@chucklytell

20 күн бұрын

agreed, Blood Diamond and Unforgiven are both amazing

Clint Eastwood is a National Treasure

HEARING CLINT SING while Tao's driving with Daisy 🐶 at the end of the film... ugh..it killed me! 😭😭😭 Knew you'd both love this as much as I first did! LOVED THE PART where Clint chastises his son's character! 😂 Also, props to Clint for bringing in and supporting so many fresh and new unknown actors! ❤😊

He also did it because he didn't want to die of lung cancer

In the typical revenge story Walt would've pulled out a gun and killed everyone before dying himself Which would've been fine but not really memorable This movie with how Walt going out simply grabbing a lighter, to have witnesses of the gang killing someone, is so much more powerful

Walt lived his whole life the way he wanted, maybe not the one he wished for but his way. He was also the kind of man that wanted to die on his terms, not slowly dying in a hospital bed from cancer listening to the false sympathy from his family. Walt was given a chance to die with meaning, to doe doing good so he saw it as a way to make up for what he did during the war & helping the 'Family' he cared for at the same time.

I spent 6 years in Vietnam in the 60's. I can tell you firsthand the Mong are great people. The first time we encountered them was in 1968, We broke out of the bush into a large clearing in Southern Laos. The were frightened at first but when we told them through our interpreter we meant them no harm, they welcomed us like long lot relatives. They told us how the communist North Vietnamese prayed on them and beat them, shot them took all their supplies, raped their women. so, we trained them up and diverted a bunch of M-1 carbine and ammo too them. We learned a lot from them about picking local plants and camouflaging ourselves and disappearing into the bush. In a few months NVA activity dropped to nothing in the sector. Funny thing was in 1990, A new guy hired on at work and his name was South, a young man I had met in Nam in the Mong Village. He recognized me before I did him. He was the same great kid he was in Nam. South lives about 20mile from me and he is always inviting my wife and I over for cook outs and his family comes here. South i actually my closest friend.

The very race of people that Walt hated his whole life because of being the enemy in a war that basically dictated his life became closer to him than his real family.

A few other replies have said ‘million dollar baby’ and I wholeheartedly agree. You’ll love it. And we’ll love your reactions.

I saw this movie on sheer accident (Zero clue what it was about, or that it was even going to be our 'Movie Night' show). LOVE Clint Eastwood however, so gave it a respectful viewing. *WOW!* 'Culture Clash' to the Nth Degree, and seeing Mr. Eastwood's character arc? *OUTSTANDING!* I was going to leave my reply (Above) at that, but continuing to watch your Reaction and the comments made, thought I'd add a bit more. Humanity has a 'Generational Gap' problem. Elders grow up and live through/experience things younger people (ie the 'Next Generation(s)') don't, and the newer folks often don't understand, and cannot appreciate or respect it. People have to adapt, but that takes time and the willingness to do so. Take 'Racism' for instance. I'm sixty years old. I remember seeing MLK, I've walked with Chavez in the Migrant Workers rallies for better living conditions/wages, and I've moved around and lived with practically every 'Culture' in America (Blacks, Whites, Hispanic, Asian). Each Culture has it's own style, traditions, and yes, 'Perspective' that doesn't always mesh well with others. Each Culture also has its share of 'Crime/Gang' members. Never doubt that, and never believe for a second it isn't a very real, very dangerous fact for any outsider/someone 'Different.' That's a sure fired way to make yourself a victim, or a 'Statistic.' This movie absolutely crushes all of this in a very brass, very unflinching manner that I truly appreciate. It doesn't hold any punches, because these things are important, and if ignored/denied, will never improve. Long reply got too long. Apologies. Suffice it to say, as an 'Elder,' a USMC Veteran with two Tours under my Cover, I've seen these differences/challenges first hand, and I myself have had to take measure and adjust. I hold this movie to be one of (If not THE) 'Best' movies Mr. Eastwood has acted/Directed, and that means something after his long life in movies/TV. It's here, in our own neighborhoods, and really what America is/should be all about- Freedom and Liberty, Prosperity for every American willing to abide by our Constitution/Bill of Rights, and have mutual respect towards others who are doing the same thing. Thank you both. You're truly a fascinating pair of people, and your observations about how movies are made, the techniques used, really made me appreciate things more. :-)

One of my Dads friends was a ww2,Korea and Vietnam veteran and I can remember him in the mid 1970’s and he was just like Walt he was a great man from my memory ,he carried scars from his time in the army a career military man.

Walt is the good guy. I like ALL of his reaction and mood in this movie. He has the right attitude in every scene even in the beginning.

I avoided this film for a few years because like you, i just thought after seeing thumbnail or a cover, some movies were meh, and not worth my time. I finally watched it, ONCE, about 10 years ago. And from just that one watch, i have never forgotten it. Clints acting and the whole tone of the movie is perfect. Its just a captivating story full of drama and action and i did not expect the end, but it seemed very fitting and perfect for this movie. I dont think that anything else would of felt as emotional, and the movie would not have been complete. These story driven movies are what makes cinema great. Some people like Bay and his explosions, some people like Tarantino and his twists, and some people like Nolan and his Epicness... I like ALL of them, but a simple story like this, straight genre, small action, AMAZING performances and perfect writing, is just truly masterful. Its not overdone, its not over the top CGI or action, its quiet and simple, and perfect. I already mentioned this movie before: "A quiet Place" is one of my favourite movies, because of how its a simple story,(maybe anything but simple) but the acting and sound design, damn.......perfection from John.

I'm surprised no one brought up the fact that Clint Eastwood is the one singing in the end when Tao drives away with Daisy

Wonderful and emotional movie. Clint Eastwood is a legend. Great acting by all round, especially Priest, Tao and his sister.

The cupboard smashing scene is huge that his house and more importantly his wife's house smashing those cupboards is the turn

Gosh you guys are bringing in movies from my favourites list, never imagined you will watch this, thank you

I don't think Walt changed at all, it's just the viewer whose perception of him changes as we learn more about him and his past. Yes he is grumpy, but he hates everyone equally whatever their colour. I've heard that combat veterans don't like getting close to people because they hate seeing them get killed. I don't believe Walt was racist, if he was he wouldn't be bothered about killing an enemy with an entrenching tool. Get past his shell and earn his respect you'll find the real person. Great reaction though, real;y enjoyed watching your journey. The Mule is another great Eastwood film, I hope you guys might watch it one day. but imo any Eastwood movie is well worth watching.

Everyone needs a man like Walt in their life ❤

Amazing film, " Unforgiven" "Million Dollar Baby", and Gran Torino...the Trifecta.

I grew up in a town where I was the only non white kid in school in the mid/late 70’s, I caught the tail end of open racism- I had a couple friends, one who’s dad wouldn’t allow me in the their house the other his grampa wouldn’t allow me on his property… fast forward a couple years and I was not only allowed in their homes but I was spending the night, going on camping trips, invited to family party’s- We still hang out 40+ years later, we shared weddings, birthdays, anniversaries… 2 years ago I attended my friends dads funeral, the same man who at first wouldn’t allow me in his house I got to thankfully know & understand, a good man- I wish people were more like Sue, bringing us together instead of adding to the division

Such a goooooood movie…. „Get of my lawn…..“

You can not shed a tear watching this film. It's a masterpiece ( in my opinion) Exactly what you want from a film

I LOVE this movie. Also, you guys are my favourite reactors! I like how you talk enough to keep it interesting, especially when you delve into technical details, but you don't talk (or yell lol) over the whole thing like some reactors do 🙂. You're also great at equalizing the sound of your voices and the movie you're watching! Sometimes on other channels we can barely hear the movie, and if we turn it up then the reactor is basically just screaming the whole time loll

Walt's character development was amazing. And the actress who played the girl was great. Walt was an equal opportunity discriminator, he hated everyone equally.

@melanie62954

20 күн бұрын

I really love that Thao and Sue were played by inexperienced actors. You might say they were a little wooden, but I actually think how they deliver their dialogue is more natural to how people really talk--a bit stilted, not like they've studied the flow of what they're going to say beforehand.

I'm so glad you got the "real" confession right. You are the only reactors to talk about it, it's such great writing/directing

The only reason I've ever even heard of the Hmong people is because of this movie. It's one of my favorites. I must have seen it 5+ times and I still can't get through it without tearing up and laughing my ass off from scene to scene.

When I was kid, there was a news story about a guy who hated his new 1975 Gran Torino so much he decided to put it in a time-capsule for 50 years. He wanted people to see how far we've come. I made it to 2025, and remember the news story, but I'll never see the result because Google has too much crap. 😅

Please react to the movie starring Clint Eastwood ( also directed/ produced by him ) and Meryl Streep opposite him in The Bridges of Madison County. Its such a beautiful movie and shows u a different side of clint Eastwood as always plays tough guys. Its one of my favourites. U will love it.

@edithlandzaat7983

20 күн бұрын

I completely agree. Many people overlook that one

@micheletrainor1601

20 күн бұрын

@edithlandzaat7983 its such a beautiful story. Definitely one of my favourite movies and like I said u get to see clinty in a completely different role to what I grew up watching of him it was so perfect. They worked really well together him and meryl with of course his fantastic directing and production too.

@mariroerig2991

8 күн бұрын

That movie absolutely kills me whenever I watch it!

I know a 20 year old white conservative dude that speaks like that. I won’t lie, he’s hilarious as hell. He has his beliefs (anti-immigration, anti-feminist etc) but he roasts everyone AND defends everyone when they’re right or innocent. People don’t like him because he’s “rough” and blunt but he’s insanely intelligent and charismatic like Clint’s character. *He taught me a valuable lesson* and that was “if I talk to a group of people bluntly, some will laugh, others are indifferent and some are outraged. Life’s short. Don’t waste time conversing with the outraged people. They don’t think and are easily manipulated by their own emotions.” He debates and showed me how he can get people to agree with him by changing the way he talks from blunt to sounding sincere etc. He convinced a transgender person to not support trans athletes in woman’s sports just by changing his tone and how he said things. He speaks bluntly to see who he can actually have an intellectual discussion with and not waste time with those who are emotionally unstable (outraged). Once he understands who is who he then defends his same beliefs but changes the tone and it’s incredible to see people actually agree with him He told me that “If society was smart they would care about what is said not how you say it. But Unfortunately people are dumb. So it’s not what you say it’s how you say it.” And showed me many political agendas that are just manipulating people’s emotions to support agendas that are actually terrible for their own well-being.

Walt really reminds me of my Dad. He served in Korea and Vietnam. And equally as much of a hard ass. RIP Marvin E. Hunt.

@rooroo9216

9 күн бұрын

I never knew any of my grandads, they both died before I was born, but my step grandad John was a lot like Walt. He was a POW of the Japanese in WW2 and from what I heard they were a lot worse to be caught by than the nazis (as long as you weren’t Jewish or stolen any trophy weapons etc). Unfortunately he died hating the Japanese and tbh from what he told me (I’ve never forgot to this day) aswell as other similar stories I can see why. You just can’t blame them for what they went through. I on the other hand respect them for all the amazing things they’ve made from games and anime, to their history, culture and weapons, they’ve certainly made life a lot more interesting for me and yet I’ve never even been there.

Clint is the definition of a movie star- he’s done the classics, directed, acted, produced, and stunted in some cases. You can look at his work and it’s instantly obvious if Clint’s involved it’s probably a good movie.

Please react to Collateral starring Jamie Foxx and Tom cruise 😢

@OfficialMediaKnights

20 күн бұрын

That's a great recommendation, thank you!! Adding it to our list!

@xaderalert

15 күн бұрын

​@OfficialMediaKnights hard agree with this one. Great movie and killer soundtrack

The Mule... A Eastwood Film as well.

@OfficialMediaKnights

20 күн бұрын

Gotta check that one out too!! Thanks for the recommendation!

He was on the way out and it's better to have a hero's death that saves young lives than to slowly die in a nursing home or an empty home. Clint Eastwood is the very best this was a great reaction please do more Eastwood and Tarantino too

You two point out things that NOBODY else does and i appreciate you for it!! The way you described how it's shot as "being there" and the correlation between the confessional and the door. I never noticed those things before

Hey guys, love y'all reactions. A little FYI on Clint's generation. My dad was the same age, they weren't hateful as much as a product of their time. These people grew up hard with the great depression and then WW2. It hardened them, the snowflakes today wouldn't ever survive. My dad and i had a wonderful relationship but he wasn't able to show emotion. We never said we love each other but just knew it, he wasnt one to hug. But he worked his ass off to give us a great life. Thankfully i was there when he passed and was able to tell him I loved him right before he passed. Just try not to judge people of that generation with todays ideals.

If you like Clint Eastwood you will like the gauntlet 1977

I'm a simple man - I see The Media Knights upload new video I give thumbs up. Love to watch you guys. Greetings from Poland!

A movie that never fails to have my tear ducts getting a work out every time. Oh and that insight of the parallel between the confession in church and the 'confession' through the locked screen door was right on the money - I have never made that parallel before and you are spot on.

Don't forget the guilt when they attacked taos house.. he escalated it when he kicked that guys ass..

Was he a racist, though? Did he actually do any "vile" things? Or is it that he just speaks in a non-PC way? It wasn't just the Hmong - note that he used ethnic slurs on his Italian barber and the Irish construction manager as well. Did he actually *do* anything racist against any of the Hmong? When he saved Su from the black guys (and, in a different way, his "pussy" son), it isn't because she had done anything for him, nor was it some performative virtue-signaling. Walt did it because it was the right thing to do. He didn't see the Hmong as "the other," Su was his neighbor - she was part of his "community," so to speak. Su certainly did help open Walt up, but it was Walt who made the first move.

Thank u guys I was having a bad day but seeing you guys once again made me smile ☺️

I just love this film and so glad you watched it. I am a Vietnam-era veteran, and I actually owned a 1972 Gran Torino in that exact green color. So many memories. Great video, guys!