Grand Torino
What are the cultural aspects shown in the movie?
Religious?
Racial?
Age?
What are the factors for Walt’s behavior toward other people’s race?
What about Walt’s perceptions on his neighbors and the neighborhood changes?
What about the Asians sense of apology and remedy for wrongdoing?
What about gang related activities?
What was Walt’s idea about manhood?
What were some of Walt’s misconceptions about Asian work ethics?
What it was Walt’s turnaround?
What do you think about the way of communicating between the various groups
(language)?
What do you think about interracial relations (White/Asian)? “You should date your own
people.”
What about neighborhood dominion or territorial control?
What about food and food misconceptions?
What about the concept of caring for the elderly and needy (helping the lady with the
groceries)?
What about the idea of elderly parents placed on nursing homes?
What about family gatherings?
What about touching children on their head on a friendly way?