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A homeschooling mother of one teenager and a little. In 2001, I resigned from my 13 year position as a case manager to homeschool my oldest who was a preschooler at the time, and later a daughter who came along in 2005. This is by far the hardest job I've ever loved. My husband of nearly 20 years supports us as a fire fighter and EMT.

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Gran Torino


"No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends."John 15:13

What a surprise this movie was! If you are Christian, you will enjoy the theme of salvation(you'll GET it) in this Clint Eastwood movie with a nod to Dirty Harry(pure Eastwood), albeit an evolved one. This is a movie with heart. It was hard to see Clint Eastwood so aged, but he has still got it! Good for him for making this movie with such a beautiful theme of mercy, redemption, and salvation. Hollywood can still turn out some great ones. I borrowed this movie from Netflix, but your public library may have it as well. This is not a movie for children. Mature audiences only because of the mature subject matter, and some salty language.

Gran Torino (Full-Screen Edition)
Description
A disgruntled Korean War vet, Walt Kowalski (Eastwood), sets out to reform his neighbor, a young Hmong teenager, who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: his 1972 Gran Torino.

3 comments:

Esther said...

"No Greater Love..." that is the first thought my son had after we finished watching it.

Alexandra said...

Thanks for recommending this one. I am up way past my bedtime watching this movie!

Dorothy said...

I've read a lot about the Christian influence in Hollywood at the moment.