Helium- 9/3 Victoria Melvin

Movie Review – Gran Torino

Currently, my favorite movie is Gran Torino. I was curious to see if other people felt the same way about the movie as I did. It turns out that most people agree with my opinion. I learned from reading all three essays that there are many different ways to approach writing a movie review. The first review, that was rated the best, focused on the movie as a whole. Everything from the writing, directing, and actors performances are discussed. It tells its readers the movies story line but not giving away to much to ruin the ending. It also tells readers what to expect from the move. I believe that if someone where to read this review it would persuade them to take the time and watch Gran Torino.
The article rated eleventh out of twenty-two seem to over analyze the movie. I feel that the analyzing would loose a reader’s interest. I also feel that the writer is still a little unsure about how they feel about the movie themselves.
The lower rated articles seem to give away to much information about the movie its self; some even quoted Clint Eastwood’s character. The lowest rated article also seem to lose focus and begin to compare Clint Eastwood’s past roles to his role of Walt Kowalski in Gran Torino; clearly not having anything to do with one another.
If I where to write a review on Gran Torino, I would focus on the movie as a piece of art. All of the small details that where put in place to make the film feel like it is happening in your own neighborhood. Grand Torino is defiantly not an action pack violent film, but it will make you think about how you treat others and what you can do to help stop gang violence.