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'Gran Torino' (dir. Clint Eastwood) - screenplay 'Sacrifice' sequence

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Evening – It is dark. Low level shot of gang’s flats. Virtually Walt’s point of view. Reverse shot of Walt approaching flats. Sound of crickets, dog barking and people within buildings. Closer shot of flats. Blind moves. Smokie exits door to top of steps, followed by Spider. Smokie and Spider’s point of view shot of Walt.             WALT            Any swamp rats in there? Long shot from behind Walt           SMOKIE           I didn’t think your ass would have came...           WALT           Shut up, gook!   Medium shot of Smokie and Spider Low angled long shot of Walt. Reverse shot – another door opens. Back to low angle reverse shot of Walt.         ...

'Gran Torino' (dir. Clint Eastwood) - Analysis of 'Sacrifice' sequence

Below is an example of how someone wrote about 'Gran Torino'. It is an old essay, it answers a specific question, it does not use the PEAR paragraph and it is also very long - you only have forty-five minutes - nonetheless, it may be useful to have a look at it, to get some ideas. Remember that, because this essay appears on the internet, copying it is plagiarism. . Choose a scene or sequence from a film which is particularly dramatic. Describe what happens in the scene or sequence, explaining how the film makers effectively use techniques to create drama. A film in which there is a particularly dramatic sequence is ‘Gran Torino’, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. The story is set in modern day Detroit, where the central character, Walt Kowalski, a retired car plant worker and Korean War veteran, struggles to come to terms with the changes in his community. In particular, the plot revolves around his unlikely friendship with Thao, a teenage boy from a H...

'Gran Torino' (dir. Clint Eastwood) - Some clips from the film

Who are you?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMGflOYAEG0 Get off my lawn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idJPmAKcDQw Thao works for Walt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ay1Iw-FvWI Spooks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLdIKlXl3ZA Where the hell is Hmong anyway?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxkHSJQYbB4 Chat about Gran Torino and work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-Y_WjeU3Oc Beating   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9Tpw1ICJEc Confession https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FNHxEOjKVc Locked in basement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-TS_85-Kwo Sacrifice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQN-3p2HqPA Final sequence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJLbR9TEMD8

'Gran Torin' (dir. Clint Eastwood) - some useful links

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1205489/                         - IMDB https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gran_torino/         - Rotten Tomatoes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ecW-d-CBPc     - trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1MCAHSHXS8  - opening sequence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQN-3p2HqPA    - 'sacrifice' sequence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJLbR9TEMD8    - final sequence There are plenty more clips available to view on YouTube.