Jess ScheulerSeven Pounds Vs Gran Torino
December 18th 2008 18:36
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Clint Eastwood played his part really well, it seemed like he himself knew how bitter old racist war vets live. The way he walked, talked, looked and everything showed the "cliche" lifestyle of a bitter old guy.
Him getting fond of his Asian next door neighbor who tried to steal his car was an
The movie was very "natural" and a little bit extreme all in one. Most of all I thought it would be predictable but I was completely wrong.
Have you seen Will Smith's - Seven Pounds? He looked like he lost 70 pounds.
Unlike Gran Torino, Seven Pounds the movie, was unpredictable but at the end predictable which left me sick to my stomach (in a good way?).
Gran Torino: About an angry man
Seven Pounds: About an bitter man
Gran Torino: He had a secret.
Seven Pounds: He had a BIG secret.
Gran Torino: He helped other people
Seven Pounds: He helped other people.
Gran Torino: Lost spouse
Seven Pounds: Lost spouse
You know what's more interesting?
* In the end, both leading characters took drastic measures to save a loved one and got the same results. The same chilling results.
* At the end of both of these movies, I was just completely shocked.
I enjoyed Seven Pounds more than Gran Torino, some of you might enjoy Gran Torino more than Seven Pounds. Both movies were good but Seven Pounds was better.
Tell me what you think, which one of them did you like most?
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