He is not a hero, he is MAN

Helga 2022-03-15 09:01:02

How should you comment on him? He kept a stern face all day long, silent and fierce, and looked uncomfortable and too lazy to talk to anyone. I can only say that this is a weird old man.

He is very depressed. When I was young, I experienced the Korean War and made military merits. The soldiers who stood by my side died. At that time, everything was only obedience, only offensive. He has a yardstick to measure "right and wrong" in his heart, which is very clear, but he hides it and doesn’t say anything, just like he doesn’t believe in priests or police, he doesn’t believe in everything, but just looks at everything. In his eyes, at best he sneered. But there was fire in his heart. Under his trembling white eyebrows and sharp eyes, he could see fire. Fire was anger, hostility, and enthusiasm. He suppressed his enthusiasm to the depths, and suppressed his killing to the depths, he did not want to kill anyone. It must be painful.

The old man gave these strange Asian neighbors all the principles, humor, and patience he had held all his life. Is it because they have the same skin color as those who were killed by themselves on the battlefield? He used his actions to redeem and convey his spirit, including his death.

He provokes, he demonstrates like a lion. He will never let you guess what he is thinking, whether he has a gun in his hand, but he can do what he wants to do, with the coolness and pride of an old cowboy.

He is not a hero, he is MAN.

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Gran Torino quotes

  • Walt Kowalski: I used to stack fucks likes you five feet high in Korea... use ya for sand bags.

  • Barber Martin: That'll be 10 bucks, Walt.

    Walt Kowalski: Jesus, what are you, half Jew?