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Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan
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I re-watched Gran Torino the other night and posted something about it on FB. Then a friend posted, "That is a racist movie and another white savior cop out." The friend is a guy who actually came here from Guatemala, crossing the border in the trunk of a car. He travels the country doing pro-immigration story shows- and that's how I know him. He has rather strong views as one might imagine.
Anyhoo, I think it is a movie about a racist, not a racist movie. But I had never thought of the white savior thing about it- but damn- Gran Torino isn't just a white [s]avior movie; it's an actual SAVIOR movie. He is a full blown Christ figure.
