Over the past week I saw the movie 'Gran Torino' and I can only describe it in one word: Bad-ass. Clint Eastwood plays the role of the recently-widowed and super-racist veteran, and boy is he good at it. Watching this movie made me proud to be an American. Americans carry an air of superiority around that is unrivaled by any culture, and I for one am proud of this fact. As Men of Steel, America became the world power in the industrial age and has over-shadowed the advancements of any county, period. There is no better place to toil and triumph than in America. Now days our image has slipped, as nearly everyone alive was born when America was no longer the underdog. Not many now know what it means to truly suffer and sacrifice for a cause. And I don't mean small stuff, I mean truly, physically suffer for something beyond yourself, whether that be Honor, Ethics, or Morality. I realized Clint Eastwood's characters really represents all of these qualities when I watched 'The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly'. Here he is a a subdued, cocksure bounty hunter in search of a lost fortune of gold. His cool and sure disposition in the face of mortal danger is both invigorating and inspiring. Being a man of few words, 'Blondie' allows his keen skills and pure fortitude carry him ever onward into the face of danger. In short, he is a straight bad-ass, as is any Western outlaw. Honor and pride are the only things keeping these men in constant mortal strife, yet they feed on this independence and become true titans. Heroes.
If you have not seen any Clint Eastwood movies(,as I know few from my generation have), I really encourage you to do so. I'm currently torrenting 'Dirty Harry' ( go piracy!).
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