“…Good God, he's pathetic…He's torn seven year olds apart…I've done things…Horrible things I have to live with” These are all excerpts from the main character of film Grand Torino, Walt Kowalski. The film "Grand Torino" is an inspiring account of the emotional struggles of the antihero role of "Walt": a widowed Vietnam veteran who fights a daily struggle with memories of his sins as a soldier and his ever-increasing prejudices against what appears to be the whole of humanity. This rough character is a perfect antagonist to the Hmong family who resides next door. Despite his reluctance to become attached to his immediate family, a stimulating chain of events, starting with the attempted theft of the Grand Torino, transformed Walt from a materialistic and embittered old man into a courageous hero with honors incomparable to those earned in his army. days. There are many examples that can be pulled from the plot and used to highlight each stage of the metamorphosis, but there are three main quotes that caught my attention exclusively: “Get off my lawn”; “I have more in common with these damn idiots than with my corrupt and spoiled family”; and “You have no honor.” Each of these quotes functions as an individual turning point for our antagonistic protagonists. The first quote is introduced into the story during the first confrontation with Tao's family regarding the attempted theft of Walt's Grand Torino. After Tao's first gang initiation, the car theft, a second deal was made which was a classic "intervention" which resulted in a brutal fight between Tao and his family in Walt's backyard. The initial climax quickly grows in its violence as Tao is thrown to the ground. The rest of the group proceeded... middle of paper... found something far more powerful: personal sacrifice, and this time with wit. Walt proudly gave his life to protect the people he loved most and will forever be remembered as a true hero by his friends and family. He never stopped speaking the truth with a tongue as sharp as blades, hissing insults from his grave. Even in his formal he was remembered as a brute, but now he was recognized as an old fashioned old man who did his best to pass down his words of wisdom the best way he knew how. In retrospect that's what he was trying to do all along: "Get off my lawn" "I have more in common with these damn idiots..." and "You have no honor" are all injuries he was trying to teach to people who simply they didn't want to listen, including himself, but over time every single word he spoke came true.