The Kite Runner.
A novel by Afghan-American Khaled Hosseini.
A movie by Marc Forster.
When you hear the word Afghanistan, the perception of the cold, violent war becomes the vivid picturesque on everyone's mind. Instead of everything of dusts, guns and deaths, The Kite Runner presents us with a vibrant entree, a guilt-ridden heroism as main course, and a heart-felt moment for desert. It's very fulfilling night at the cinema.
The four stars instead of five was because of the dodgy angle for a flashback moment, and just lacking a tad of that edgy adrenalin rush during mid-film to completely mess with people's emotions.
This movie ain't about the foreign invasions to Afghanistan, or not about greed for power on anyone's side. This is absolutely not about terrorism. To my point of view, The Kite Runner is about family, friendship, love, remorse, and a clean-slate future.
The main story of this flick is best quoted from Rahim Kahn "It's time to come home. There's a way to be good again."
Some scenes will play your emotions like roller coaster. At the end of the day, you can't help but to create the "what ifs" scenarios by putting yourself on Amir Jan's shoes. There's a bitter sweet feeling for Amir and Hassan's friendship. The protective role now lies on Amir's hands as the guardian for Sohrab (Hassan's son). The role that Hassan had always carry out for Amir during their childhood. "For you, a thousand times over."
Luckily, I'm not Amir.
The feeling of regret will haunt me forever. That is, if I were him, which I'm not. Luckily.
For some strange feelings, I like this movie. It creates a new angle about Afghan, aside of those we hear on the news --The beast of the decade, as we know it, the War on Terrorism.
(Although I still don't know what the troops are doing there in Afghanistan, really about terrorism?
Anyway, I haven't read the book. But I will.
The movie didn't disappoint. A definite see.
A novel by Afghan-American Khaled Hosseini.
A movie by Marc Forster.
When you hear the word Afghanistan, the perception of the cold, violent war becomes the vivid picturesque on everyone's mind. Instead of everything of dusts, guns and deaths, The Kite Runner presents us with a vibrant entree, a guilt-ridden heroism as main course, and a heart-felt moment for desert. It's very fulfilling night at the cinema.
The four stars instead of five was because of the dodgy angle for a flashback moment, and just lacking a tad of that edgy adrenalin rush during mid-film to completely mess with people's emotions.
This movie ain't about the foreign invasions to Afghanistan, or not about greed for power on anyone's side. This is absolutely not about terrorism. To my point of view, The Kite Runner is about family, friendship, love, remorse, and a clean-slate future.
The main story of this flick is best quoted from Rahim Kahn "It's time to come home. There's a way to be good again."
Some scenes will play your emotions like roller coaster. At the end of the day, you can't help but to create the "what ifs" scenarios by putting yourself on Amir Jan's shoes. There's a bitter sweet feeling for Amir and Hassan's friendship. The protective role now lies on Amir's hands as the guardian for Sohrab (Hassan's son). The role that Hassan had always carry out for Amir during their childhood. "For you, a thousand times over."
Luckily, I'm not Amir.
The feeling of regret will haunt me forever. That is, if I were him, which I'm not. Luckily.
For some strange feelings, I like this movie. It creates a new angle about Afghan, aside of those we hear on the news --The beast of the decade, as we know it, the War on Terrorism.
(Although I still don't know what the troops are doing there in Afghanistan, really about terrorism?
Anyway, I haven't read the book. But I will.
The movie didn't disappoint. A definite see.
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