The Kite Runner - I think Hollywood has begun to rely way too heavily on book adaptations. Apparently Tinsel Town is out of fresh ideas. Nevertheless, many book adaptations are made each year and many of them turn out to be great movies. Some don’t (The Golden Compass). As a matter of fact at least 3 of my top 10 movies are scripts based on books. The reason The Kite Runner makes the list is because of the moving story. It’s the tragic tale of Amir, an Afghani boy who befriends the son of his family’s servant. I won’t ruin any plot here, but something terrible happens and before Amir can make amends the Soviets invade Afghanistan and he is whisked away from the country by his father. Years later Amir returns to the country, now decimated by the Taliban, in search of a way to set things right.
All unknown actors are used in this film, yet the lack of Hollywood drawing power is never evident. All of the actors do an outstanding job. Young Amir and young Hassan were perfectly picked to play those roles. The only negative on the movie was the sudden jumps in time, which were necessary to get the entire story onto the screen in a reasonable amount of time.
For those of you wondering, the movie is about 50 percent subtitled and 50 percent English.
All unknown actors are used in this film, yet the lack of Hollywood drawing power is never evident. All of the actors do an outstanding job. Young Amir and young Hassan were perfectly picked to play those roles. The only negative on the movie was the sudden jumps in time, which were necessary to get the entire story onto the screen in a reasonable amount of time.
For those of you wondering, the movie is about 50 percent subtitled and 50 percent English.
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