The Kite Runner - movie part 2

The last part of the movie was only about 10 minutes, but those 10 minutes were enough to completely change my mind about how I liked the movie…

I guess I had forgotten how powerful the story of Amir and Hassan is. We finally met Sohrab, and he was so cute! I felt so bad for him when I saw him dancing for Amir and Assef. A

ssef was just disgusting. I was glad that Sohrab was able to take a slingshot at him, so he and Amir could run away.

I was supposed to write about the theme I chose in my double entry journal, and compare it with the same part in the movie, and at first I chose what Rahim Khan said to Amir. However, I changed my mind after seeing the movie. I want to write about relationship and the quote:

"For you a thousand times over..."

To start with I thought it was the most powerful sentence in the book because it reflected the relationship between Amir and Hassan. And even though I know the end of the book als

o ended with the same quote, I didn't feel the same about the quote at the end of the book. Seeing the movie, made me realize how this quote also reflects on the relationship between Amir and Sohrab, and proves to us that Amir has changed and finally wants to take responsibility for his actions and his earlier mistakes. Suddenly, "For you a thousand times over" has a new meaning. It shows the true love that Amir has for Sohrab, and with that we know that Amir really did love Hassan. He just didn't know how to act right…

After seeing the movie I must say I liked it. It was cool (and a bit corny) that the author Khaled Hosseini had a small role at the end of the movie. However, I thought it was disappointing that they didn't show different scenes such as when Sohrab tried to kill himself because if I hadn't read the book, I wouldn't know the full story, and the movie wouldn't stick to me like the book. But if I had to grade the movie on a scale of 1-6, I would say it deserved a 5.

Picture: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/10/05/2052001.htm

The Kite Runner - movie part 1

Last Friday we saw The Kite Runner in class. We didn't see all of it though, but I didn't really like the movie. I can say that the actors were good, but I guess I just didn't like the sad story.

When I saw Hassan and Amir, their faces got stuck in my brain, and the story suddenly got so much more sad.

I had chosen the following paragraph for my double entry journal:

"You know, you can tell me anything you want, Amir Jan. Anytime." "I know," I said uncertainly. He looked at me for a long time, like he was waiting, his black bottomless eyes hinting at an unspoken secret between us. For a moment, I almost did tell him. Almost told him everything, but then what would he think of me? He'd hate me, and rightfully".

This part was in the movie, and I must say I felt the tears coming. I thought it was probably one of the sad parts of the movie because Rahim Khan seemed to be so kind despite the fact that he knew what Amir had done. I know that earlier I have said how much I hate Amir, but something Ann said in class made me think. She said that we expect a lot from this 12 year old boy, and when I saw Amir and Hassan, and I saw how small they actually were, I realized that I had been way to harsh on him. Not that I justify the fact that he didn't stand up for Hassan, but the bullies were huge, and Amir was just a little boy.

This is what I want to right now, but when we have seen the end of the movie, I will blog more.