Happen to watch The Kite Runner , Adapted from the novel by the same name written by Khaled Hosseini.
Now Before I get on with my review on the movie, isnt it remarkable that Hollywood directors seldom get trapped / slotted in a particular genre ? Look at the body of work of Director - Marc Forster, popular being Monster's Ball (* ring Halle Berry)and Finding Neverland (* ring-Johny Depp & Kate Winslet) and currently under production Quantum of Solace (yes,the new Bond starrer)...Bollywood directors really have a long way to go and surely our audiences (referring to the masses here!) need to be more matured...
Watching this movie was actually like seeing the wonderful novel unfold in front of my eyes...
Story of childhood friends,Friend worth dying for,of relationship between father and son...at the backdrop of troubled Afghanistan.
Poignant Story of a Story teller,of envy,of guilt,of culture,of tradition, of values in life....
The movie has been captivatingly picturized by Roberto Schaefer (Marc Forster regular,yes camp/loyalist exists there too....!!),capturing with ease the barren land of Kabul,the busy streets of Pakistan and California. Mesmerizing soundtrack by Alberto Iglesias (with amazing eastern traces)..
How many times in the world which refuses to stop for a moment,have you paused and thought about an old school/childhood friend with whom you use to play and when time actually stood still? Of Connections lost...? Of Simple Pleasures Of Life.......Of Growing Up but ending up loosing out on YOU ??
The child artists were amazing since they were not acting but naturals. Some scenes of the movie may be disturbing for few,but these are important scenes which takes the narrative forward.
The kids running the kite amidst the busy market/street of Kabul has been magically picturized..Likewise there are many scenes/dialogues which will stay with the viewers long after the movie is over,that is a power of a good cinema...
If you planning to rent a DVD over the weekend and are in mood of a good drama, do watch this movie...It will surely touch your heart ...and for the book lovers, I am sure they would have read this novel!
As the Tag Line of the movie goes....There is a way to be good again!
Sure,theres always a way to be good again !
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Any movie on childhood and the related growing up years is inspiring-in itself is a novel unfolding in front of you.
Just got the DVD. Will watch it and let you know.
Hope its as good as the novel.
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