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Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Will Nielsen
May 11th, 2008
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I saw a tremendous movie last night that I wanted to put on your radar if you haven’t seen it yet. It’s a story about two boys, friendship, family, courage, forgiveness, and living in the bentness of life.

I have seen the New York Times Bestselling book around but given my general pessimism to literature and film today, I never bothered to find out more. 

Kite Runner’s historical setting was interesting to me on two fronts. First, it incorporated a look into the Russian invasion of Afghanistan, where most of the story takes place. Aside from having an affinity for things Russian, I found the reality presented how war of any kind radically changes people. Second, the Afghan and Islamic culture in which the story is told is rich and fascinating to one who knows very little about either.

The story is extremely well told. That is unequivocally rare these days. The use of symbols like the kite and the pomegranate are powerful. The use of parallelism and perhaps even some sort of chiasm were masterful. Kite Runner shares the same media as movies but has elevated itself to that of film. In terms of awards and recognition, it was nominated for nothing compared to what it should have been. But that’s the world we live in. This movie will move you. It is not intended for mere entertainment.

One Response to “Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini”

Yes. This is an excellent movie. Thanks for blogging about it.

Left by Thelonius Monk on May 12th, 2008

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