A Movie Review of The Kite Runner

With ‘The Kite Runner’ novel selling over two million copies, the 2007 blockbuster movie had to live up to expectations Khaled Hosseini first created. The movie is a clear description of the best selling book creating much of the emotions a reader will experience when reading the book. A touching story of an Afghan child, we watch his life evolve from a child to adult.

The Kite Runner Film Review

With a fairly accurate adaptation of the novel, The Kite Runner, the film gives an raw and gritty insight into the cruel world of Afghanistan in the 1970's and present day. The Kite Runner plays on the heartstrings of the audience by taking us through a roller-coaster ride that is Amir's (Khalid Abdalla and Zekiria Ebrahimi) life. With themes of rape, cowardice, revenge and atonement, we can see from this that the film throws us up and pulls us down with each scene.