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The Kite Runner (2007) DVD Review
The Kite Runner (2007) DVD Credits:
The Kite Runner (2007) Directed by:
Marc Forster
The Kite Runner (2007) Written by:
David Benioff
The Kite Runner (2007) Cast:
Wali Razaqi, Saïd Taghmaoui, Shaun Toub, Nasser Memarzia
The Kite Runner (2007) Released by:
Not available at this time
Region:
1
The Kite Runner (2007) DVD Release Date:
24th March 2008
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The Kite Runner (2007) Synopsis:

Based on Khaled Hosseini's best-selling novel about Amir, a well-to-do Pashtun boy from Afghanistan, who is still haunted by the guilt of betraying his childhood friend Hassan, son of a family servant. Having lived in California for a number of years, Amir returns home to Afghanistan to help Hassan, when his son gets into trouble.

The Kite Runner (2007) DVD Review:

Marc Forster’s next project is the first ever direct sequel in the James Bond series, Quantum Solace. Picking up the story from Casino Royale, Forster seems an odd choice at first. Forster has been an incredibly successful director but since Everything Put Together he has favored the dramatic. Monster’s Ball was a complete submission into southern lifestyle and capitol punishment. Finding Neverland (2004) was absolutely enchanting, but certainly sad at points. Stay (2005) is a masterpiece of filmmaking, although just as dark at moments, and virtually unappreciated upon release. It’s the kind of film that needs to be watched several times and most never saw it once. Stranger Than Fiction (2006) is a blissful release form the heartache in most of Forster’s films, and it is as enjoyable as it is excellently made. The Kite Runner (2007) was a return to the heartache, but another brilliant change of location and culture.

Based on the best-selling novel by Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner is the story of a wealthy young boy, Amir, who grows up in Afghanistan. Amir has a great friendship with his servant’s son, Hassan, despite the fact that he is constantly picked on for his race. Hassan is an incredible kite runner, able to battle the other kites and clip their strings, while Amir writes stories for the illiterate Hassan to enjoy. They are great friends, but Amir doesn’t stick up for his friend when the bullies come to beat him up, and eventually he betrays his friend. Years later Amir has been afforded a meager existence in America thanks to his father’s hard work and dedication for a life away from the Soviet invasion. Years later Amir is a successful author, but he still has the guilt of what happened as a child, so when he is called back to his home, he ignores the threat of the Taliban, and ventures back home to set things right.

There are moments of the film that re truly enjoyable, but they come with an unfortunate price. There is a heavy treatment of young boys in the film, giving members of the Taliban a sexual dysfunction along with the thirst for blood. There is also an unfortunate incident in the early years when Hassan and Amir are growing up. These sequences make it difficult to relax, and it is an understandably calming final ten minutes that seems to coax in the audience as well as the characters into understanding everything is finally going to be fine. Until this point it was a rather unnerving film to watch, either concerned a kite is going to be cut out of the sky or that it will be taken on the streets, so I needed this conclusion to appreciate the film.

The DVD has a commentary track with director Forster, along with author Hosseini and screenwriter David Benioff. Hosseini also gives an optional Public Service Announcement prior to the film.

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The Kite Runner (2007) DVD review written by: Ryan Izay

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