It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Absolutely the worst movie.

A Masterpiece!

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

A gripping and emotional stroy of betrayal and redemption, The Kite Runner is thrilling and moving, sometimes both at once. The story revolves around Amir and Hassan, the closest friends, as good as brothers who are experts in the art of kite flying and see not hiatus in the games winning. It's the time of the year when the kite flying competition is about to start in Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan when war draws upon the people and the innocence of a child. Amir commits an act of betrayal towards his best friend Hassan which will continue to haunt him for the rest of his life. Amir and his father are forced to flee to the States and, Amir's quest for redemption reeks out from every aperture of his days. Hossieni's narrative can be deemed lethargic and marginally sufficing. The slow paced story fails in keeping the readers committed after ' The Sultans of Kabul' part with each other. The books introduces the audience to the Afghan life, strange and fascinating which are both oddly familiar. Hossieni's writing has a great balance between being powerful and clear, as the story itself is brilliantly constructed and explores the art of storytelling. Moving towards the modern era, Amir himself dons the hat of a writer and reflects upon his experiences as pieces of his life were itself fiction. All in all The Kite Runner is a beautiful read and for recondite and abtruse community as it delivers upon the sense of fate and justice as Amir heads back to make a different set of sacrifices. The book is plenary of human emotions and the contemporary work of Hossieni leaves you with a subsisting end.

"The Kite Runner" has been one of the most acclaimed and successful movies from the recent past based on a novel. Written by Khalid Hosseini, the novel on which the film is based tells the bonding of two biological brothers, Amir and Hassan, who become a master and servant by faith, and deals with the atonement of the master, Amir. Set in the backdrop of Afganisthan, it has a lot of emotions attached to it for which the viewers accepted the film. It has been heard that the author of the novel himself got emotional watching the film.Just like the novel, the film presents a harrowing experience of war time and atrocities of Talibans in the post war. Many scenes are distressing like the one involving the stoning of a girl to death or a scene involving male rape for which the film can't be recommended for all age group. The first hour of the film in which the friendship of Amir and Hassan shown remains the most lovable and touching portion of the film. The performances of the child artist, including the loyalty of Hassan or the lament of Amir, just touch you. The second half remains a bit slow and lacked a bit of elaboration, which is a flaw I liked to point. Overall, the film is full of emotions, and shows the meaning of blood relation, humanity, and friendship. It shows all but in a low profile for which the film remains fairly good but still not a landmark or a historical cinema.Rating: 2 stars out of 4

I had to read this book for my Honors English class this summer and I absolutely loved it. The characters they seemed as real to me as my family members. When I finished the book the characters seemed to haunt me, in a good way. After I finished the book I considered watching the movie but I was afraid that the directors had ruined it. The night before finals I decided to watch it to refresh my memory. And boy was I right! Although the casting and the filming were good the script had a lot more to give. It seemed as though the writers had chosen bits and pieces out of the book and stuck it together to make a movie. Yes, they added all of the key moments in Amir's life but they only told half of them, there was still a lot more to the moments that needed to be told. I know that with movies it is difficult for the writers and directors to take us inside the characters minds, but it is possible for them to help us understand the characters and their actions. If I had not read the book I don't think that I would have understood this story as much as I do now.

I waited a long time to watch this movie .. because i wanted to finish the book first .. usually movies tend to have less details than the book which makes the story dull and lacks a lot of its essence .. However, The Kite Runner as a movie was filling the gaps i had while reading the book .. The feelings were true .. and the moments relived like my own .. amazing job ..My review on the book "Being from Syria, and a humble witness of the times of peace .. and the start of a war .. i felt related to this book as it was in many chapters telling my own stories .. The pain .. the loss .. and the tragedies were closer to what i had lived through .. I was wondering if i would be a coward like Amir if i were in his shoes when he saw Hassan get raped, or i'll be recklessly brave and fight for my true friend . . When Amir lost his father .. i relieved every moment that i went through when i lost mine .. and i lived every moment i didn't go through because i was far away when it happened .. the pain was real .. like the one that was in the story .. the details .. I needed to cry him out loud ( while i didn't) .. the book did that for me .. Seeing through Hassan's forgiving heart .. seeing how much he suffered for being from unwanted slice of a diverted society .. and being so dam lucky to have a heart that is above all the winds of change .. i understood that one have to forgive himself for being weak .. accepting that life was unfair .. and we make mistakes thinking that we're fighting back .. his death mixed with the type of loyalty only noble souls carry .. was a chant of charm in a dying heart .. "Forgive your self" .. And the ending of the book after a long torture of awaking a forgotten conscious was implacable with two sentences .. "For you a thousand times over" "I ran" "