Re: The Kite Runner (movie)
the book was probably the most beautiful story I have ever read. I wish they wouldn't turn it into film, it's never the same. I'm afraid that the movie will not capture the essence of Hosseini's message or the true sadness and beauty of the book. i mean look at the cover picture itself... makes it seem like some happy-go-lucky movie about two good friends and kites. Besides the story itself he is trying to portray the image of true Afghanistan before it was raped by war. I really doubt American filmmakers will want to capture that. I'm really scared it's going to be nothing like the book and the reason that will be bad is because once the movie comes out, no one bothers to read the book. Which would just be atrocious. No book has ever made me cry like this one did.
also I heard that the filmmakers lied to the parents of the child actors, saying it was a documentary about Afghanistan. they didn't tell the parents about the rape scene or anything else, taking advantage of their ignorance. which I find disgusting, if that is indeed true.