Member review

What did you watch?: A film about the relationship between two friends who live in Afghanistan,

Amir and Hassan. Amir is brought up in a middle class background, while

Hassan is brought up in a lower class background. The two boys enter a

kite running competition and end up winning, Hassan goes to claim the

kite . After a while Amir goes to find Hassan and finds him holding the kite

surrounded by 3 older boys, the boys ask for the kite but Hassan refuses.

Two of the boys hold Hassan down and the other boys molests Hassan.

Amir doesn't tell anyone and runs away. Amir is filled with guilt and claims

that Hassan steals his watch that he received for his birthday. Hassan and

his farther leave. Years later Russia invade Afghanistan which causes Amir and

his dad to leave and go to California. Amir ends up meeting a girl Soraya after

graduating from college, they end up getting married and Amir receives a phone call

from a friend of his dad who is in Pakistan. Amir goes and finds out that Hassan has

been killed by the Taliban and he has a son who is in an orphanage in Afghanistan. Amir

also find out that Hassan his is half brother. Amir goes to Afghanistan and finds out that

Hassan's son (Sohrab), has been taken. Amir discovers that the boy who abused Hassan

all those years ago is the man who has taken Sohrab. Amir ends up getting Sohrab out of the

country and takes him to California.

Who was your favourite character?: My favourite character was Amir's farther (Baba) as he sticks up for people he does not even

know, which contrast how Amir was unable to help his best friend. When Amir and Baba are

leaving the country a Russian soldier claims that the only way to get past is if he is allowed

to sleep with one of the travellers wife. Instead of letting this happen, Baba stands up for

the women. Amir asks his dad to stop but Baba continues to stand up for the women. This

could've gotten him killed but he didn't care as he knew it was the right thing. Also, even

though Baba wanted his son to become a doctor he didn't stand in the way of what Amir

wanted to be, which was an author. However, the problem with Baba's character is he didn't

treat Hassan as his own son, or even tell Hassan or Amir that he was Hassan's farther.

How did the film make you feel?: The film made me feel fortunate, as I have never had to go through the horrible experience

that Hassan did. I have never had to go through the experience of being forced to leave

my home country due to war. It also made me feel feelings of despair due to not being

able to do anything to help Hassan. Also, I felt confused as Amir did nothing to help Hassan

and instead he ended up getting him thrown out of his house for doing nothing wrong.