Alexa Ferrer movie comparison

The movie did a pretty accurate job portraying The Kite Runner despite missing a few important events. For the most part is it difficult to compare the two because with my knowledge of reading the book I subconsciously fill in any information the movie left out. I love the character choices for everyone in the movie, especially Hassan and Amir as little boys. What the movie lacks in description of Hassan, it makes up for with his innocent and adorable appearance. However Hassan’s harelip is missing in the movie perhaps to refrain from explaining more details. I loved how the movie managed to present Hassan and Amir’s relationship. Although it was done in a few short scenes their relationship is described effectively showing the love they have for each other but also the intense jealousy Amir has towards Hassan.

The rape scene was described in more detail in the book, but I think the movie recreated it appropriately because it leaves just enough to create the visual and the drops of blood at the end show how disturbing the act that just happened was. The scenes in America are done so to match the book very well in my opinion. Soraya’s dad is exactly how I imagined him and Soraya herself is adorable. I loved watching their relationship cultivate on screen it is funny to see adults sneaking around like if they were in middle school. Their fertility problems are not as developed in the movie, however; Amir does mention to Rahim that they were unable to have.

The second half of the movie is where most of the changes occur, primarily because the movie would be too long if it followed the book word for word. Rahim’s story to Amir is brief in the movie and Hassan’s mother is never mentioned. I found it very interesting that Amir was the one to yell at the orphanage and not Farid. I think that change was made to show that Amir was finally taking a stand for something in his life. Another change was the hospital scene being completely omitted and Amir’s beating being less severe than it actually was. The movie would’ve lingered on too long had the changes not been made. However, there is one change I think is vital to the story and I was not happy that it was completely omitted. Sohrab never commits suicide, which is important to show how desperate he is in his life and how easily he loses complete hope in Amir. I think it is an awkward transition to have Sohrab become completely silent when his silence occurs after his attempted suicide in the book. Another part completely omitted was Amir’s trouble with the embassy, which gives further insight to the corrupt state of the Middle East. Those two were the only major changes I had a problem with other than that I loved the movie and I loved the last scene with Amir yelling, “For you a thousand times over.”