Kite Runner

Kite Runner

  Kite Runner is a beautiful film we watched in class about a boy named Amir from Kabul. His best friend was Hassan, his fathers servants son. Hassan is a successful "kite runner" for Amir who wins a kite flying tournament. The movie is based on the guilt that Amir feels when he fails to prevent an act of violence against Hassan. He then later redeems himself when he learns that Hassan died and he was his own brother by attempts to rescue Hassans son, Sohrab from Assef who previously violated Hassan.

 Through the movie we recognised how we respect the people we fear. Violence is seen as one of the only ways to contain the human body. It shows us the connections between the body and mind. We are not always in control of what happens to our bodies. We must respect others bodies to get respect ourselves. It taught me how everything in the universe is centered around our bodies.