For example, Hassan in the movie doesn't have a harelip. In my opinion, Hassan's cleft lip is like his logo. The author spends a lot of ink to describe his cleft lip, on the one hand to reflect the sharp contrast of his Amir's image, and also to say that Amir's father made a special trip Doing the cleft lip repair surgery for Hassan. In Afghanistan at that time, it should be a lot of money, and it can also be seen that Amir's father has a special love for Hassan. And in the original book, Hassan's cleft lip, including the scar that healed after surgery, is like a line running through it. It's heartbreaking, including the book's account of the adult Amir stroking the blurry Polaroid photo when he learns of Hassan's death and staring at the faint scar on Hassan's lips. Hassan in the movie does not have a cleft lip, so naturally there will be no plot to perform surgery on Hassan, and it is naturally difficult to deeply feel the emotional entanglement between the father, son and brother. However, Racingham simply stated the fact that Amir and Hassan are two brothers with only a few words in the film. He felt that the foreshadowing in advance was not enough, and the performance was a bit abrupt, and the emotional power was weakened by most, and it was too frivolous. in plain.
However, I still want to say that I still really like the little boy who plays Hassan. Except for the lack of a hare-lip, everything else is exactly the same as Hassan in my mind: a small round face, a smile that is both delightful and heartbreaking, the firmness of lifting the slingshot, the flying footsteps of chasing a kite. I just think it's a pity that the young Hassan and Amir are so short in the movie that the emotional change between the two of them didn't have time to show it well. Especially Amir, the movie seems to focus on expressing his "evil", but ignores his complicated and contradictory inner struggle. This must be said to be a failure.
I didn't expect that most of the filming of this movie would be in Xinjiang, China. Looking at the clear blue sky and white clouds that are full of sand, stone and dust, but still have clear blue sky and white clouds, it reminds me of "Babel Tower".
It is said that three young Afghan actors were threatened in the country because of this film, which reminds me of the Afghan woman in the Olympic Bird's Nest wearing long trousers and wrapping a headscarf to participate in the track and field competition. We can always be good spectators, sitting on the sidelines and discussing things with peace of mind, but we can never deeply understand their true feelings from war-torn countries. Precarious, this may be their most real fear.
I still give this movie four stars, not because of how well it was shot, but because of its efforts to make more people have a deeper understanding and understanding of the country and people around them. Empathy, this may be what the original author, including the film director, was trying to get the audience.
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