However, we must also understand that since we support the choice of American film producers and directors, we have to endure the "evil" of the American film industry. American film producers and directors seek to cater to the tastes of the "greatest common divisor" audience, but unfortunately they all believe that "American values" will be accepted by half of the world, so the American film industry inevitably carries "Great Americanism." The two evils are the lesser. Although we don't like "American values," we are also happy to have movies like "Kite Chasing Children". Now this film has received rave reviews in the United States, after all, it is something to be happy about.
American films often want to make the most of the money in the world, which is why the American film industry is generally accustomed to the final editing right of the work by the producer. There is no other reason. The producer represents the investor, and the market value is the most important thing. Whenever there is a conflict between the viewpoint of the director and the market environment and atmosphere (that is, "American values"), the final feature of the film will always return to the latter side.
There are many examples of "Great Americanism" in the movie "Children Chasing a Kite". One of the notable places is that the ending of the movie is handled differently from the ending of the novel. At the end of the original novel, it is written that the Afghan male protagonist who has lived and worked in the United States feels guilty and spares no effort and risk to return to his motherland, Afghanistan, to find his former partner who was framed by him, and the latter is already old; until he has personally experienced Taliban rule After his inhuman life, out of sympathy and for the sake of atonement, he rescued his companion’s young son and escaped from his birth. After several twists and turns, the two returned to the United States together.
Now the movie version has become simple. The actor finds his former partner who was framed by him. Seeing that he is dying, the mentality of atonement arises spontaneously. As soon as the camera turns, he sees him fleeing with his companion’s young son in a thrilling escape; the camera turns again, The Afghan teenager has already left the Taliban's gourd and can live happily in the United States. It is so logical and easy for Afghan teenagers to flee to the United States, and the United States is a paradise for life, which is a description of wishful thinking. If this is not the cause of the "Great Americanism" of American filmmakers, it is that the values they believe are universally acceptable, so there is no need to spend time on explaining and explaining the process.
This film contains rich content. In addition to depicting the horrific living conditions and historical events in Afghanistan in the past 40 years, it also depicts the sinister side of human nature and responds to it. The multi-layered story tells the teenager betrayed his peers, framed them, and grew up. At the time of the atonement, there was a surprising discovery that God's will was really tricking people. The editors and directors are well-organized and use dramatic and rich stories to briefly explain the Afghan society to the world, and the things and scenes presented now are probably possible and convincing. The film was filmed in Hash, Xinjiang, China for the location of Afghanistan. The difficulties can be seen. It is worthy of praise that it can achieve the good performance of the current film.
Now the film inevitably offends the current government of Afghanistan. It is reported that in order to prevent the Taliban from counterattacking and retaliating, the young Afghan actors in the film are now protected. Some international people have set up a website to fully monitor the safety of these young actors. This is because the film producers are out of sympathy, or they are good for the promotion of the film, after all, it is necessary to protect the Afghan people behind the scenes in the film. This is a digression.
The original author, screenwriter and director have jointly produced the movie "Kite Chasing Children" this time to make the world care about the changes in the lives of the people in Afghanistan in the past 40 years. Undoubtedly, there is boundless merit. In addition, I would also like to praise the many actors and behind-the-scenes staff in the film. They are not Afghans. They acted in Xinjiang, China, but they were able to live the Afghan story, and it was an impressive achievement. This film should have won an award at this year's Oscars. (over)
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