Movies Seen

The Kite Runner is an interesting movie for many reasons. Let me tell you about some reasons I have to like it. Amazing what a translation can do: in Brazil it is called  “ O Caçador de Pipas.” I will  the tiltle to talk about my perceptions and feelings about this movie. Although, screen time is dedicated to the kite flyer (the boy who grows up is the US and goes back to his homeland later), I think the story is about the kite runner (the boy who stays behind). I saw it as a story of unrequited  friendship (if that is the term for it) like the one portrayed by Oscar Wilde in the Devoted Friend. The kite runner made me think about catering to the needs of others. I was touched seeing his gift for helping, his courage to face life’s hardships to help his friend. His enthusiasm in face of the hidden beauties of life, the beauty that lies behind the smallest things and beneath the routines of daily life. I think it is a dichotomy of two approaches to dealing with life and people. The kite flyer is always asking “What would do for me?” and the kite runner is asking/perceiving “What can I do for you?”