The child actors deserve 'thumbs up' all the way. The vibrant, care-free childhood represents Kabul before the Russian invasion and the desolate, shattered remains of the city echo what the Taliban has done to it. Another important observation is that the movie does a great job of chronicling the lives of Afghans through the twenty some years of turbulent political scenarios. There isn't a single infallible character to look up to and idolize but all of them are gray, just like all of us. Amir's cowardice, his guilt, his dilemmas and finally his choosing a way of redemption could have been a story of any of us.
Watching it is not like watching a documentary on a failed state and feeling sympathetic towards people suffering under an oppressive regime, but is like watching any other common man's story unfold, across generations, across continents. However, this is still a beautiful movie because it makes one think and feel, just like the book. The storyline is so powerful that almost any script or screenplay would have done justice to it. I have read both the book and saw the movie today.
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