The Kite Runner

This is a very touching story...

I always wondered why Amir 'betrayed' Hassan, who had been a loyal servant and 'friend' of his, and ruined the friendship between them (though I know Hassan had never blamed Amir for what he had done, and he willingly agreed that he stole Amir's watch).

IF I were Hassan, I would have felt very devastated. Imagine you running after the kite with all your might for your master/friend who managed to cut his opponent's kite and got beaten up by those rich and smug kids. They whipped him hard and he bled... but he didn't even utter a word... Amir, on the other hand, was really too weak to even defend him! Sigh...

I always thought that we should not compare the novel to the movie as the movie would not contain all the details of the book. Furthermore, words can paint a thousand pictures, but a picture does not speak a thousand words.

For those who have not read the novel, I think its a show good enough to watch on its own. But I guess many would buy the novel to read it after the movie :)

L - Change the World

Watched this with YS on 13th Feb :)

The actor who portrayed "L" was really cool... he's very aloof, and walks with a terrible hunched back despite being such a young fella! He's very smart in the show, managing to solve a lot of crimes with his syndicate of special spies.

Too bad he sacrificed himself.... but the kids in the show performed quite well too.

I think its quite scary and inhuman to use bioterrorism to kill everyone in the world. These people's minds are really convoluted. What makes them think they are Gods who can cleanse the environment of all 'evil and unworthy" people and rebuild a society with people of their kind, whom they thought were perfect? Sigh.... what had the world become of?

Anyway, I thought the whole "Death Note' thingy is quite cool! :) I am currently reading the manga :) Cool!