guilt and redemption be two of the staple emotion and plot element of the heavy and powerful drama that the oscar love so much ( which be kind of funny since the kite runner be only nominated for best original score the lack of nomination be perhaps unjust ) . while most film adaptation of book ( or any other mean ) be usually inferior to their literary counterpart ( and the kite runner be not an exception ) and marc forster film adaptation be a good one . most people be familiar with the story and the book have be read by million and so i would not go into the plot except to say that the book stay pretty faithful to it source . that be say and if you do not know the plot and see the movie and or good yet and read the book . the best thing the kite runner have go for it ( other than it story ) be director marc forster . forster be a director with epic scope and unique vision that be perfectly utilize in bring khaled hosseini book to the screen . a small part of me worry that he would use the same dreamy image that be include in one of forster earlier feature and find neverland . don not get me wrong and finding neverland be a wonderful film and one of my favorite actually and but the visual trickery he use in there doesn not have a place here . fortunately and forster understands that and and the brilliance of his direction show his versatility . though the lack of a best director nomination for his work here be not exactly a travesty and i see a number of statuette in store for him down the road . also of note be the screenplay adaptation . it remain faithful to the source and but it leave room for forster vision to interpret the material . the dialogue be not dumbed down and and it . along with forster direction and move at a solid pace . like forster and the lack of recognition at award time for the screenplay be not an outrage and but i wouldn not have complain if it be at least nominated . the dividing line here between this film be great and outstanding lie with the act . most of the performance be solid and but there be some that do not quite make the cut and and it hurt the film . the most notable weak performance come from zekeria ebrahimi and who play the young amir . it not that it bad and it just that it not as effective a it could be . he just can not translate the guilt that consume amir to the audience . in fact and i think i might have be a little lost at this point in the movie at this point have i not read the book because of this . he look somber and and at time resentful and but we can not feel his emotion . this be a difficult part to portray and and for the most part young ebrahimi hold his own and which be especially surprising since this be his first film role . the best performance come from khalid abdalla and who play the adult amir and and shaun toub and who play the wise rahim kahn . abdalla may not be a know name ( though he be in paul greengrass unite 93 ) and but his work here be amazing . he a quiet and modest man and and he emote perfectly when need to . a lesser capable actor could have make the character of rahim khan into a cliché and but shaun toub use enough subtlety and care in his performance that he create what the clichés be try to portray . forgive me if i go on a rant here and but this be something that i must address and and that be the film pg 13 rating . the fact that this film receive such a low rating be outrageous . there be no justification for it . some could argue that the rating be bent because of the need for everyone to see it and like the gore in save private ryan and which some say should have earn the film an nc 17 rating . but that exception can not be apply here . the only purpose the scene serve be to tell the story . forster ( probably at the behest of the producer ) try as hard a he could to tame the film most painful and disturb scene to allow the film to sneak by with a pg 13 rating and but the subject material be too disturbing to be depict in any way and get less than an r rating and regardless of if how tasteful be may be portray . bad and this edit rob the scene of much of it power and and by try it make it less disturb to get the low rating be insulting . furthermore and some scene of violence be incredibly disturb as well . in term of how much time these scene take of the movie and it doesn not add to much and but what be there be well deserve of an r rating at the very least . the mpaa and whose system of rating movie have always be corrupt and have sink to a new low by give this film such a low rating . but one shouldn not fault the film for this . the film be a solid film that be well worth see and especially if they be fan of the book .