Comments on: Marc Forster Surprised By Controversy Whipped Up By Kite Runner http://themovieblog.com/2007/12/marc-forster-surprised-by-controversy-whipped-up-by-kite-runner The Official Home of Correct Movie Opinions Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:26:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: chris (the real one) http://themovieblog.com/2007/12/marc-forster-surprised-by-controversy-whipped-up-by-kite-runner#comment-111577 chris (the real one) Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:13:27 +0000 http://www.themovieblog.com/2007/12/marc-forster-surprised-by-controversy-whipped-up-by-kite-runner#comment-111577 i agree but as a director and someone who knows about the world shouldve expected some kind of backlash.....cultures are different and he shouldve at least thought about how people would react to seeing child-rape on screen.....think about it, many arab countries arent used to seeing excessive violence and sex in fictional theater, the writer of the book cant even go back to his country....he shouldve thought about the children......they cant even go to their home country.... i agree but as a director and someone who knows about the world shouldve expected some kind of backlash…..cultures are different and he shouldve at least thought about how people would react to seeing child-rape on screen…..think about it, many arab countries arent used to seeing excessive violence and sex in fictional theater, the writer of the book cant even go back to his country….he shouldve thought about the children……they cant even go to their home country….

]]> By: dougnagy http://themovieblog.com/2007/12/marc-forster-surprised-by-controversy-whipped-up-by-kite-runner#comment-111549 dougnagy Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:05:44 +0000 http://www.themovieblog.com/2007/12/marc-forster-surprised-by-controversy-whipped-up-by-kite-runner#comment-111549 all this over a little anal rape? all this over a little anal rape?

]]> By: CrzyDJM http://themovieblog.com/2007/12/marc-forster-surprised-by-controversy-whipped-up-by-kite-runner#comment-111547 CrzyDJM Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:01:53 +0000 http://www.themovieblog.com/2007/12/marc-forster-surprised-by-controversy-whipped-up-by-kite-runner#comment-111547 I read the book...The controversy is coming from a scene in the book, a pretty pivotal scene that emasculates the males in Afghanistan... ***SPOILER ALERT*** One of the boys is raped and the other just watches instead of defending him. THAT'S the main plot point that has the Afghanis up in arms... I read the book…The controversy is coming from a scene in the book, a pretty pivotal scene that emasculates the males in Afghanistan…

***SPOILER ALERT***

One of the boys is raped and the other just watches instead of defending him. THAT’S the main plot point that has the Afghanis up in arms…

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