the kite runner

the kite runner is a film about two boys in afganistan. the story starts when they are just boys, and then continues after one of them has ended up with his father in america. will he undergo a dangerous mission to go back to the taliban-led afganistan to rescue the son of his friend? (you will find no spoilers in this article. but watch the film. it's worth it.)

i especially liked the character of the Father of the main character. his actions speak loudly on "what it means to be a man." (as led zeppelin says in a song.) they speak loudly on the topic of honor, what it means to be an honorable man.

he stands up and defies a russian soldier who was about to rape a woman. he is willing to lose his life, because that is what his honor compels him to do. he says, "i would rather be shot a thousand times than to have this travesty happen. have you no honor?" (paraphrased.)