December 15, 2010

Values Seen In "The Kite Runner"


There are some values in this Afghanistan film. This film is made to show a friendship between two children coming from different cultures, they are Amir Khan and Hassan. Amir Khan is one of rich people from the upper class in Afghanistan. Hassan is a poor child from the lower class, called Hazzara. In this film,  people can see loyalty and treason in the same time. Even though this film is made by an India director of stage film and is acted by Afghanistan actors, it loads similar values to Western films, for example: individuality, achievement and success, humanity, education, activities and working and freedom.

Individuality
This value is shown when Amir Khan did not help his bestfriend, Hassan, who is overwhelmed by three older boys. At that time, Amir Khan won a kite competition. As a good friend, Hassan wanted to get a kite from an Amir’s rival. Three older boys cought Hassan. Amir Khan knew it. He just hid, and then he left Hassan alone there. He did not defend Hassan and received the kite from Hassan without feeling sorry for his treason. I think this egoism is not too much in Indonesia. The basis of our ancestor's culture is to help others. It is because we are one big family in Indonesia, and helping our family is a must. But sometimes, because of the financial difficulty, people turn to be egoist.

Achievement and Success
This value we can see from how Amir Khan and his father went to America because of the chaos in Afghanistan. I am sure, it is a brave choice. They got ready to leave their rich and position in Afghanistan to have freedom in America. The father works as a low job for spending  Amir Khan to a college. Finally, Amir Khan was graduated from the college, and he tried to be an author. They had showed their good achievement. This value is same with our culture. But, our culture is not that much.

Humanity
Humanity can we find from the scene when Amir Khan in America came back to Afghanistan. He found Hassan child, Sahrob, in the chaos of Afghanistan. He thought that helping Sahrob is an important thing to do because Sahrob’s father is a special person for him. Our culture is paying tribute to humanity. Not only as our ancestor culture but also as our regulation.

Education
In this film, we can see that people in all conditions always think that education is important. Amir Khan tried to finish his study in America even though his father and him had nothing. And, there was an obsession from his father to see his child become a doctor. He thought that doctor was a good job. It is same with Indonesia nowadays. Indonesia people begin to realize how important it is to give education for their children. Indonesia people do not think that wealth and possition from parents can always help their future.

Activities and Working
In this film, we can see that working and doing activities are need. Amir Khan’s father did it. Eventhough he had been old and sick, he tried to work as usual. There is a little different in this culture. In fact, Indonesia people do not think that working is a need. They think that working is a way to get money. So, many people do not do their best in this case. It can affect their achievement. It’s a very little number of people who can get their own career by themselves.

Freedom
There is a wish to get freedom in this film. We can see from the scene when Amir Khan and his father went to America because of  the invasion of Uni Soviet in Afghanistan. They want to get their new life in America. If they did not go to America, it was possible that Amir’s father would be killed because his father opposed communist so much. He defended Afghanistan right through his life. I think it is also part of Indonesian culture. Our country is a democratic country. It means that everyone can claim their right or freedom; but sometimes, there are many people who cannot claim their freedom because they are in the lower class. However, there are many ways to help them. One of the ways is mass media. Mass media's freedom shows the success of this country.

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Ditulis Oleh : Lilik Wijayawati // 12:00 AM
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