Kite runner; Brilliant

I had read khalid hosseini's best sellers book "The kite runner" some two years ago and i was aware then that i was reading something brilliant.
Around that time, the movie on the book had already released with the same title. I had read the book and surely i wanted to watch the movie too but it is only today,after two years, that i actually got to watch the movie. And, i loved it.
It is always difficult to adapt a successful novel into movie and do justice with it.How often we see great works of literature being ruined into awful cinema.
Movies are not meant to replace books.Nevertheless, movies are an important and increasingly interesting medium of story telling too.
Some people maintain that movies make mind indolent and you get everything prepared whereas books make your mind work and you recreate the written word to form images and impressions in your mind. Whatever the case may be,i wont like to put movies and books in a boxing ring and let one punch out the other.Honestly, i am very fond of good movies as i am,ofcourse,of good books.
Getting back to the khalid hosseni's novel turned into movie. Well, as i mentioned earlier, a tough job indeed but a job well done.
Yes, the movie "KITE RUNNER" doesnt disappoint. Infact, it makes you appreciate the novel even more. From characterization to the screenplay to acting, direction and sound track, everything seemed to be in place. But a special word for cinematography,i must write..It is beautiful and ,truly, my fragmented and broken lines cannot pay enough homage to the great piece of camera work and lighting that the movie can boast of. The sky and flying kites, the landscapes, busy bazaars and deserted streets are portrayed remarkably. Brilliant book and brilliant movie.