Hotel Rwanda

I just saw this movie last night, (finally!) and it is compelling!
It bsolutely stuck in my gut. I dreamt about it last night.
I ended up getting up in the middle of the night to hold my baby....

I kept thinking how could they massacre so many innocent people,
so many children....omg...I know back in 94 when it
happened, I was horrified by hearing about it, and
watching this movie was like bearing witness through
this very man's eyes.

Great story though, about how one person can make a
world of difference to so many....in the worst travesty,
there is a hope that exist.

And to Cinemaaddiction...
Whether there were some "exaggerations" or not, being in a city
where hundreds & thousands are being massacred....is a horrifying
human experience. Wondering if you *and your family* will live or die every hour, will be a slow & painful experience. We just had to watch a story, they had to live it.

This movie should be a required material in high school history classes.
Along, with Schindler's List. These film teach about humanity from the heart.

I thought it was good, dragged out a little to long though.

i thought hotel rwanda was thouroughly disappointing and expected the extremes of emotion to be examined much more than they were...particularly given the ferocity of events

i know that sounds very morbid in being disappointed in not seeing the brutality but given that the entire emotional journey of the film is dependant on actions that we only really see a brief glimpse of kinf of makes everything else seem unconnected

The movie wasn't about the rwandan genocite, it was about the courage of one man, it's focus wasn't meant to be on the tragedy itself.

I thought that little boy in the bushes was shot for sure.

Originally posted by BackFire
The movie wasn't about the rwandan genocite, it was about the courage of one man, it's focus wasn't meant to be on the tragedy itself.

the courage of one man in the face of a tragedy you dont see

its not like their was even a huge emphasis on his own morality

perhaps i just expected to much from it...something to match the power of schindlers list but i just dont think it measured up

It was a different type of film then Schindlers List, despite some similarities, they really don't warrant comparisons that many people make.

And you DO see the tragedy, it's just not the main point of the film.

Originally posted by BackFire
It was a different type of film then Schindlers List, despite some similarities, they really don't warrant comparisons that many people make.

And you DO see the tragedy, it's just not the main point of the film.

although its not the main point of the film..the lack of it puts all other connections out of context for the audience...particularly for those who dont really know the full extent of what happened

the only 2 scenes where the director tried to put it across were the scene where they are looking at the news footage and the scene where they drive over the dead bodies (and the bit when he breaks down afterward)

for me...the only other scene that was emotionally powerful was when he is trying to convince the militia not to kill his family and neighbours and eventually does so and one of the old men asks if he can get into the van and be safe as well...a tiny line...one question but it seemed so helpless and desperate

very powerful and good movie