Undefeatable, the hotel Rwanda

The movie "Hotel Rwanda" was based on the struggle in Rwanda, which was formed by two ethnic groups, Hutu and Tutsi. The film focused in the year of 1944, when Hutus tried to overcome the Tutsis to obtain a full power given that the population of Hutus was much greater than the Tutsis. The intentions or the purposes of this film were to show how it was like to live as Tutsi and how being a different ethnic group judges the people of who lives or who dies.
This movie impacted me in many ways and every time I watched this film made me realize how I should be thankful for human rights. I can never forget the moment when Hutus slaughtered the Tutsis and how Paul, the main character and also hotel manger at the same time, endured the fear and stay alarmed. I was astonished by his valor and sincerity towards the people of Tutsi which evoked the audiences. Especially the scene when Paul starts to cry, tried not to make any sound, and embracing himself to wash away the fears. I think it drew the audiences’ attention because the scene portrayed a strong correlation of melancholy of how Paul and Tutsi had to rely on such a limited amount of help that were given and how they have to be feared by the land of brothers and sisters of the same country. However, Paul withstood through all the harshness and violence to help the Tutsis’ to stay strong and continue to keep in touch with people who could provide some help.
The movie enclosed countless images of violence that some images appealed to me, such as rugged River Road where the many dead bodies of Tutsi lied, the Tutsi women get beaten by the Hutu, and the hapless eyes of the children. The movie illustrated the bloodshed in Rwanda, but through the film I was able to take a chance to think about the questions that I have never have considered such as "What could I have done for the Tutsis if I was in Paul’s position?" or "Would I be brave enough stand up and protest against the dreadful Hutus?"

Hotel Rwanda

Rwanda was the country that struggled during the year of 1944. It was the incident between the two ethnic group called Hutu and Tutsi. This incident was similar to the struggle as the North Korea started to produce the nuclear bombs and decided to stand alone. Similar as it was, Hutu started to gain more power to take a full control over the Rwanda and abandon the other ethnic group Tutsi. Originally, the Tutsi had more power with less people when Belgium was in control and Hutu had more population with less power. However, as the Belgium left and Hutu took control, the violence grew. The amplified in violence lead to death, the media “Hotel Rwanda” made me realize how serious and sincere Tutsi’s were. The images of dead people lying on the grass, the children’s faces filled with fear, and the hopeless expressions of people as the west army such as, UN, France, and Belgium decided not to get involved, all gave the audience an impressions of terror and morose. Can you believe that the struggle between two different ethnic groups started to abandon one another to take a full control over the country? Why does that people want the power so much more than a piece when they know they will be afraid of it once they obtain it?