| Collateral | 06-30-2005 07:56 PM |
I know this movie came out a while ago but there is not a thread on it so I decided to put one up. I saw it recently for AP History summer work.
Here is my review of it:
The film is based on the heroic story of Paul Rusesabagina a hotel owner who housed more than a thousand Tutsi and Hutu refugees in his hotel. The movie did an excellent job in trying to prove a point but in doing so it failed to show and explain why the Hutus wanted the demise and extermination of all the Tutsis. It simply says they wanted revenge yet it fails to show the torment that the Tutsis put on the Hutus. Of course, as I said before the movie did an excellent job putting forth its meaning but in result concluded in a one-sided story.
The film’s purpose is to show the world that they should not turn away from that which they are afraid of. In the movie, it portrays the Hutus as cruel and harsh- the villains and bad guys of the story if you will. It also represents the Tutsis as the victims of the story- scared and afraid- but also makes some strong.
The Hutus continued to call the Tutsis names such as “cockroaches” or other objects that are not human. This is similar the Holocaust where Jews were referred to as mere numbers and such.
I believe that one of the most emotional and important scenes in the movie would be the one where the UN in the red are making all the non-citizens leave. It shows how so many wanted to help yet couldn’t because they were forced out. Being as how the movie’s purpose was to show the world how we should not turn away from a country this scene proved to be the most affective and it even made me want to go out and save a few lives myself.
There did seem to be closure because in the end they were all a happy family including the nieces.
Alright! So what did y'all think?
Here is my review of it:
The film is based on the heroic story of Paul Rusesabagina a hotel owner who housed more than a thousand Tutsi and Hutu refugees in his hotel. The movie did an excellent job in trying to prove a point but in doing so it failed to show and explain why the Hutus wanted the demise and extermination of all the Tutsis. It simply says they wanted revenge yet it fails to show the torment that the Tutsis put on the Hutus. Of course, as I said before the movie did an excellent job putting forth its meaning but in result concluded in a one-sided story.
The film’s purpose is to show the world that they should not turn away from that which they are afraid of. In the movie, it portrays the Hutus as cruel and harsh- the villains and bad guys of the story if you will. It also represents the Tutsis as the victims of the story- scared and afraid- but also makes some strong.
The Hutus continued to call the Tutsis names such as “cockroaches” or other objects that are not human. This is similar the Holocaust where Jews were referred to as mere numbers and such.
I believe that one of the most emotional and important scenes in the movie would be the one where the UN in the red are making all the non-citizens leave. It shows how so many wanted to help yet couldn’t because they were forced out. Being as how the movie’s purpose was to show the world how we should not turn away from a country this scene proved to be the most affective and it even made me want to go out and save a few lives myself.
There did seem to be closure because in the end they were all a happy family including the nieces.
Alright! So what did y'all think?
. I hear a lot about it, and it's nice to have a clear voice about this genocide more or less from the perspectives of those that lived it. I definitely think that I'll rent it if I see it at any video stores 