Hotel Rwanda
Watched 'Hotel Rwanda' last night with my brother (suprisingly enough it was a full house) It was a lot better than I had expected and many times I was emotionally overwhelmed. I left feeling completely drained. The scene that really stuck in my head later was Don Cheadle standing in the rain with all the other Rwandans in the background while the European soldiers drove out of the hotel with the foreign nationals. It was really chilling.
I remember once last year when I was talking to a few of my English friends and somehow we got to talking about capital punishment. I told them I was fully in favour of it and told them about the last public execution in Rwanda in 1998 when a group of about 20 so-called human beings were given their express tickets to hell. I realized at the end of my little speech that everyone was looking at me open-mouthed in shock and it was because of the way I told the story- I had been delighted about the executions when they happened and I still was. Still, to talk with such delight about the public execution of people with middle-class English guys is not going to get you any support. "If you knew what kind of people I was talking about you would understand why I told that story with a smile on my face" I told them. But of course they will never understand. You hack a little child to death and expect any kind of sympathy or forgiveness from me? I would sleep a lot better at night if you were six feet under and I wouldnt even waste my spit on your grave.
But yeah I really enjoyed the film. Laura get online so we can talk about it!
I remember once last year when I was talking to a few of my English friends and somehow we got to talking about capital punishment. I told them I was fully in favour of it and told them about the last public execution in Rwanda in 1998 when a group of about 20 so-called human beings were given their express tickets to hell. I realized at the end of my little speech that everyone was looking at me open-mouthed in shock and it was because of the way I told the story- I had been delighted about the executions when they happened and I still was. Still, to talk with such delight about the public execution of people with middle-class English guys is not going to get you any support. "If you knew what kind of people I was talking about you would understand why I told that story with a smile on my face" I told them. But of course they will never understand. You hack a little child to death and expect any kind of sympathy or forgiveness from me? I would sleep a lot better at night if you were six feet under and I wouldnt even waste my spit on your grave.
But yeah I really enjoyed the film. Laura get online so we can talk about it!
posted by Minzo at 9:42 PM
5 Comments:
It's about freakin time!! I was impressed at how well they made they made the movie. It's a classic for me.
Finally!you watched Hotel Rwanda now i can write about it on my blog,ok i wish they had been more graphic about some things cos i don't really think the brutality of what and how they did really came across,anywhooo....hollywood
Lol@ the death penalty story,i remember that,fuck it!the Interahamwe had to be executed.
p/s:this is geting out of hand,nago uzi ko imnahatosendsomeonetostalkyouandtieyoutoacomputer to chat!
I cannot wait to see that, M. And then I will prob have questions for you. I remember the first time I saw "The Killing Fields"..and so many of my fathers employees were Cambodian....some had told me horrific stories.....It was sooo sad..and I cried in the theater.
wow finally!!!!!! i have been trying to comment for yrs but it wasn't letting me. Anyways congrats on seeing the movie finally. Have you heard about, "Sometime in April"? I guess we will be telling you about that one too huh :)As for your comments with a smile hehe i can picture the looks on their faces. But like Balsera said, they can NEVER understand.
Now I MUST see this movie!!!
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