Spectacular!

Rating: 10/10 (23 February 2005)

Hotel Rwanda is one of the greatest films ever made. You just have to experience it first- hand. It is the most authentically "human" films ever made. The acting is outstanding, and the film reveals our own personal flaws and corruption, as well as the honour and complexity of those who choose to resist corruption and hatred.
The lead actor incredible, and the film is stocked with real African people in minor roles, and as extras. Early in the film, we are shown how the definition of Hutus and Tutsis was imposed by Belgian colonialists. This is a difficult concept to grasp and explain, but this film makes difficult concepts easy to grasp. Most Westerners have very little idea of what genocide really is, and this makes it plain in the most gripping way. I could barely move once the credits began to roll.
Not only does it deal with colonialism, it highlights the ongoing Western ignorance towards this horrible genocide - while not ignoring the internal African social problems of revenge and corruption. It is a heart-wrenching, and true to life examination of one of the greatest human tragedies in history.
This film is not just "acting" - the emotion is so obviously real. That's why I say it is the most human film ever made. there is almost no artifice, it shows life with warts and all, and even managed to inject some humor into a bleak situation.
This film will bring any decent human being to tears, and definitely qualifies as an all-time cinema classic, a rare achievement in today's climate of disposable films and shallow acting. Every person on Earth should see this film.