Hotel Rwanda-A Powerful Film

Rating: Null/10 (4 November 2005)

I watched this film last night, and it was one of the most powerful films I have ever seen. It tells the story of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, as he took in Tutsi refugees during the Rwanda Crisis. The film does not use graphic violence to portray it's message, it just portrays events simply, and in a realistic manner. I did not know too much about what had happened in Rwanda in 1994, but this film made me stop and think. The scene when the van was driving over the road full of corpses was especially effective in that it brought home the reality to the viewer of what was happening. This is the only film I have ever watched that has made me cry. The acting is superb, and I am not surprised that Don Cheadle and Sophie Okenedo got Oscar nominations. They turn their parts into completely believable roles. They become the characters they are playing, and that is the mark of the best movies.