Violence is always a matter of choice

Rating: 8/10 (3 January 2006)

What stroke me the most about Hotel Rwanda was the option made by the writer and director of not using too much scenes of violence as we are used to see in a movie. The situation in itself was already so strong that we didn't need tons of blood splattered all over. They told a very violent history focusing on the human drama, the doubts, hopes, envy and so on. The most dramatic scenes were always happening from a certain distance. That made the film even stronger. It's a nice example of how it is possible to make movies about violent themes with sense and sensibility. I believe this movie should be shown in every second grade schools around the world in order to make us never forget how the West can be cruel with those countries where there is no oil or diamonds or gold...