10/10

Rating: 10/10 (6 January 2005)

This movie really spoke volumes to me not only about the essence of humanity but also about the lack of US involvement in foreign disasters. The movie shows unprovoked hatred on both the macro-scale and the micro-scale. It amazed me to learn of people all over the world who show such distrust and hatred toward each other for no good reason. In a limited sense this movie represents the division of America today between political parties while many, if not a majority of the people labeled in a certain way are vastly different from the stereotype. Paul Rusesabagina(Don Cheadle) gives everything he has to save as many of his fellow Rwandians as he can. He sees people as people rather than as Tutsis and Hutus. I could see many similarities between Paul Rusesabagina and other activists such as Matrin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Ghandi. Although not in the same magnitude, they show the same qualities. Don Cheadle gives a accurate performance and I felt like I was in Rwanda next to him throughout the entire feature.
I was disappointed only with the number of theaters it is opening in the entire city:1