Hotel Rwanda is a kind of movie that makes you ponder upon, how one man's courage and wisdom can save lives of many....in worst circumstances.

Rating: 6/10 (8 December 2012)

1.Hotel Rwanda (2004) is truly an "African Schindler's List" filmed in the back drop of 1994 civil war between Hutu and Tulsi tribes of Rwanda, killing 1 million people in 3 months.Lead Character is a manager at hotel who saves lives of about 1000 Tulsi children,men and women by using his links with UN and Rebel's General...Its a true story and quite moving one. The real Rwandan couple lives in Belgium now.
2.Parallel Linkages: The movie has two parallel linkages:-
a. It is linked thematically to mainstream cinema movies which are on the specific themes of politico/military conflicts......where UN peace keeping forces were employed to restore peace. Other movies include Beyond No borders (Bosnia, Cambodia etc issue),Black Hawk Down(Pakistani/UN forces operating in Somalia) and Blood Diamond(Sierra Leon).
b. Also there are few "conflict" based movies in which the main characters use their influence and a "place" (factory/school/hotel) to help and save the lives of helpless people trapped in conflict. Three movies are particularly notable and Hotel Rwanda is one of them.
Firstly,In "Schindler's List (1993)", lead character Oskar Schindler uses his "factory" during WW-II to save Jews from becoming victims of Holocaust.
In "Hotel Rwanda"(2004) ; lead character Paul Rusesabagina uses his "hotel" to save lives of children and people of Tulsi tribe from atrocities of Hutu tribe.
In "Miral"(2010) ; lead character Hind Husseini, a lady operating a school Dar Al-Tifel in Palestine uses her "school" to protect and educate Palestinian orphan children.
All the above three movies are based on "real life characters".
3. Over all "Sam's Movie Index " is 65.(It's my own devised scale).
Direction:6.5/10, Story/Script:8/10, Cinematography:6/10, Music:6/10, Acting:6.5/10, Editing:6/10, Purposefulness:9/10, Special Effects:5/10, Entertainment Value:5/10, Overall Impact Value: 7/10