Hotel Rwanda

In the last few Religion classes, we have been watching Hotel Rwanda, another film about the Rwandan Genocide. We finished it today. I really enjoyed watching it, and I think it is a brilliant film, even though the subject on which it is based - The Rwandan Genocide - is horrific. After watching Sometimes in April, I think we had a really good understanding of the tribes, the Hutus and the Tutsis, so Hotel Rwanda was easy to follow. I preferred Hotel Rwanda because it is more of a personal story, and although it ends with the awful figures of how many poor people were murdered, the story ends happily for the main character, which is hopeful. I have really enjoyed watching both films. I knew nothing about the Rwandan Genocide this year, which I know realise is a disgrace. It was during my lifetime, and yet I had never heard of it. I think these films really highlight the silent suffering of the Rwandan people in a world where the west were, and still are, ignorant of the extent of their suffering. "They will look at it and say That's awful, then continue on eating their dinners" - this is a quote from the film which I remember. It really struck me because it is so true. It has really made me think about what is going on in the world today in Africa, and around the world. Our class is hoping to have a talk with Amnesty International, and try to organise some kind of action, as what is going on in countires such as Libya today is really worrying, especially after seeing what has happened before when Europe didn't step in. There has to be some way we a class of TY students like us can help?