The Movie was about Rwanda massacre in 1994. It was a fight between Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups. There are no big differences between Tutsis and Hutus. They were friends and a family like the main character’s family. Paul was Hutu but his wife was Tutsi. Hutu killed Tutsis very violently. I couldn’t believe that it was a real massacre.
There was a radio, Hutu Power Radio Station, which helped Hutu to connect to each others. The radio station was the main mean for the propaganda for the Hutu ethnic group. It warned the Hutu president be careful for the Tutsi rebels. When the president died by Tutsi rebel Hutu started to kill the Tutsis. “Cut the tall tree” was a signal for the Hutus to kill Tutsis. It showed that advanced technology can be destructive when it is misused, especially for the uneducated people.
A reporter took a video of massacre scenes and send to western world. The western army came but they didn’t help and withdraw the most of existing army. The western politicians ignored them because they don’t even worth as a one vote. United Nations representative said we are here as a peace keepers, not as peace makers. UN didn’t have enough forces. I realized heartless international politics.
After the war all the war criminals got caught and went to prison. I think the justice is still alive. This movie made me think a lot of things. I was quite confused. It was a chance for me to think about human being.
2008년 4월 27일 일요일
Hotel Rwanda
We had to do a little bit of research on Rwandan genocide history. Some cites were linked in the Edline and I got related information easily.
Before I watched “Hotel Rwanda,” I didn’t know about Rwandan genocide of 1994. It was the most rapid genocide in twentieth century. According to the movie almost a million Rwandans died in 100 days. Ninety percents of victims were Tutsis. It was a massacre between two ethnic groups. The reprisal massacres started when the Hutu president was killed by Tutsi rebels. The radio propaganda escalated the bad situation so fast. The Hutu ethnic group tried to sweep out the Tutsi ethnic group. The western world didn’t pay much attention and the United Nations force was helpless.
This movie showed the roles of the radio and video Medias. The movie started with the radio propaganda that urged that Hutu ethnic group united as a political power. Hutus power radio station warned the Hutu president to be careful for the Tutsi rebels. When the Hutu president was killed by Tutsi rebels, the radio broadcasted a signal, “Cut the tall tree,” which tells Hutu to kill Tutsis. In this movie many important situations were controlled by the radio. When some Tutsis tried to escape from the hotel, Hutus communicated through the radio and attacked the UN trucks. Western reporters took a video of massacring scenes at the risk of their lives. They sent out the records to the western world. It helped the western people to know what is happened in Rwanda.
Before I watched “Hotel Rwanda,” I didn’t know about Rwandan genocide of 1994. It was the most rapid genocide in twentieth century. According to the movie almost a million Rwandans died in 100 days. Ninety percents of victims were Tutsis. It was a massacre between two ethnic groups. The reprisal massacres started when the Hutu president was killed by Tutsi rebels. The radio propaganda escalated the bad situation so fast. The Hutu ethnic group tried to sweep out the Tutsi ethnic group. The western world didn’t pay much attention and the United Nations force was helpless.
This movie showed the roles of the radio and video Medias. The movie started with the radio propaganda that urged that Hutu ethnic group united as a political power. Hutus power radio station warned the Hutu president to be careful for the Tutsi rebels. When the Hutu president was killed by Tutsi rebels, the radio broadcasted a signal, “Cut the tall tree,” which tells Hutu to kill Tutsis. In this movie many important situations were controlled by the radio. When some Tutsis tried to escape from the hotel, Hutus communicated through the radio and attacked the UN trucks. Western reporters took a video of massacring scenes at the risk of their lives. They sent out the records to the western world. It helped the western people to know what is happened in Rwanda.
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