Hotel Rwanda Reflection

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.