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Michael038
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Yes, good Movie, have the kleenex ready.
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Orionthehunter
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Review by Orionthehunter:
It is not entertainment. You will come away from the movie sick to your stomach. It will expose you to the most extreme cruelty that man can do to man and for the most criminal of reasons- their heritage.
At the same time, I have watched it and will watch it again. It brings one to appreciate (even if you disagree with the Iraqi War) the good that can be done when America exerts its moral will and military might in defense of human dignity. In Rwanda, America slept. In Kosovo and Iraq, we acted. The question is will we do anything in the Sudan? As God’s Children, do we have a choice?
Review by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops:
Inspiring real-life story of Paul Rusesabagina (Don Cheadle), a hotel manager in Rwanda who, at great personal risk, saved the lives of thousands of refugees marked for death during the nightmarish days of the Rwandan genocide. He sheltered them from the slaughter occurring outside his hotel compound. Well-written, directed and acted, the emotionally riveting and profoundly moral movie deals with an extremely dark chapter of history, but it is a powerful testament to hope, courage and the nobility of the human spirit, as well as the unsung heroism of “ordinary” people. Disturbing violence and images of mass slaughter, fleeting shadowy background nudity and some brief rough language. A-III – adults. (PG-13) 2004
For the Full Review: usccb.org/movies/h/hotelrwanda.htm
It is not entertainment. You will come away from the movie sick to your stomach. It will expose you to the most extreme cruelty that man can do to man and for the most criminal of reasons- their heritage.
At the same time, I have watched it and will watch it again. It brings one to appreciate (even if you disagree with the Iraqi War) the good that can be done when America exerts its moral will and military might in defense of human dignity. In Rwanda, America slept. In Kosovo and Iraq, we acted. The question is will we do anything in the Sudan? As God’s Children, do we have a choice?
Review by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops:
Inspiring real-life story of Paul Rusesabagina (Don Cheadle), a hotel manager in Rwanda who, at great personal risk, saved the lives of thousands of refugees marked for death during the nightmarish days of the Rwandan genocide. He sheltered them from the slaughter occurring outside his hotel compound. Well-written, directed and acted, the emotionally riveting and profoundly moral movie deals with an extremely dark chapter of history, but it is a powerful testament to hope, courage and the nobility of the human spirit, as well as the unsung heroism of “ordinary” people. Disturbing violence and images of mass slaughter, fleeting shadowy background nudity and some brief rough language. A-III – adults. (PG-13) 2004
For the Full Review: usccb.org/movies/h/hotelrwanda.htm
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contemplative
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…sick to your stomach and heart broken…
If you watch ‘Sometimes in April’ very closely you will see one scene where a television in the background flashes a picture of Tanya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan. Remember those two? Remember how preoccupied Americans were with their stupid saga…all the while thousands and thousands of innocent lives were being extinguished. So many of us were oblivious to what was going on. :nope:
The saddest scene in ‘Sometimes in April’ was when all the Catholic school girls stick together and meet their demise. My eyes watered the front of my shirt. No tissue could hold back the flood.
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JimmyV
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I cried.
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Anglican77
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Hotel Rwanda is a great movie and opened my eyes as to how ignorant I am of what is going on in many countries. Afterwards, I felt as though I have been living my life with blinders on, only aware of what was happening immediately around me. After coming to these realizations, I am overcome with feelings of hopelessness, wondering what could I possibly do to help? Anyone else feel that way?
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contemplative
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Yes…the helpless feeling is overwhelming.
The number one thing we can do is pray. God hears even the smallest of prayers. Together our prayers can make a world of difference. Join me and others and pray for world peace.
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UtahMaggie
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I know exactly what I was doing when the genocide started. I was getting ready to have a baby. The genocide started on April 6 and my son was born April 15. I now look at my 11 year old son and think of all the mothers who were also getting ready to give birth but they were killed along with their unborn children. Maybe that’s why this subject is so near to my heart. My husband and I have watched both Hotel Rwanda and Sometimes in April. Both made me sob. I also remember that Schindler’s List came out shortly before the genocide because all my friends were telling me not to see it while I was pregnant (hormones). And yet just a few short months after the release of Schindler’s List, “Never again” was happening again.
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LSK
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I was horrified when it was going on, I was crying through out the entire movie, and I have been horrified at the trial that took place in Belgium of the Catholic Nuns that participated in the genocide.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1280947.stm
It makes me sick when this kind of evil infiltrates the Holy Mother Church.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1280947.stm
It makes me sick when this kind of evil infiltrates the Holy Mother Church.
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