film uses the conflict between the Hutu and Tutsi as the background, depicting the 1994 massacre that affected millions of people Slaughter. At the beginning of the film, the protagonist Paul and his employee Dube drive the hotel van through the sunny, crowded streets, and an atmosphere of danger has begun to envelope the land. Paul of the Hutu and Du of the Tutsi Bei encountered a parade of Hutu militiamen. People who knew Dube in the crowd gathered around to ask for trouble. Paul took out his newly acquired Hutu power shirt to help Dube get out.
As the protagonist, Paul is a witty and brave man. A hotel room manager who is calm and has a certain economic strength. With a Tutsi wife, he has never participated in the massacre like other Hutu people. The transformation to a humanitarian has completed the transformation from loving a small family to loving everyone. The character image has been sublimated continuously and has become an "oasis in the desert" in the hearts of everyone. When the turmoil began, his boss handed over the management of the hotel to his In his hands, he succeeded in persuading his employees to return to work; when he saw his Tutsi neighbors hiding in his home, in order to protect them, he promised the soldiers fifteen thousand francs to redeem their wives and children, and a hundred thousand francs Redemption of the remaining Tutsi. He then mobilized everyone to find connections with Western authorities, told them about the status quo and aroused their sympathy for help; and through Air Belgium's connections prevented a soldier's attempted intrusion into a hotel massacre The actions of the Tutsi; even when getting a visa, he gave up the chance to escape because of the words "Good luck, sir", determined to save these people by his own power.
However, all he can do is to rely on bribes to make a living. Although the colonel of the UN peacekeeping force gave a speech in the hotel, claiming that the Tutsi rebels and the president had signed a peace agreement, and the Western media entered Rwanda, but with the president After being assassinated, the conflict instantly intensified. The peacekeepers who couldn't shoot were completely helpless in the face of crazy militants, not to mention that after the Western army decided to withdraw, the colonel's 300-strong army was responsible for the security of the entire country, and could only send four people to guard the hotel. The Colonel's remarks shattered his dream of Western aid and made him realize his black identity. The reality is indeed cruel, but this is the reality. Even though it is cruel, it is sobering and inspiring.
There are several scenes in the film. It was thought-provoking and made people cry.
First, when the foreigners were evacuating, the Western powers who had placed their hopes on the refugees were actually cowards. Those African people who were sitting in the car watching the struggle in the abyss of slaughter held up their cameras. , Holding the dog, there is sympathy in their eyes, but like the reporter said, this kind of picture may only make them sigh: "Oh my God, it's terrible!" Then they continued to eat dinner leisurely. The worker said, "Which country would be willing to take in twenty Rwandan orphans?" From the beginning to the end, the white people's leisurely smile and the black people's frightened expressions are in stark contrast, and the indifferent attitude of bystanders adds a little sadness to the film
. When gregoire was driving by the river in the early morning. When the car was difficult to move forward, Paul thought he was going to turn into the river. After getting out of the car, he tripped over the dead body on the ground, and was shocked by the sight in front of him. In the early morning mist, The road that stretches into the distance is covered with corpses, the scars left by the machete on the corpses, the thick smell of blood in the air, the lives that were once alive died silently on a quiet morning, so cruel. The reality made Paul vomit. When he returned to the hotel room, he shivered and couldn't fasten his tie. Finally, he tore up his shirt and cried uncontrollably. Such human tragedy was destined to be engraved in his life forever. Let me weep together in front of the screen.
The third is the meeting between Paul and his wife on the roof. This is the most warm and romantic part of the film, but there is no lack of cruelty. It is like a small flower on the battlefield, exuding a desolate fragrance. The love between Paul and his wife is undoubtedly transnational but indestructible. , Every time a disaster strikes, they never want to give up on each other. And when Paul witnessed the tragedy of the dead body on the road, he did not want to let more people be hurt, especially his beloved family members. However, how did he protect the entire hotel? Stay with my family at all times? "If I don't come back and take my children to jump, I can't die under the knife" I know Paul is working hard, but I also know his desperation. He is persistent in leaving the last for his beloved. Dignity. Since you can't choose life and death, you must at least choose how to die. In the last struggle in front of the god of death, under the shadow of candlelight, an indescribable grief rises.
At the end of the film, because of the two nieces who have been remembered, the Paul family Once again gave up the opportunity to escape to Tanzania. In the last shot, the sun is shining, the road is straight, Paul and his wife, children and white volunteers who have been working hard for the orphans, as well as the children gradually entering the picture from all sides, in In the gradually zoomed-out camera, innocent smiling faces bloomed in the cheerful music.
We should all believe that the love in this world will one day overcome the mountains and mountains of race, skin color, region, and religion, and bring the world together. With all the hearts on, Martin Luther King's dream will come true, we are all brothers.
Tomorrow is hope!
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