also say redemption

Russel 2022-04-22 07:01:03

Commenting on the political issues of post-colonial Africa and racial issues is not really a topic of great interest, but it is not unreasonable to say, whether it is the Western countries of the former sovereign countries, or to put it bluntly, the various countries in the world who covet the rich natural resources of the African continent. The emerging "great powers" are as large as the international community as small as a classroom. When people look at African issues, it seems that they cannot avoid looking at their concerns from a condescending position, and inevitably a kind of pity, whether it is moral or institutional. Economical and even historical. Colonial culture has brought the whole of Africa into the so-called modernization and modern civilization, but it has not allowed her to become a part of the world in a real and healthy way; and the people living on that continent have not learned to use the so-called civilization that prevails in the world today. Arm yourself and forget how your ancestors lived peacefully there.
The mutual slaughter of the Hutu and Tutsi is like the crazy self-mutilation of the country struggling to find a way out. When the real dawn comes, there will be real redemption.
And what is the so-called redemption in the movie?
Is it redemption for the hotel manager to buy the lives of aliens who should have been killed one by one with money? Is the commander's discovery of conscience under the shadow of "genocide" redemption? Is it redemption to finally find a loved one's orphan at the camp?
In this brutal annihilation of the nobility and kindness of humanity, as well as the mutual slaughter of sympathy and humanity - this must be mutual, wouldn't the rebels still raise the bloodstained butcher knife in the enemy's hands after a massive counterattack? -Who is redeemed? Who can get who? The people who were bought survived, and more people could only corpse on the street. The car that the living was riding passed over them, and they stumbled; the orphans of their relatives survived, but the children in the orphanage could not wait. The last rescue vehicle, the red cross can only guide them on the way to heaven. Those who are lucky enough to survive enjoy the luxury of life, but I don't know what kind of eyes they use to face those who are not so lucky. He bought the lives of many people with money, but he can only admit his insignificance and powerlessness. In fact, you can't save anyone at all; then can your heart be redeemed? I don't think the answer is so sure. The last step of the hotel manager walked away, very much like Schindler on the black and white film, I don't know how much regret, shame and hope are divided.
I remember a few days ago, when I was "talking" with my roommate, I mentioned the "attack on the police" in Shanghai. The roommate said that she felt less disgusted and even understandable about this kind of killing with cause and effect. I cannot agree with this view. So I told her that if it was a murderous addicted murderer, I would understand who would kill whomever I saw. Because if this is the case, life seems to be more equal. In front of the weapon that takes life, the difference between man and man is only "alive" and "dead", so life becomes as equal as death, and If you don't get closer to death because of what you do, life is actually that fragile.
As for the people who were taken away by the god of death in the massacre, should it be said that they were really closer to death because of their own blood and race, or that they died in this slaughterhouse that lost human reason. Are they equal, or are those who got out early, shook their heads, sighed, and angry accusations in safety to be held accountable to their authorities?

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Extended Reading
  • Dominic 2021-10-20 19:01:40

    We watched the scenes of the slaughter and continued to eat

  • Gaylord 2021-10-20 19:01:41

    It always feels light and false to shoot the subject of genocide in the genre of drama. Losing points is still in the single line, a Western resort hotel manager's one-man show, no matter how it is rendered, it also appears thin. In the end, the burden of reunion was hanged for more than half of the time, and finally untied, it was too stereotyped. The most valuable thing is to learn about the background of the slaughter and Hutu Tutsi’s colonial origins.

Hotel Rwanda quotes

  • Jack: [after Paul thanks him for shooting footage of the genocide] I think if people see this footage, they'll say Oh, my God, that's horrible. And then they'll go on eating their dinners.

  • Paul Rusesabagina: I am glad that you have shot this footage and that the world will see it. It is the only way we have a chance that people might intervene.

    Jack: Yeah and if no one intervenes, is it still a good thing to show?

    Paul Rusesabagina: How can they not intervene when they witness such atrocities?

    Jack: I think if people see this footage they'll say, "oh my God that's horrible," and then go on eating their dinners.

    [pause]

    Jack: What the hell do I know?