Finally Saw Hotel Rwanda

[iamjoy]

I'm so ashamed to be an American. And, er, white. As a Jew I am particularly ashamed of myself.

What can we really do to stop what's happening in Darfur? Isn't the same thing happening there? I mean, I've signed the petitions, but that seems so useless.

[Monkeyman]

1. And It Just Keeps Happening

[Bjorn Against]

2. That was a great film, now go rent Blood Diamond

I am actually in the middle of it now, and I am going to watch the end after I eat dinner tonight. I can tell you that what I have seen so far is excellent, and if you found Hotel Rwanda to be moving you will be every bit as moved by Blood Diamond. It is a very violent movie, but it is definately hard hitting. You will never want to own a diamond again after seeing the atrocities commited by the warlords who run the African diamond trade.

[uppityperson]

3. Sometimes in April is a good Rwanda companion film. Beware though.

Parts are graphic. Not as clean, as neat, as sunshiney as Hotel Rwanda was. Quite emotional.

Darfur. Write congress people. I don't know. kick for more answers.

[iamjoy]

6. Don't Think I Could Stand It

I could only tolerate Hotel Rwanda because it had a bittersweet ending. Even though about a million died, the "hero" and his family were saved - they were even reunited with his nieces. It made it somewhat bearable.

[uppityperson]

10. Sometimes in April ends ok, with survivors coming to terms in positive ways.

I found the whole movie more emotional and cared more about the people. It follows a couple people from 10 yrs after to right before and during, ends up back at now with people coming to terms. The pain never goes away for survivors, just becomes more liveable daily. It still bothers me, drew me in, on a personal level, like few others have. Have to be in the right mood, not a good pms movie.

[donco6]

4. A hard movie to watch, and even harder knowing it's accurate.

And yes, I think this is the same thing happening in Darfur. And even more places than that.

[Echotrail]

5. That movie is heart-wrenching

I just broke down watching it.

The US plays "global cop" only when it is economically advantageous to do so.

[UTUSN]

7. I haven't yet. What should I do. n/t

[Garbo 2004]

8. I remember the TV news reports on Rwanda at the time. I particularly remember seeing

a river choked with dead bodies.

Year later I read the book "We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda." Heartbreaking and infuriating.

[donco6]

11. The part in the movie where the truck is (SPOILER)

running over bodies just completely freaked me out. I still remember it . . .

[AlCzervik]

9. oh god i was sick to my stomach and so angry after watching that.

[Greeby]

12. Pictures of various Democrats being arrested outside Sudanese embassy

McGovern


Various Black Caucus members









Rangel


And a Dailykos report with video of the protests
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/4/28/15454/8830