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Hotel Rwanda

BRILLIANT MOVIE. it had such an impact on me i dreamt about it that night & have been thinking about it all day. A MUST SEE!!!

don cheadle deserves best actor for this movie!

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Saw this in the theatres a couple months back with a friend....Very touching...I think i was choking back tears thru out 90% of the movie...Went home and downloaded it, Still has the same effect each time I watch it.

Couldnt agree with you more. Highly recommended.

definitely a timeless movie for me.

a brilliant movie, yes - but it just shows, again & sadly, how powerless the UN actually is. for those of us working in the field this is the most frustrating aspect. our hands are tied due to the politicization and the opportunistic power of the few.

as with any genocide, be it the Kosovo conflict, or the Nazi regime, - name ANY, regardless which, the world needs to wake up to the harsh reality and stop looking away and treating refugees like dirt and criminals, Canada being one of them, especially with the implementation of new anti-terrorist, bi-lateral border controls with the US since the 9/11 attacks! the real problems are never dealt with and the future can't ever be changed unless we stop adding on to the 'band-aid' syndrome!

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Originally posted by disko-kandi a brilliant movie, yes - but it just shows, again & sadly, how powerless the UN actually is. for those of us working in the field this is the most frustrating aspect. our hands are tied due to the politicization and the opportunistic power of the few. as with any genocide, be it the Kosovo conflict, or the Nazi regime, - name ANY, regardless which, the world needs to wake up to the harsh reality and stop looking away and treating refugees like dirt and criminals, Canada being one of them, especially with the implementation of new anti-terrorist, bi-lateral border controls with the US since the 9/11 attacks! the real problems are never dealt with and the future can't ever be changed unless we stop adding on to the 'band-aid' syndrome!

ur so smart

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Originally posted by richard raiban ur so smart

no i'm not smart, i'm just informed b/c i've dedicated my life to this! but as you so well know from first-hand experience from my own accounts and from all the stress and unfairness involved, I have to put my career on the backburner exactly for these reasons in order not to sacrifice myself by being caught up in the politcal cross-fire like i.e. the chief of the UN peacekeeping troops and the Red Cross officer in the movie.

human rights - is there such a thing outside of lipservice and on paper? ask yourself that...it may always remain idealistic wishful thinking...nonetheless, the UN is still a beacon of hope even as a puppet & without 'teeth'; if it was not already created, someone would need to create it. God bless Kofi Annan's good heart and that of all the humanitarian workers out there who are on a daily basis putting their own lives at risk, for their tireless and selfless dedication!

and god bless ken wiwa!!!

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Originally posted by richard raiban and god bless ken wiwa!!!

Ken Wiwa's legend will always continue to serve as a landmark example in history of time. His son, Ken Saro Wiwa, is making sure of that!

...a movie about genocide rated PG....is not a movie about genocide, it is unfortunate that North American audiences cannot handle the realities of the rest of the world....with that said Hotel Rwanda is a great film...if you are a Don Cheadle fan, he is in a new film "CRASH"which I saw in the TO film festival and it was fantastic, Cheadle is (in my opinion) better in Crash.

I soooo want to see this movie!
Gotta rent it soon!

Rich lets go see Dr. Phil.

I'll come.

ps I'm gonna rent Hotel Rwanda tonight.

everyone must see Maria Full of Grace.

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Originally posted by Cuzo Rich lets go see Dr. Phil. I'll come.

lmfao hard @ that avatar!!! is that really you?

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Originally posted by St_Andrew I soooo want to see this movie! Gotta rent it soon!

Get on it tonite...saw it last weekend and I had some "welling-up" action going on up in there...(hate admitting that stuff cuz I'm so macho...LOL)

The choices that guy had to make about his family...putting them on that truck...it was heart-wrenching. DEF go get it NOW...

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Originally posted by richard raiban lmfao hard @ that avatar!!! is that really you?

YES.

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Originally posted by Cuzo YES.

LOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!!!

Saw this movie a few months ago courtesy of a leaked acedemy screener. Have to agree with the others - Hotel Rwanda is simply one of the best films of 2004. Don Cheadle delivers an oscar calibre performance in a well written film set to the backdrop of the genocide in Rwanada-Burundi. A topical film which strikes close to heart, is well researched and suprisingly understated considering it chronicals some of the darkest times in recent history. The director uses characters and situations instead of exploiting the viewer with grisly images of the genocide. Offering the audience a story of hope and humanity in the face of the unimaginable horrors of ethnic cleansing.

A film that had to be made. A film with a message that needs to be heard. Needs to be seen, to be understood so it will never be allowed to happen again. Hotel Rwanda is essential viewing for those who claim to watch good cinema.

Hell even if you only watch pop corn flicks - do yourself a favor and watch both "Hotel Rwanda" and "The Assasination of President Nixon". You'll be happy you did.


PS. I saw "Crash" just a few days ago...Don Cheadle barely has any role in it. Yes, it's an interesting film but it's not terribly original or substantive for that matter. The heroic potrayl of Paul Rusesabagina in "Hotel Rwanda" is undoubtedly Cheadles finest performance to date.

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Originally posted by Kytracid The heroic potrayl of Paul Rusesabagina in "Hotel Rwanda" is undoubtedly Cheadles finest performance to date.

Absolutely agreed but his vibes in Boogie Nights were uncanny!!! DEF an honourable mention!!!

I was disappointed with Nick Nolte's performance...

Recommend reading Shake Hands With the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda by L.Gen. Rom�o Dallaire before seeing this film.

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