Hotel Rwanda - 7

This is an amazing film. Horrible in the sense that it is based on actual events, but good at asking a critical question: how do we do what is right in the midst of so much evil? One can feel both empowered and a sense of helplessness from witnessing the situation through this story. An interesting fact that I didn't know before is that the distinction between the Hutu and Tutsis was placed on them by the Belgians during colonization. The Tutsis who had a lighter skin color were chosen to help run the country. It is interesting that this greatly contributed to the conflict. The conflict and the world's role -retreating- is a sad story, but hopefully this film will help us to remember the past and to gain wisdom from it.