Hotel Rwanda

A few powerful sequences doesn't make a movie. Man, what a subject, what a possibility for a film. But the execution is so poor. Incredibly predictable writing. None of the characters are interesting, except Don Cheadle. Somehow, Terry George manages to make Nick Nolte and Juoaquin Phoenix boring - which must be difficult.

The story deserves a much better film. I didn't understand what drove the decision making of the interahame and the Hutu army. I didn't understand the thought behind the UN and US decision to not intervene. There are lots of accusations thrown around, but no analysis or understanding of what real people were actually thinking. It made the film feel like it was beating you over the head with the message "We should do something about this, guys." Although exactly what, who frigging knows?

But the film got made, which is something. I noticed no studio was attached. I wonder if a studio would attack this type of subject matter? I guess not.

Rwanda. It's so fucking embarrassing to know something like that happened. I can't even write anything, despite feeling like I should have volumes to say.

Questions I have:

1. Were people in the UN fired for dereliction of duty for not intervening or trying to stop the genocide?

2. Did a single member of Congress lose their seat because of a failure to insist on US action?

3. Do we see films like this to feel guilty for 2 hours and then be able to go on with our regular and frivilous lives?