This is probably going to turn out more like a movie review than a blog post, but what the hell, it's my blog. Anyway, if you haven't seen Hotel Rwanda go see it right now. Go rent it from somewhere or buy it or something. I haven't checked if you can access it on Netflix but check there as well. But seriously, Hotel Rwanda is an absolutely amazing movie. It has Don Cheadle in it. Freaking Don Cheadle, bro! That guy is beyond amazing at acting, he is one of my role models. So the movie basically centers around genocide in Rwanda. It takes place in the early nineties, but the movie was made in 2004. If you are under the age of 10, please don't see it. It's not too pleasant of a movie if you aren't aware of what happens in genocides. Honestly, Hotel Rwanda definitely tests your emotions. But that's what makes the movie so damn awesome. The acting is beyond brilliant and the reenactments of the events, which, by the way, are true events, are incredible. It makes the movie feel like it was filmed during the events itself. It's not too much of a tearjerker, but I did cry multiple times when the story touched me. It's one of those movies where you are feeling like you are getting stabbed in the heart during some scenes. I want to explain some of the scenes for you so bad, but I can't. You have to sit down and watch this movie, start to end. Thing is, if you aren't aware at what happened in Rwanda in the early nineties I would recommend you researching the topic for a few minutes before you watch Hotel Rwanda. I'm not telling you to do a giant research report on who the Hutus and Tutsi's are, but there are some scenes in the movie, where you have to know who the Interhamwe is and who the Rwandan army is. It may seem confusing right now, but if you absorb the material in a movie quickly, you will be fine. And if not, just take a couple minutes on Google to figure out what the situation in Rwanda was. Anyway, you will be emotionally smacked after watching this movie, and you will have a new understanding of the events that happen in a genocide and what happened in Rwanda. We are doing genocide reports in English at the moment, and my amazing English teacher showed us Hotel Rwanda to give us an understanding of what we will be learning about. But before you get turned off because of that fact, I want you to know that it's not some stupid, boring documentary that makes you fall asleep within the first 10 minutes. I swear to you, Hotel Rwanda is a movie that will affect your entire life. Hotel Rwanda is intense, emotional, informational, and beautiful. Please go watch it, and let me know what you think. If you end up hating this movie, and therefore hating me for recommending it, let me know why and I will consider why you didn't like it. I know this was more a movie review than an actual blog post, but I am really passionate about how much I love this movie. Amazing doesn't even come close to describing it.
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