Analysis Of Hotel Rwanda

In 1994, Rwanda experienced one of the greatest crisis’s the continent of Africa has ever seen. Upwards of 800 thousand people were killed in this genocide that tore this nation apart. Racial divisions between ethnic groups in Rwanda, the Hutu and the Tutsi caused mass killings by conflicting ideological groups. By the end of this era of mass murder, a great number of the population had been wiped out. In the years after this genocide, women came together to run the country and gain more rights, the country had to stabilize it’s government and unite to fight the many issues including mass refuge displacement, water scarcity, and poverty. People had to work together despite their racial prejudices and unite in the movement to repair Rwanda.

Both the Hutu and the Tutsi are show fighting, and on both sides, politics, and racial ideals cause mass state killings. Paul’s hotel that is protected by various forces including the UN and the Hutu army becomes a refugee camp for thousands of displaced Hutus and Tutsis. Although the Mille Collines was for some time under UN protection, eventually they pull their services and protection out. Hutu Rebels that had gone rouge from the army later ransack the hotel as the genocide continues and more and more people are slaughtered. In one seen the UN general that is working in Rwanda has a conversation with Paul where he says that being an African is worse then being an African European or American because the west wont do anything for the people of this struggling nation. As one of the reporters says of the footage he takes of the genocide, people might stop for a minute and be horrified, but then they will sit down and resume their dinner. For these people there was no help, and therefore thousands of lives were ended at the hands of neighbors. From this film I have learned the importance of fair governments that must rule in a fair fashion, regardless of ethnic prejudices. In terms of international relations, intervention is also a necessary sentiment to end conflicts across the

In this era, after so many men were murdered, women made up a greater proportion of the population. This population shift therefore called upon women in order to create a work force and rebuild the nation. A government that had been overthrown left the system and the nation in shambles, bringing women to the forefront of politics and government. Women took up new leadership positions that required them to learn skills beyond domestic duties. This new force of women also led to the expansion of their rights. Women could own property and could get married and had more of a say in marriages and relationships. Domestic abuse was a hot bed issue that became an important political discussion within this nation, and overtime women became more educated, and involved in their society. This film shows the importance of fair government where all types of people, men and women, Hutu and Tutsi must come together in order to rebuild their country, and overtime this nation has been knit back together. Although education, limited resources, and conflict are still issues at the forefront of political and government discussions, there has been great progress in this nation. In terms of international relations fairness and equal representation in government is an essential principle for any nation that wishes to be able to communicate with another. Africa as a continent has a very tight knit