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Post by luceph on Apr 16, 2005 3:27:41 GMT -5
I have seen more movies than I could possibly remember in my life. Good, bad, everything Van Damme ever did(which is entirely new levels of awful). I've seen so many movies that had an emotional impact on me. Today I saw "Hotel Rwanda" for the second time and while the first time I thought it was a great film, it didn't affect me as much as it did this time around. It has replaced "Grave of the Fireflies" as the saddest, most emotionally wrenching movie in my opinion. I'm left repeatedly asking myself why I didn't do anything to try and stop it. Why didn't I call my congressmen? Why didn't I write letters to people and get my parents to do so as well? Why did I do nothing? A large part of me has always rejected David's belief that everybody is evil but in this instance, for not doing anything at all, I will never forgive myself. There is no redemption for me. Normally I sing to myself in the car when I drive but when I drove home from Meacham Auditorium, I drove in silence. I came home and looked up all that I could on the massacre. I think this link sums it up very nicely. www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Heroes/Gen_Romeo_Dallaire.htmlIt is an interview with the leader of UN forces in Rwanda at the time. This post is a little heavy, and for that I am sorry. Maybe I should put a warning tag in the front.
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