There has been a lot of discussion in the blogosphere about the movie 'Black' recently. Look here, here and here. While I am disappointed that I might not be able to see this movie here (in this God-forsaken place) so soon and also overjoyed that such a beautiful movie has been made by an Indian (if all the reports are true and it is hard that so many people would start exaggerating at the same time), I had a most amazing movie experience myself last night. The movie was Hotel Rwanda. It is a true life story set in the Rwandan conflicts of 1994. Had it not been for this movie, I would have never in my life had the faintest idea of what suffering countries such as these undergo. And it is not just the emotional experience that it provides you, it is also the knowledge of facts you would have never otherwise come across.
The conflict is between 2 groups of people - the Hutus and the Tutsis - the Tutsis were in the past the wealthier; the differences in the two were economic rather than ethnic; in fact there seems to be hardly any other difference at all. Colonial Rule of the Belgians exacerbated this difference. And then you can imagine the rest of the story.
Don Cheadle in the role of true-life hero Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager who sheltered and protected over 1000 people - Hutus, Tutsis alike and foreign tourists is simply awe-inspiring. Clearly he is one of the 3 Oscar nominations that the film has - (oh btw that reminds me Shwaas did not make it :-( ... Black next year ?? ).
The direction is superb and the tempo of the movie perfect. It never dwells too much on the sufferings so as to make you sick nor does it seem like it has been deliberately hastened anywhere. I would recommend it to all interested in seeing a serious, meaningful film as described above.
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