Hotel Rwanda Reaction

I thought that Hotel Rwanda was a very good choice of movie to watch to learn about disposability.  There were many people who were disposed of or thrown away in this movie, whether they were Tutsis, Hutus, or even foreign helpers.  By the society of Rwanda and the society of the rest of the world, both of these cultures were thrown away.  They were seen as useless, or at least only useful when they had completed their job, and weren’t needed anymore.  After this, they were killed or injured because they couldn’t be used and manuipulated by other people anymore.

I also thought that this movie was very eye opening.  I won’t say I was completely unaware of bad things going on in the world, but I also won’t say I was aware of things like this happening, and people (even Americans) not helping.  The fact that things like this go on and we can do something about it, but don’t, worries me.  I think that if people can help other people survive, they should.  This movie was also eye opening for me in seeing how violent people can be towards others who are different.  They are not afraid to hurt people who they don’t agree with.

We’ve also had other conversations in class which I think are important to acknowledge.  The main thing we talked about is other groups of people who were seen as disposable by society.  Pope Francis listed off a few groups, including the sick, disabled, poor, young, and even something like the internet.  I agreed with the majority of them, but the internet is something I saw as very non-disposable.  We value the internet more than we value other people in our lives sometimes, at least that’s how I see it.  The articles we’ve read, things we’ve talked about, and movies we’ve watched have really helped understand the concept of disposability.

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