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Memorable, crazy movie

How sad is this?

Absolutely Fantastic

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Personally, I really liked the film. I found it really interesting how stories tended to jump around. It was interesting watching the same scenes over, but with a different perspective from many different people. When the movie started, we saw Jean finally come to a party. We, later, figured out that she disobeyed her parents and snuck out of her house. She later found her parents dead at her house. I thought it was smart how it connected the series of events together over time. Along with the parental discovery, we saw the walk home with a couple of different views to it. The whole movie was unique in a really good way. I did like the ending of when they were saved by the soldiers. It led to one of the quieter people in the camp admitting that he was the one that killed Jean's parents. It showed how people can be accepted when asked for forgiveness. It tied up a nice movie with a very solid ending.

This film is very different from any American film I have ever seen. Yes, the director is from Jaimaica, and learned his film style in America, but the movie is not an American film. The story line is nothing like an American film either. There's a certain time line that is always followed throughout the film in America, yet you can tell that even though the Director learned film in America, it is a different style. The movie is taking different cuts throughout the whole film, and it is going left and right. You must pay a lot of attention to detail to understand what is going on throughout the film. At one moment someone is being killed and then there is a jump to the end, and then when you least expect it, you are back at the beginning on the story. The main point for this, I believe, is the importance to express the view of everyone in the film. I believe that everyone you see in this film will have their story told. Now to talk about the difference between Hotel Rwanda and Kinyarwanda, Hotel Rwanda is an American film as it follows the same exact story line of sadness then happiness. Then the Kinyarwanda movie is exactly what I have already explained. A very odd story line, but it gets the point across. To give everyone in the movie that does not have a voice in the world, a voice. I recommend that you watch this film, but as you watch it be very attentive towards the series of events.

Overall I thought this was a very interesting film. I particularly liked how the film maker decided to use different stories in the film, and intertwined them together, as well as using flashbacks. This film showed many problems that went on during the Rwandan genocide, like the conflicting problems between the Hutus and the Tutsis. This film tried to show that with all the violence that went on during the genocide, and some of the people who decided to act violently by murdering their own people, there were others who decided to risk their lives in order to save the ones who were about to get murdered. This portrayed that the genocide was not all bad, there were people who decided to help others who were in danger of getting killed, like the military soldiers who were trained in Uganda, and decided to rescue the people who were in the middle of the genocide, but were not a part of committing violent crimes, and murder. This film showed how religious freedom and peace was an important role for those who were against the genocide, and the ones involved in it. This film is not American, but it does share some similar things to American films, like the happy ending at the end of the film, most American films have happy endings, so it was interesting to see that as well in this film, and how they spoke both English and Kinyarwanda. I would not change anything about this film, and therefore would give it a 4/5 stars.

I went to a screening of this film with the director and cinematographer who did a great Q&A. It simply blew me away. It's full of incredible and moving performances by a cast of mainly first-time actors. It's a series of expertly interwoven short stories -- all based on true stories -- each of which will stick with you. It's a gripping, suspenseful tale that also does a remarkable job of showing the humanity, the hopes, the humor, and the dreams of Rwandans. Hearing how this film got made so beautifully at such a low budget was truly inspiring. Filmmakers should go see it to see what is possible to do on a low budget these days -- though really anyone with a dream would be well-severed to watch it.