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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 12:44 AM Original message |
Finally got the courage to watch "Hotel Rwanda" |
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Redbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 12:48 AM Response to Original message |
1. The slaughter didnt break my heart nearly as much |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 11:00 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. I know. It made me burn with shame. Especially when Joaquin Phoenix's character |
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Schema Thing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:10 PM Response to Reply #6 |
39. Did you notice how they spanked Bill Clinton in the film? |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 10:51 AM Response to Reply #39 |
43. I noticed that too! |
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southlandshari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 01:24 AM Response to Reply #39 |
45. He deserved it |
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Schema Thing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 10:22 AM Response to Reply #45 |
47. No |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 11:26 AM Response to Reply #1 |
12. Here is the story from Romeo Dallaire the UN commander at the time. |
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southlandshari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 12:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Shake Hands with the Devil |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 01:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Thanks for the link. |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Thanks. I will check that out. |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 03:10 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. Read the book! Gen. Dallaire should have statues of him erected in every city in the world. |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 12:53 AM Response to Original message |
2. It was outstanding... |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 11:12 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. The actress that played his wife was also wonderful. |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 12:53 AM Response to Original message |
3. A wonderful/rough film. Scary. |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 11:11 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Interesting. I don't even remember the music, I was so riveted I guess. That's |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 11:32 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Exactly! |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 12:58 AM Response to Original message |
4. Pretty freaking scary and unsettling, isn't it? |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 11:10 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I read about how Tutsis would actually pay Hutus to shoot them, as it was preferable |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 12:58 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. " How can anyone do that? I just can't understand it." |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 01:10 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. I know. I know. It just seems like even if you could be convinced that the "other" |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 01:00 AM Response to Original message |
5. Excellent film. |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 11:00 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I don't know how you do it. I think I would be drowning in despair right now if |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 11:17 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. I'm having a similar experience. I'm doing an independent study |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 11:28 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Hey - did you watch the new South Park? Very Girardian!! |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 03:40 PM Response to Reply #13 |
26. More than the Simpson's movie? Homer made a great scapegoat! |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 03:50 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. You don't have to watch for the themes - they are VERY explicit in this one! |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 03:58 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. I actually saw "Dr. Drew" discussing how we're sacrificing Brtiney |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 04:50 PM Response to Reply #11 |
29. Reminds me of LeGuin's "The One's Who Walk Away from Omelas"? |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:01 PM Response to Reply #29 |
38. I read that years ago, had nearly forgotten about it. |
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southlandshari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
20. Shooting Dogs, Ghosts of Rwanda, Sometimes in April |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 03:05 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Thank you for the links. |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 03:09 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. I thought Sometimes in April was much more powerful than Hotel Rwanda |
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southlandshari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 03:28 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. The movie treated him |
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YankeyMCC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
21. A powerful film |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 05:18 PM Response to Reply #21 |
32. Facing the truth... very good point. |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
30. I just can't do it yet. |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 05:15 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. I know, I totally understand. I cried and cried. |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
33. I was so angry at the end of that film when SPOILER ALERT a rag tag |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 05:24 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Horrifying, isn't it? I couldn't believe Gregoire went (SPOILER) |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 05:57 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Gregoire was Romeo Dallair a canadian general. In real life he tried |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 07:26 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Are you sure? Gregoire was the character who |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 10:33 AM Response to Reply #37 |
41. I thought gregoire was the name of the general. Sorry my bad. |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 10:50 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Oh, okay. That makes more sense. I kinda thought Nick Nolte's character |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 02:34 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. His name was something like Olivier. Some french name. Why I got confused. |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
35. A terrific movie (nt) |
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southlandshari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-20-08 09:41 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. Agreed |
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LordJFT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 01:35 AM Response to Original message |
46. the sad thing is its such a powerful movie and people still don't seemed to have learned from the |
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lizerdbits (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
48. I felt the same way after seeing it |
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