Ethical Servitude In The Film 'Hotel Rwanda'
Introduction
Imagine an African country, riddled with mass genocide, divided by the deep seeded Hutu hatred of the Tutsi tribe built up over many years of perceived injustice. Now picture a hard-working man stuck in this conflicting scenario trying to protect his family and subsequently many others along the way. Hotel Rwanda is a heart-wrenching unfolding of a man’s journey to free his family from the turmoil around them and what he accomplishes as a result of his moral values and skill in adaptation is nothing short of heroic. Please join me as I illustrate the role of family dynamics and impact of ethical servitude in this powerful movie.
Description of Movie Family
The primary family in this film consists of a family of five. Paul Rusesabagina, the revered house manager of the Sabena Hotel des Mille Collines and the main character in Hotel Rwanda is a Hutu. He is joined by his wife, Tatiana, who is Tutsi and their children, Roger, Diane, and Lys. The conflict of the movie centers around the civil war between the Hutus and Tutsis after the president of Rwanda’s plane is shot down on the very day he …show more content…
She and Paul talk often assuring each other that they are in this together and will trust each other to do what’s best for their family. Roger is integral in the beginning of the movie when the massacre begins in the streets of their neighborhood and he is found covered in blood they later discover is not his. He becomes mute at this point in the movie and leeches onto his parents in all moments of terror or turmoil. His sisters, Diana and Lys, don’t have many speaking parts but their presence coupled with the emotional scenes they are part of makes them equally as important to the dynamics of the Rusesabagina
Imagine an African country, riddled with mass genocide, divided by the deep seeded Hutu hatred of the Tutsi tribe built up over many years of perceived injustice. Now picture a hard-working man stuck in this conflicting scenario trying to protect his family and subsequently many others along the way. Hotel Rwanda is a heart-wrenching unfolding of a man’s journey to free his family from the turmoil around them and what he accomplishes as a result of his moral values and skill in adaptation is nothing short of heroic. Please join me as I illustrate the role of family dynamics and impact of ethical servitude in this powerful movie.
Description of Movie Family
The primary family in this film consists of a family of five. Paul Rusesabagina, the revered house manager of the Sabena Hotel des Mille Collines and the main character in Hotel Rwanda is a Hutu. He is joined by his wife, Tatiana, who is Tutsi and their children, Roger, Diane, and Lys. The conflict of the movie centers around the civil war between the Hutus and Tutsis after the president of Rwanda’s plane is shot down on the very day he …show more content…
She and Paul talk often assuring each other that they are in this together and will trust each other to do what’s best for their family. Roger is integral in the beginning of the movie when the massacre begins in the streets of their neighborhood and he is found covered in blood they later discover is not his. He becomes mute at this point in the movie and leeches onto his parents in all moments of terror or turmoil. His sisters, Diana and Lys, don’t have many speaking parts but their presence coupled with the emotional scenes they are part of makes them equally as important to the dynamics of the Rusesabagina