I never knew that in 1994, which is recent, there was a genocide going on. After watching the video and researching on internet, I realized that the genocide is the most inhumane thing I've ever seen. The innocent people died by the Hutu soldiers and civilians. Approximately 800,000 people died during the genocide. About 10% of population was murdered, including children, women, and old people. I had to doubt myself when I was watching the video since I couldn't believe that the genocide happened in the 20th century.
In my opinion, the people would be very confused and scared when their neighbors and friends were dying. Even in the movie, there were two friends drinking at the hotel bar and one of them was Hutu, and the other was Tutsi. They were friends and close to each other. But after massacre, everyone became confused of what to do for themselves and for the friends.
The media was very important in the movie, probably also in the real situation. The radio for Hutus was always talking about how Tutsis are enemies to them and how Hutus should do to get rid of Tutsis. Hutus also gave a sign of beginning of the massacre by the radio. The civilians who were hiding in the hotel got false and some true information on the massacre by the radio. Moreover, Paul wanted the people to call everyone they knew to save themselves and say goodbye. He wanted them to make sincere and pitiful voice so that they can be wanting to help them. The reporters at the hotel went out to film the massacre and broadcast the scene that would affect the world. Paul thought that it can affect everyone in the world and they would be saved soon. But the reporter said that the people will just feel sympathy and eat dinner. I learned that the media can affect people in different ways. It can make the people to react physically and come forward, or it can make people just to know what is happening in the world but not care afterward because the news do not seem connected to themselves. I drew a lesson that the media can be an effective way of spreading certain news, but it does not necessarily affect people to be involved in the news.
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