I always have mixed feelings when they make Hollywood stunners about tragedies that were largely ignored or denied legitimacy while they were actually going on - it's almost like a 10 year safe zone so that people don't have to feel too integral to the problem or intimate with the issue. On the other hand, an impactful and dynamic piece of film that provides the basis for some sort of public forum and reaches millions is worth a lot - especially if it can serve the purpose of familiarizing us with the issues as they stand today. Nevertheless it frustrates me when human slaughter gets relegated to the status of a sad historical artifact - I think if it was more of an open topic while it happened we could learn much more about what was lacking in preventing it.

Not a knock against Hotel Rwanda, by the way.