FratFiles

• Save Paper

n 1994 in Rwanda, a million members of the Tutsi tribe were killed by members of the Hutu tribe in a massacre that took place while the world looked away. "Hotel Rwanda" is not the story of that massacre. It is the story of a hotel manager who saved the lives of 1,200 people by being, essentially, a very good hotel manager.

The man is named Paul Rusesabagina, and he is played by Don Cheadle as a man of quiet, steady competence in a time of chaos. This is not the kind of man the camera silhouettes against mountaintops, but the kind of man who knows how things work in the real world, who uses his skills of bribery, flattery, apology and deception to save these lives who have come into his care.

I have known a few hotel managers fairly well, and I think if I were hiring diplomats, they would make excellent candidates. They speak several languages. They are discreet. They know how to function appropriately in different cultures. They know when a bottle of scotch will repay itself......

View the rest of this paper...

Approximate Word Count: 1059
Approximate Pages: 5 (250 words per double-spaced page)

Similar Essays

1. Hotel Rwanda
   

   Hotel Rwanda. n 1994 in Rwanda, a million members ... world looked away. "Hotel
   Rwanda" is not the story of that massacre. It is the story ...

2. Hotel Rwanda
   

   Hotel Rwanda. Hotel Rwanda Hotel Rwanda is an amazing movie I think is
   very important to watch as a young adult. What is amazing ...

3. Hotel Rwanda
   

   Hotel Rwanda. ... Paul's many different sides are seen in the film, Hotel Rwanda, by
   Terry George. He is able to flatter the generals and too win them over. ...

4. Hotel Rwanda Critique
   

   Hotel Rwanda Critique. Ambiguous Media The influential power of the media
   is not an issue to be taken lightly. This influence can ...

5. Hotel Rwanda Global Essay
   

   Hotel Rwanda global essay. Global Essay Hotel Rwanda The United Nations
   was created to solve world problems. It has made actions ...