The movie's purpose was in trying to evoke feelings of sympathy from the viewer. By showing the gruesome reality and its effects, it points an accusing finger at the viewer for being blind to the subject. However, it also challenges the viewer to speak up about such issues.
The movie focused on the Tutsi's perspective. It showed them getting beaten, without refuge, and scattered across the country. It also bellowed in an angry voice to do something about the genocide. The movie implored for something more to be done than just a few troops to be sent to 'protect' the Rwandans.
Hotel Rwanda was a powerful film. It created a whirlpool of shock in the viewer as he/she steadily stepped into reality. The sad stories of each character was like a personal touch that cried for help. The movie made the viewer think "What was I doing all this time while these people suffered?" In addition, the film trumpeted a final cry for help. When the movie ended and the captions of the epilogue came up, the viewer was struck once again that the blood suffereing in the film was the truth of Rwanda. The bitter reality of the movie drove home to smack the viewer in the head.
