- They say there's no more room.
- There's always room.

Hotel Rwanda sat around my place not being watched for a long time. I traded in the other two netflix movies at least a few times each while it just sat there, not being watched. It wasn't because I didn't think it would be good. I knew it would be fantastic, that was clear from everything I'd heard. But I also knew it was about genocide. And for me, watching an excellent movie about genocide isn't something I feel like doing every day. I knew it would be a hard, depressing watch, seeing one more example of the horrors we are capable of.

Sure enough, I got most of what I expected. This movie is undeniably excellent. Any yes, it's also hard and troubling to watch. That said, it wasn't as bad as it could have been. The movie keeps as positive a feel as it can. Not focusing on the horrors of what's going on, but instead focusing on the positive things that Don Chealde did. How he kept everything together, mostly through sheer will, and helped save a huge number of lives.

I'm not sure if I'd call this movie an important movie to watch. Sure, it reminds us of the horrors humanity is capable of, but how many reminders do we need of this? It's important for us to understand these things, but I don't think this movie is a pre-requisite for that. But think about how I'm framing this. It isn't about if this is a good movie that is full of quality, that's a given. The question in my head is is this a movie that everyone should see just to help us understand humanity better. I don't know, it's on the edge. But just that I'm debating it should tell you all you need to know.

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