The Laughing Fox

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Idle Thoughts from Subbing

Which is worse - watching an R-rated Golden Globe nominee movie about genocide in Rawanda four times in a row (Hotel Rawanda), or the realization that kids aged 16-18 are less than phased by genocide, abuse, murder, and senseless beatings of an entire people simply because of who they are - men, women, and children included? Which is worse? That it happened, or that four classes of students can casually watch it without wincing or looking away, and turning right around and having lunch?

Which is worse?

Genocide?

Or people - kids! - being completely unphased by it?

2 comments:

Bearing in mind that it's a hollywood movie... >.<

 
Cristina

They were probably telling themselves it's just a movie, it's not real, it's like a video game. If it were happening in front of them I'm sure they'd have a much different response...