Film Review #1

Laura Hall

Human Rights

Dr. Blair

March 17, 2011

Armenian Genocide

I though the film was very factual. I had never been taught on the Armenian Genocide so I did not anything about it before sitting down. With that said it took my a good part of the film to register what was going on. The film also moved quickly so I would be understanding and thinking it over in my head and then it would be on to the next thing. We had received an article with answers to frequently asked questions about the genocide answered. I however did not have time to read over it before the start of the film. I think the film could given an introductory to it to benefit the watcher who is unfamiliar.

I though the film was very moving. Hearing the first hand stories were at times very difficult to take in. I felt that real punch of the film was through these accounts. Facts sometimes drown on and on, this happened that happened, however it did not happen to me so I can not describe it to you with any emotion. The stories were just so powerful, it is a very different experience listening to someone tell you about their life then, someone talking about a time.

I feel as though this film is a very important one. It gave you information about the genocide and time. It provided first had stories of survivors. And more importantly it was about a genocide I was unaware of. We talk about the Holocaust in class all the time. Yes, it was important and tragic. However there are other import and tragic genocides that do not get voiced as often as they should. I think that we need to spend more time talking about these genocides. The Holocaust was not the first nor the last. This is huge human rights violation that continues to come up in our world history.