Couldn't stay awake last night, after having a terrific Indian meal at Khana Khazana Restaurant in Kigali. I was so stuffed, not even the stuffy heat in the room prevented sleep.
So as a pink a blue sunrise dawned, I popped in my DVD of "Sometimes in April." It just finished, ad I'm slightly shaken, deeply moved, and very thoughtful.
But I have to admit my main thought from that movie is that sometimes, a lead actor's absolutely astonishing gorgeousness can be a distraction. Don't get me wrong--Idris Elba was superb. I felt every ounce of his frustration, fear and pain at the loss of his family and the madness his country descended into.
However....DAMN, THAT MAN IS FINE!!! I felt the same way after watching "Hotel Rwanda", which I will discuss more at length when I actually visit the Hotel Des Milles Collines later this week. I mean, how are you supposed to concentrate on the gravity of a topic when all you wanna do is....
....you get my point. Anyway, lest you all wind up being totally disappointed by how shallow I can be at times, I'll just leave it at that. Gotta go get ready to visit the Gisozi Genocide Memorial...right after I go online and order every Idris Elba movie ever made.
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