The Literariness Of A War Film And Student Attitudes Toward War Reflected And Shaped By “Hotel Rwanda”

Abstract

This paper utilized the qualitative-interpretive approach in examining the literariness of the war film “Hotel Rwanda” and in ascertaining public attitudes toward war reflected and shown in the movie. It was conducted to education students in four (4) World Literature classes through the discussion of a war-themed literary text reinforced by the viewing of the war film. The literariness of the film was examined using literary concepts while the transcribed responses and outputs of the students served as the primary textual data in drawing out student attitudes toward war. Findings revealed that literary concepts are reflected in the film, hence its literariness. Lastly, 25 attitudes toward war surfaced, 11 of which point out the causes of war while 14 tell about the effects of war.