<p>Hotel Rwanda and Schindler’s List were important movies of their time because the majority of film goers did not know those stories in that detail. Those movies were highly educational.</p>
<p>If you take the view that this movie may educate non-Americans, then fair enough. That’s a worthy artistic undertaking. When I get back to Oceania, I will have to see how well the movie is marketed abroad. Maybe momrath and robrym can tell us how it is received in muslim nations.</p>
<p>For Americans, though, that component is superfulous. We all know the story–in great detail. America is the largest film audience in the world, thus the primary motive of the movie making appears to be (from the trailers) “Here’s your chance to re-live the horror of those moments.”</p>
<p>And yeah, I don’t get that motivation.</p>