someone I know who is with UNDP was in liberia for 2 years and he told me some stories about the civil war in liberia and sierra leone so I had a fair idea of what to expect from this movie…………….
blood diamond is intense, heart wrenching and political about the blood shed by all concerned in the diamond rich sierra leone………….. its about the conflict diamonds……….. diamonds mined by slave labor, the exportation of which has directly led to violence and civil war…….
Ive never been a dicaprio fan (thanks to the titanic for which I have a profound dislike) but first the departed and now this, im hugely impressed……..
djimon hounsou whom I vaguely remember from the gladiator was good but he was shouting through out the movie……nobody howls with haunted rage like hounsou.........remember amistad?
blood diamond is mostly good and occasionally brilliant and sometimes a drag…….and the tone of the movie is cynical with “speeches” from almost every character……..
I found syriana to be a much better, realistic and less dramatic movie concerning a global issue……..I just wish the movie was atleast 15-20 minutes shorter than its current version………
the movie can be summarized in a quote by danny archer (leonardo dicaprio) explains to journalist maddy bowen (jennifer connelly)………. "In america, it's bling-bling, but here it's bling-bang."…………
watch it……..
