Tuesday, January 16, 2007
7:05 PM
Recently went to watch the movie Blood Diamond, and i can say it is really good. The film was based on the Sierra Leone civil war, as Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels attempted to overthrow the government, and an illicit diamond trade was used to fund the war effort.
As for the story part, i do not wish to review too much all i can say is story circled around Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) with his motive of getting the 100 carat diamond mined by Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou), but after knowing the truth of conflict diamonds from Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), an American journalist, Danny began to change his view on getting conflict diamonds. And for Solomon's case, he did not want the diamond, all he asked for is to have his family reunite.
I can say the plot was good, the history accuracy was there and for visual wise, it was perfect. The movie did change my point of view for those bling blings girls will crave for, and David Beckham will put on his ear. Everything comes with a price, and the price for getting raw diamond are bloodshed and long civil wars in poor african countries. Go watch it, it won't disappoint you.
i used to dislike Leonardo, but after this film, he still proved to be a good actor.
Official webbie => http://blooddiamondmovie.warnerbros.com/
wiki info => http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Diamond_(film)
