A gem of a movie. Review on Blood Diamond Movie

The promo of the movie was enough for me to know the movie was A grade.

After watching the departed I have realised that leonardo is no

chocolate boy, he is a seasoned actor who can deliver strong

preformances. This is a movie which is worthwhile to watch.

TIA- "This Is Africa"

Directed by

Edward Zwick

Produced by

Gillian Gorfil,

Marshall Herskovitz,

Graham King,

Paula Weinstein,

Edward Zwick

Written by

Charles Leavitt

Starring

Leonardo DiCaprio,

Jennifer Connelly,

Djimon Hounsou,

Michael Sheen,

Arnold Vosloo

Set in the sierra leone in 1999, the film portrays a country torn apart by the struggle between government soldiers and brutal rebel forces. The film portrays many of the atrocities including rebels cutting off people's hands to stop them from voting in upcoming elections.  Blood Diamond is the story of Danny Archer (DiCaprio), an ex-mercenary from Zimbabwe, and Solomon Vandy (Hounsou), a Mende fisherman. Both men are African, but their histories and their circumstances are as different as any can be until their fates become joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond.

With the starting sequence you start to realise this movie has substance and reality. Well I watched this movie on a CD first and then proceeded to watch it in a hall. No silly sally stuff. No superheroes, just plain truth and the chaos in africa which is caused by the money greedy western powers. Its not a documentry yet it makes you realise the number of lives people of africa hae lost let alone their homes and belongings. Its not a movie to glorify the lead actor, cause you will never know who the lead is leonardo or Djimon Hounsu. The problems this movie showed just through the simple plot of a man finding a rare and large diamond really make you think for a while hw creativity works in the minds of gr8 directors.

Action sequences are A class. The gunfires and fight sequence are potrayed perfectly Background score is great. "Shine ON EM " is a gr8 track to listen at the end. Dialouges are perfect. Specially like the "this is africa" and "thank gods they didnt find oil here" Djimon Hounsu really moves you with his preformance and the emotions he shows. leo potrays a bad guy with a kind heart perfectly. rest of the cast play their part well yet are overshadowed by these two giants.

In the end the director manages to convey his message clearly. The long forgotten africa is still being exploited and its own people are being killed for the resources it has to offer. Watch the movie for an eye opening extragavanza