[movie Review] Blood Diamond
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Blood Diamond
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Rating: R for language and violence
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly
Plot: Set against the backdrop of civil war and chaos in 1990's Sierra Leone, Blood Diamond is the story of Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) - a South African mercenary - and Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) - a Mende fisherman. Both men are African, but their histories as different as any can be, until their fates become joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond that can transform their lives. While in prison for smuggling, Archer learns that Solomon - who was taken from his family and forced to work in the diamond fields - has found and hidden the extraordinary rough stone. With the help of Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), an American journalist whose idealism is tempered by a deepening connection with Archer, the two men embark on a trek through rebel territory, a journey that could save Solomon's family and give Archer the second chance he thought he would never have.[/b]
Review: I thought this was an excellent movie. I really portrayed the horrors that are going on over in Africa over these conflict diamonds. It really makes you think about how evil this world really can be. It was mixed with good dialogue (definitely funny in parts also) and good action.
4.5 out of 5 Stars
"If there were no eternal consciousness in a man, if at the bottom of everything there were only a wild ferment, a power that twisting in dark passions produced everything great or inconsequential; if an unfathomable insatiable emptiness lay hid beneath everything, what would life be but despair?"
Soren Kierkegaard
Soren Kierkegaard
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