2muchcoffeeman
Well-Known Member
First off, I bow down to the thespian magnificence that is Djimon Hounsou. He absolutely earned the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in this movie, mining the dignity, desperation, despair and naivety of a father whose young son has been swallowed by the "revolutionary armies" --- almost all children dragged away from their families and seduced by the easy pleasures of drugs, women and the power of the gun --- of sub-Saharan Africa.
For Abbott and Costello, Africa screamed. Ever since, it has cried ... for reasons which are well laid out in this movie, which explores one aspect of the rape of Africa against the backdrop of the late-1990s civil war in Sierra Leone, which was always more about the diamond fields than it was about political power.
Well-shot (should get at least an Oscar nom for cinematography), well written and incredibly well-acted --- especially by the always-hot Jennifer Connelly in what could have been a throwaway role.
And now, I'm going to do something distasteful. In the past, Leonardo DiCaprio has always suffered from Tom Cruise syndrome -- that is, no matter what the role onscreen, you always knew you were watching Leonardo DiCaprio act. Not so as the lead antihero of Blood Diamond; DiCaprio grew some facial hair to disguise his chin, picked up the tan of a lifelong white African and mastered a South African accent for this role. Nailed this role. Just absolutely nailed it. At the very least, DiCaprio should be getting a nomination for Best Actor for his work in Blood Diamond. Maybe he should even win the damn Oscar. (Ugh. Thank the gods that's over.)
You should see this movie.
For Abbott and Costello, Africa screamed. Ever since, it has cried ... for reasons which are well laid out in this movie, which explores one aspect of the rape of Africa against the backdrop of the late-1990s civil war in Sierra Leone, which was always more about the diamond fields than it was about political power.
Well-shot (should get at least an Oscar nom for cinematography), well written and incredibly well-acted --- especially by the always-hot Jennifer Connelly in what could have been a throwaway role.
And now, I'm going to do something distasteful. In the past, Leonardo DiCaprio has always suffered from Tom Cruise syndrome -- that is, no matter what the role onscreen, you always knew you were watching Leonardo DiCaprio act. Not so as the lead antihero of Blood Diamond; DiCaprio grew some facial hair to disguise his chin, picked up the tan of a lifelong white African and mastered a South African accent for this role. Nailed this role. Just absolutely nailed it. At the very least, DiCaprio should be getting a nomination for Best Actor for his work in Blood Diamond. Maybe he should even win the damn Oscar. (Ugh. Thank the gods that's over.)
You should see this movie.
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