This is Africa

Rating: 8/10 (8 December 2014)

I watched Traffic the night before I watched Blood Diamond and I can't help to notice the similarity. Both movies have a substance, that makes money for some and makes others suffer for it. In Blood Diamond's case it's, surprise surprise, diamonds. Blood Diamond is more of a popcorn flick movie than Traffic was, but Blood Diamond doesn't lack any of the emotion or depth. Actually I think Blood Diamond had much more emotion than Traffic. Blood Diamond is a great film with good, but at times too convenient, story for my taste. The movie's story is fiction but some of the events happening are/have been real. There is a great mix of fiction and true story blended in.
Leonardo DiCaprio is amazing in the leading role as a smuggler who beneath the rough exterior has a deeper side. Djimon Hounsou is good as well. Both of them were nominated for an Oscar I saw. Jennifer Connelly wasn't too shabby neither.
Real deal however is the beauty of Africa. The film was really filmed in Africa and the result is wonderful. The movie almost feels like a tourist tour to Africa's nature. Also, I have been very pleased with James Newton Howard's scores. Most recently in The Hunger Games series. And this score was once again nothing more than amazing.