My Review Of Blood Diamond

Rating: 9/10 (14 December 2006)

I just came back from seeing Blood Diamond, and I have to tell you that I was quite pleased. I had no idea what the critic of the Miami Herald was speaking about (Mr. Rene Rodriguez), talking about this movie does not shine. This movie came all the way through in a multitude of colors, and in spite of what you may feel about Leonardo DiCaprio, this film is definitely worth seeing. It is very true to historic form, that diamonds in the past were used to finance revolutions and coup de tats.
After seeing this film, people in America do not realize how lucky/good they have it when they take a look around. Imagine being asleep in your bed just like any other night, and revolutionary forces barging into your home and taking your family and yourself by force. A lot of African nations to this day, still do not have central government or social services. An example of this is back in 1993 when Mohammed Farah Adid was the ruler of Somalia, he seized shipments of food from the country's borders and caused his own people to starve to death. My point is that this film is not only about greed, but man's inhumanity to man and all of its atrocities.
I recommend this film to anyone who wants a true and deep-hearted look at war, how it is financed, and the consequences thereof. Granted that this is not a war film per se, just like the movie 'The Deer Hunter' was really about friendship.