# 03 : Tears Gem (DVD)

Rating: 10/10 (3 June 2019)

So far, if I remember something of this summer 2010, it would be that I discovered Jennifer Connelly and her filmography thanks to the Net and one halo effect.
And the beginning is rather extraordinary! "Blood Diamond" is a brilliant, masterful eye-opener!
Living in France doesn't allow understanding the tragedies in Africa. Here, the movie being shot in real locations helped change this. Misery isn't only an over-populated people that haven't anything but it also derelict towns. Thus, human life is despised and allows extraordinary slaughters similar of those of WWII and the dreadful recruiting of children soldiers. In this nightmare, our opulent nations don't step in but rather exploit and steal the only wealth left. It was really shocking to see that people are ready for anything to get those little brilliant rocks and lock them afterward to keep prices up.
Thus, Di Caprio embodies an active link in this monstrous chain because he is the collector of the diamonds. He doesn't have a good guy to play (it's rather Hounsoun) but he delivers such a finely shaded characterization that in spite of doing adults deeds, you can feel his fragility and that he is still a child inside. His meeting with Jenny changed him but as the story is fast paced due to the revolutionary fights in the entire country, he has no time to ponder what happens to him until he discovered that he has nothing left.
His final moments ranks among my best movies farewell of all time that includes so far "Blade Runner" for its poetry, "Godfather III" for its pain and "Knowing" for its family sharing. Here, it starts with the numbing wound that Di Caprio plays brilliantly and ends with the phone call that couldn't happen twenty years ago. It's a very emotional and unique passing away and it made me cry.
In conclusion, I understand now why DiCaprio is among the best. He isn't no more the brat of his beginning and he makes me forgot Jenny! Thanks to him, to her and the wonderful team production to giving us such beauty and hard truths!