A priceless quest for everyone involved

Rating: 9/10 (16 January 2019)

The film Blood Diamond directed by Edward Zwick combines Explosions, helicopters, and action to portray the serious problem of illegal diamonds being smuggled, bought and sold by the united states.
Starring leonardo dicaprio, he plays the role of a white South African mercenary who finds himself in the middle of a civil war raging throughout sierra leone Africa in the 90s. He meets a black Mende fisherman who had found a precious gem that is bigger than anyone has ever seen, but had been separated from his family in the war and sets out to find them. They also meet an american journalist along the way who is in africa to make a story about this ongoing problem with illegal diamonds. With three different goals these three work together to solve each others problems. It starts and ends with a rigorous trek through the rebel territory of sierra leone.
Although the movie doesn't have any narrative surprises, it allows you to know where the movie is going which makes it all the better. Reason being is that what you think is going to happen, happens. As a viewer it gives you a sense of relief almost because you can enjoy watching without having to stress out about it. The acting by leonardo dicaprio is spectacular making the film captivating to the person who is watching. Really draws you into his character.
At times I would wonder why im watching the film due to some of the horrifying visuals that are shown, but then I realize that these are things are actually happening around the world. Although some of the action in the film is far fetched the film does a good job of showing an issue that is going on that people may not even know about. The sound effects and music in the film were a huge part of the story line. Without the loud explosions and tribal music etc it would not be able to justify just how real this issue is. The sound also keeps the pace of the movie at a constant speed with music. With the movie being at a constant speed the whole time I never once wanted to take my eyes off the screen because I was afraid of missing a pivotal point in a scene, which made the movie more enjoyable to watch. As great as this movie is, it lacks the storytelling of the characters backgrounds. The characters in the film are not introduced with any background whatsoever, which makes it hard to relate to them and have a connection to the character. They make up with this throughout the film by making you have a deep emotional connection to the characters. Another movie produced by Edward Zwick is The Last Samurai featuring tom cruise. It is filled with action packed scenes along with the same concept that there is a problem that needs to be solved. This movie is a drama war film and if you liked blood diamond you would surely love this film.
Blood Diamond has a very aggressive approach to the theme in which makes the reader think. Everyone one in this film is set out on a common quest to find something they are longing for. They do this by having all types of characters, they have heros, villians, and even a sympathetic protagonist. This helps further the theme and bring light to the problem, which is conflict diamonds.