Blood Diamond

Blood Diamond
Drama
5/5 stars

Plot:
Danny Archer(Leonardo DiCaprio) is a dealer of "conflict diamonds" in Sierra Leone. His entire career and survival is based off of dealing diamonds that are the result of torture and suffering by people enslaved by money hungry "diamond farmers." A fisherman(Solomon Vandy, played by Djimon Hounsou) whose village was burned to the ground and everyone in it, has been separated from his family and forced to work in these diamond mines so that people who beat him and kill his friends can profit. After Solomon finds a massive diamond worth millions of dollars and manages to bury the diamond outside of the camp, american peacekeepers attack the site. All the leaders of that camp, and workers, are taken to prison in a nearby town. The rumor that Solomon has this diamond startes to travel, and reaches Danny's ear. Danny bails solomon out of prison and convinces him to help him find the diamond. The rest of the movie involves the two in search of this diamond, and the struggle for solomon to find the rest of his family.

Acting:
The acting in this movie is outstanding. Leonardo DiCaprio won an oscar for Best Preformance by an Actor in a Leading Roll and Djimon Hounsou won an oscar for Best Preformance by an Actor in a Supporting Roll. Both oscars were well deserved. Other than a few characters (Love Interest, Antagonist) they both carry this movie incredibly well. Leonardo DiCaprio pulls off the South African accent perfectly.

Special Effects/Cinemtography:
This movie didn't have too much special effects apart from Explosions and gunshots. The cinemtography was amazing. This one shot after Solomon Vandy arrives in London, and sees a necklace with hundreds of diamonds on it, and realizes, his friends and family, have been put through incredible torture and pain, and in some cases, death, so that a jewelry retailer can sell a pretty necklace for $1000... The scene was perfect.

Final Thoughts:
If you are into dramas, I strongly recommend this movie. The is nothing about that movie that doesn't make you think. The movie doesn't have a single weak spot. Shots are clearly defined and everything you would expect out of a 5/5 star movie is there.