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The story begins in an ordinary black family, a remote fishing village in Sierra Leone. The honest fisherman Solomon, his wife and three children live peacefully. The eldest son has a desire to become a doctor. But unfortunately came suddenly one afternoon. After their village was slaughtered by the rebels, he escaped the bad luck of being chopped off his arm and was sent to work in a diamond mining mine. He occasionally found a rare and valuable treasure. The pink diamond of the government happened to be attacked at this time. He buried the diamond in a hurry and was taken to prison. At the other end of the story, Danny is a black market businessman who wanders on the edge of war and death, who lives on illegal diamond trade and smuggling of weapons. He was also arrested when he was transporting diamonds across the border and was sent to the prison where Solomon was located. The two people have an intersection. Danny occasionally heard of Solomon's diamond. After the two were released from prison, Danny threatened Solomon and promised to help him find his family who had been lost in the war. The two embarked on a journey to find the diamond together. But in such a chaotic country, there are many barriers everywhere, and they need help. Danny thought of the female reporter Maddy who wanted to get a black diamond sales channel from him, and helped them through the many obstacles through his special identity as a reporter.
So the story unfolded again between these three people. Danny, a black market businessman who wanders on the edge of war and death, who lives on the illegal trading of diamonds and smuggling weapons, wants to own the priceless diamond and leave Africa; Solomon, a person who wants to be with his family and make his The black fisherman who his son recaptured from the rebels; Maddy, a professionally adventurous journalist who wanted to report and investigate the shady trade of blood diamonds in Africa. Three strangers, for three different purposes, were arranged by fate to start a life adventure.
In a war-torn country, this kind of human nature always happens. The war is terrible and cruel. In wars, civilians will always be hurt. Among them, the children were the worst affected. They had a bright future. Solomon's son Dia, he was quite a doctor's wish, and his hopes vanished in an instant. They have lost their homes, loved ones, educational opportunities, and some even freedom. They have been brainwashed and turned into boy scouts, dehumanizing killing machines. The movie shows how the rebels train the young soldiers. Those children have endured things they could not afford at their age, guns, drugs, killings, deaths. In another part of the film’s conversation between Danny and Solomon when they were hiding in the rain on another night, Solomon said: "Grandfather told him that diamonds are war, and friends told him that diamonds are wealth; some people say that diamonds are women. I understand why people do. I am so eager to get diamonds, but why do our compatriots kill each other for this? Some people say that we have some problems, maybe our natural skin color makes us farther from God. But my children are good children, maybe wait for them to grow up When I get older, peace will come. Then this will be heaven." Danny looked at him and could only say: "We will find your son." But when Solomon found his son in the diamond mine, that child was no longer there. Then there was a happy, innocent child who was replaced by a young killing machine. And in the war, as the rebels said when they brainwashed them, people are not afraid of you, but they are afraid of the gun in your hand. The torture of people in war is another aspect that the movie wants to express. In troubled times, heroes can appear, but more bandits and thugs appear. In a distorted environment, such people can run wild and civilians. Under such oppression, he became a victim of war. Solomon is one in this big background. His family and his hopes are even small in the war, and he can do nothing about the future. In the face of the cruelty of the civil war, when he and his wife met in a refugee camp across the barbed wire, he sighed sadly: "Why can only be ruled by whites in order to be peaceful, while blacks and their own people always kill each other."
What can we say about war, expect it to disappear forever, this world will always be a peaceful paradise, but the reality is cruel, let's do something in the face of cruelty.
The diamond is the initiator of this story, and it revolves around this diamond story.
Diamonds, in the real world, sound like a luxury product representing taste, but their acquisition has to be marked with a question mark. How much sin is needed to create such a sparkle.
The film also shows how diamonds come from Danny’s narration to reporters: exchange weapons with rebels for diamonds, then bribe customs officials in African port cities such as Liberia, obtain diamond export permits, and transport them to London underground banks for storage and preservation. The supply is stable to maintain the price, and then shipped to India for processing. The black diamonds are washed into white diamonds and are sold in normal circulation to major cities in the world. We don't know the real situation, but what is shown in the movie is already shocking. Driven by profit, diamonds are born in blood. Even though they are stained with blood, they are still dazzling and attract many people. In addition to the shock, I would also think about how many of the audience who watched this movie did not buy diamonds because of this, or perhaps they forget it soon after the shock? Africa may not change anything because you don't buy a diamond, and perhaps there can never be an equal sign between conscientiousness and reality, but we can always do something. That is why people are more stigmatizing the lives of African lives for years to do more in-depth thinking, seeing the suffering of the African people hiding in refugee camps due to the war, not just sigh, and then forget, you What can I do.
Danny, who grew up in suffering, was not forged with great humanity. Instead, he was grind to become an egoist who lives only for himself. The character design in this way is reasonable, and his survival cannot be guaranteed. Any moral preaching is useless under the premise. Every character in the film has an interest relationship. Danny helped Solomon to get the pink diamond from beginning to end, and Solomon also cooperated with Danny to save his family. The female reporter Maddy initially helped Danny and Solomon is also to get news insider. All relationships are based on the exchange of interests, but the subsequent development of the story catalyzed some subtle friendships. Danny finally sacrificed himself so that Solomon and his son could escape from the sea of suffering, and there was also a love between him and the female reporter Maddy. . And just before, Danny also said "TIA (This is Africa!)", killing his boss when he finally won the stone, because you can't trust anyone in the war, you have to rely on yourself! He wanted to leave Africa, he had to rely on himself, but then he gave the opportunity to the Solomon family. This is a return of human nature. In fact, it is what most viewers hope to see and can accept. The origin of evil is finally transformed into another good beginning.
Maddy, a woman journalist who has a sense of justice and is very brave. She wanted to work hard to find conclusive evidence to prove the existence of the dirty transaction. At first, in order to obtain information, she facilitated Danny's search for diamonds. But as the contact deepened, she began to understand Danny, the diamond seller also had a sad and lonely heart. Although there are not many descriptions of her, this character is plump, she cursed, because she can only write some sad words every time, take some photos to tell people the misfortune here, she wants to do more, she wants to expose These dirty practices about diamonds. In the end she did it with Danny's help and helped Solomon live a new life.
Solomon, this ordinary fisherman was a victim from beginning to end. He wanted to find a peaceful life with his son and his family, but this wish was destroyed by the war. With Danny's help, he realized his wish.
five. Performance
Leonardo DiCaprio gave a wonderful performance in the movie. He played the role of Danny. He even changed a very strange accent in order to present the contradiction of such a diamond dealer. On the one hand, this role was driven by diamond smuggling, and he was desperate to find diamonds, even the lives of others, but On the other hand, his thoughts changed step by step during the process of searching for a diamond. He saw Solomon's love for his son, and finally understood that friendship, love, and family affection are all more important than a diamond, and the most precious thing is life, even though this is the case. His consciousness was a bit sudden, but it made sense.
Other actors are also very brilliant. Black actors have successfully demonstrated Solomon's struggles in the war, and Jennifer Connelly has also shown the toughness of the female reporter very well.
And the director’s processing of the picture is exceptionally spectacular, large-scale, and very realistic. The vast red land in Africa in the lens is so beautiful. For a time, the rural scenery is peaceful and peaceful. It also reveals the cruel reality at all times, with a strong contrast effect, giving people a shock.
At the end of the story, Danny finally failed to leave the African continent where he could not escape his fate. With the help of Danny, Solomon used that pink diamond in exchange for reunion, wealth and a new life. Maddy also uncovered the shady deal with the help of Solomon and Danny. Solomon smiled at Maddy in the courtroom, his eyes were very firm, and the subtitles started: The "Kimberley Treaty" was signed in 2004. But so far there are more than 200,000 Boy Scouts in Africa...
The ultimate goal of "Blood Diamond" is the same as some other war-themed movies. In the end, they all turn their eyes on the innocent civilians in trouble and disaster and the war on their lives. Devastation and injury. In wars, it is inevitable that innocent civilians will often be displaced as a result, and some people will leave a lot of pain and regrets to the world for profit and wealth. The cruel reality and the greed of human nature driven by interests are worth thinking about.
Always have reservations about Leonardo. . .
But I still want a diamond ring. Oops
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