Speaking of Leonardo DiCaprio, the well-known superstar, many people must know it. Mention of his classic movies are countless, there are romance films "Titanic" and "Romeo and Juliet", there are biopics "Hoover" and "The Wolf of Wall Street", there are action films "Infernal Affairs", there are suspenseful high IQ The film "Inception" and "Contained Island". It can be said that "when Xiao Li comes out, it must be a fine product." Today I want to talk about my favorite one of his movies, "Blood Diamond"
The whole film of "Blood Diamond" revolves around bloody pink diamonds, telling a true story in Africa. At the beginning of the film, Solomon, a black fisherman living in a fishing village, takes his son to school. The beginning shows us the leisurely working life in the fishing village. At this time, the camera is pulled in, facing the beautiful scenery of the fishing village and the clear river. A close-up, the sun is shining, and the beautiful scenery hides various crises. At this time, BLOOD DIAMOND gradually appeared on the subtitles, and the film officially began.
The whole movie is depressive and solemn, with the beautiful scenery of the African continent on one side and the brutal and bloody slaughter of the African civil war on the other. No matter where it is, good and evil coexist. Anti-government elements regard massacre as pleasure. They train the captured children into unblinking machines. They drink, play cards, kill, and take drugs with them. The original happy childhood has gradually become dehumanized. Africa, a rich and poor land, has been ravaged by war. Some people say that the red land of Africa is stained with blood because of the constant wars. Africa, a world we have been neglecting, "Blood Diamond" made me know this land of Africa for the first time.
On the Long Road to Redemption In the movie, the fisherman Solomon and the diamond smuggler Archer embark on the long road to find diamonds together. Archer didn't want to help Solomon find his son, he just used Solomon to get diamonds and leave Africa. Just as the movie says, "Even bad guys will make life meaningful. No one knows which way will lead to heaven." Everyone in the movie exposes the fatal shortcomings of human nature. Greed, cunning, deceit, coldness, whether it is white military or black anti-government elements, or diamond smugglers, murderous and insensitive children, and those who buy diamonds, their hands are stained with blood from the African continent. Archer in the movie is a complete liar. He has lived in this land of Africa since he was a child. He has been eager to leave here all his life. After experiencing the baptism of war, he chose to become a diamond smuggler. He can be in need of others. Good words to persuade, kick when you don't need others, a typical little hooligan. But his ending is regrettable. At the end of the movie, Archer was shot in order to protect Solomon and his son. When he was dying, he leaned on the rock, looked at the land he wanted to leave all his life, and slowly took it from his pocket. When he came out of diamonds, he might be laughing at himself at the moment, even losing his life, just for such a small stone, he still couldn't escape his fate in the end.
A precious friendship. He looked at the diamond and examined his first half of his life. The crimes of his life appeared before him. He thought of Solomon, who had been with him along the way. Although he had deceived Solomon and abandoned Solomon, Solomon forgave him. Up him. This time he finally made the right choice, and he gave the diamond to Solomon. "Mr. Archer, I thought you were going to steal him." "I did think so." When they said that, they laughed. At this time, Archer knew that he was dead soon, "Take your child. Go home" he said calmly. I think even the worst, most despicable, and most shameless people still have a trace of kindness deep in their hearts, worthy of being saved.
The journey of finding diamonds in a land he could not leave his entire life was a long and endless road for Archer. He desperately wanted to leave Africa, but he stayed there until the last moment of his life. This piece of red land that nurtured him. Under him is the red soil of Africa, quietly sucking the blood, soul and attachment of living beings, as it has been forever. There is a word "TIA" frequently appeared in the movie, which means This Is Africa. Facing the constant influx of mercenaries, Archer slowly picked up the red clay on the ground with his hands. Only at this moment did he realize that the Africa in front of him is so beautiful. . At this time, the camera gradually zoomed out, Archer closed his eyes, and behind him was the mountain with heavy ridges, glowing like fire. This is the red land that Archer can never leave. His roots are here, and he belongs here.
I wish You were there
The love scene in the movie can be said to be minimal. The hero and the heroine are so clean that they only shake hands and dance once, not even the most basic kisses. But it must not be said that there is no love. In the middle of the movie, Archer tells McGrady to find the diamond himself, and he asks McGrady to get on the plane. McGrady stared at Archer affectionately. After all kinds of difficulties, she had already secretly felt affection for this man with a beard and scumbag. She just left her contact information to Archer, said softly, "You should also get on the plane" and then bid farewell to Archer. Seeing this, I knew that there would be no good at the end of the movie. ending. Sure enough, Archer was shot in the end. The last call before his death was to say goodbye to McGrady. At this time McGrady was in a scenic European town. Although McGrady repeatedly asked where Archer was on the phone, he kept silent. . "There is a beautiful landscape in front of me, I really hope you are here." A love that started and ended so dull, but it made me tears.
Generally speaking, Archer is a complicated character. He is selfish, but has a conscience. He is eager to leave Africa, and finally discovered that this is the most beautiful place in the world. He fell in love with a woman for the first time. However, he personally sent her away. He thought he could betray everyone to survive. In the end, he was shot and killed for Solomon and his son. Archer is not a good man, but he is worthy of redemption. For a long time, I was very touched by Archer’s death. Perhaps Leonardo’s performance was too real, and I could even deeply feel the state of mind of letting go of everything in the last few minutes of my life.
At this time, I thought of Archer and Solomon who were running forward on the vast prairie after bidding farewell to McGrady. One was paternal love and the other was atonement.
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