One of the best film I ever seen in 2006, Top performer, Leonardo Dicaprio acts Danny Archer roll. In 1999, in Sierra Leone, the fisherman Solomon Vandy dreams on the day that his young son will become a doctor. His dreams are crashed when the rebels invade his village and kidnap his family to work in the diamond mines. Solomon finds a huge pink diamond and while hiding it, the commandant of the rebels sees, but the rebels are attacked and Salomon is arrested by the government army. In jail, the wounded commandant tells the prisoners that Salomon found the stone, and the mercenary smuggler Danny Archer releases Salomon and proposes to exchange the diamond by his missing family. Using the idealistic American journalist Maddy Bowen, Danny locates the wife and daughters of Salomon in a refugee camp, but is informed that his son has been recruited by the rebels. Salomon looking for and finding his son, and Danny looking for the diamond and finding redemption.
Not only the narrative is very solid and tight, but it also the narrative contains the character development, and lesson for today’s real situation as the diamond mines, and children army in Africa. After watch this film, I feel that I learn something besides enjoying the film itself. It contains some of the documentary aspects, but it follows the traditional Hollywood style.
Leonardo Dicaprio perfectly fit with the character Danny Archer who is only working for getting money even though it is legal or not. With the South African accent English makes me to believe that he might burn in the country. And it was fun to watch the Danny’s development by building the friendship with Salomon.
The film that makes audience to stay on their seat even though they see the credit, The End. A+
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