Little update on the New York move... I am not going and that for several reasons. Apart from the money, rent, family issues I decided not to go because I have only been in my job for 4 months and I still have a lot to learn. Also I think that my main motivation to go is to escape my bosses grumpiness and that a silly reason to cross an ocean.
Monday I had the chance to see the sneak preview of Blood Diamond a film with Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Connelly. Sierra Leone, 1999: rebels try to overthrow the government leaving a trail of massacre and violence. Children are taken to become "child soldiers", women are raped and adults see their arms cut to prevent them from voting. Danny Archer, an ex-mercenary from Zimbabwe, and Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou), a Mende fisherman have a common quest: finding a rare pink diamond. To Danny it will mean fortune, to Solomon it will mean freedom and a chance to find his family back. Jennifer Connelly plays a reporter who wants to publish a story on conflict diamonds and the complicity the diamond industry plays.
Apart from the little Hollywood undertone of the relationship between Maddy and Danny, this film was surprisingly interesting and very well made. None of the characters is all black and white; and it's the grey area that makes it so interesting. Danny was a mercenary, is a very cynical guy who has lost a great deal and has been personally touched by misery. Maddy, the idealistic journalist, realises that she might be idealistic but she also follows the system. Very realistic and based on real facts, I found the story of the child soldiers was especially moving.
Africa seems to be very "fashionable " these days. After Hotel Rwanda, The Constant Gardener and so on we have a new film that denounces the horrendous situation in Africa. Even ER is in Darfur now...
The misery of an entire continent apparently makes a good Hollywood script. But at the same time my naive self hopes that these films might finally touch people's heart... Or am I dreaming?
Monday I had the chance to see the sneak preview of Blood Diamond a film with Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Connelly. Sierra Leone, 1999: rebels try to overthrow the government leaving a trail of massacre and violence. Children are taken to become "child soldiers", women are raped and adults see their arms cut to prevent them from voting. Danny Archer, an ex-mercenary from Zimbabwe, and Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou), a Mende fisherman have a common quest: finding a rare pink diamond. To Danny it will mean fortune, to Solomon it will mean freedom and a chance to find his family back. Jennifer Connelly plays a reporter who wants to publish a story on conflict diamonds and the complicity the diamond industry plays.
Apart from the little Hollywood undertone of the relationship between Maddy and Danny, this film was surprisingly interesting and very well made. None of the characters is all black and white; and it's the grey area that makes it so interesting. Danny was a mercenary, is a very cynical guy who has lost a great deal and has been personally touched by misery. Maddy, the idealistic journalist, realises that she might be idealistic but she also follows the system. Very realistic and based on real facts, I found the story of the child soldiers was especially moving.
Africa seems to be very "fashionable " these days. After Hotel Rwanda, The Constant Gardener and so on we have a new film that denounces the horrendous situation in Africa. Even ER is in Darfur now...
The misery of an entire continent apparently makes a good Hollywood script. But at the same time my naive self hopes that these films might finally touch people's heart... Or am I dreaming?
4 comments:
salut!
cela me semble en effet un film fort intéressant d'après ce que tu écris; vais voir jeudi prochain "Pars vite et reviens tard" dans le cadre de mes cours de français!
Selon ce que j'ai vu sur Internet cela me semble un film pas triop "français"
mummy
Heu, c'est quoi au juste un film "trop français" ???
c'est un film avec du "overacting", une mauvaise sono et des acteurs qui ne semblent pas vraiment y croire, tiens
après coup, le film ne valait pas vraiment le coup, lis plutôt le roman qui est bien plus subtil
mummy
Bon alors pas de réglement de compte sur mon blog :-)
Ces dernières années j'ai quand meme vu de très bons films français comme "Prête moi ta main" la semaine dernière....
Et puis en règle générale, les films basés sur des livres sont moins bons... ils prêtent moins à l'imaginaire...
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