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mithluin

TIA: It's the altitude!

Dec 30, 2012 22:23

So, it turns out the movie Blood Diamond is much funnier when you watch it in Africa. I hasten to clarify that a movie about civil war, child soldiers and diamond smugglers is not actually funny; it’s meant to be serious and depressing, and of course it is. Leonardo diCaprio’s character is rather a bastard and if anyone else played him, you’d ( Read more... )

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mellymell January 8 2013, 18:06:33 UTC

I loved the movie Blood Diamond but I HATED Leo in it. And I don't just mean his character, because I realize you're supposed to mostly hate him. But he just wasn't believable and it kept pulling me out of the emersion of the film. Otherwise, it was an amazing story told really well and I really loved the film. It stuck with me for a very long time. It's really interesting to get your take on it since you're in Africa right now.