Blood Diamond (2006) ♡ MOVIE REACTION - FIRST TIME WATCHING!

[@wesleyy2502]

Can't believe Leo didn't win an Oscar for this.

[@8301TheJMan]

This and "The Departed" came out the same year are were what finally convinced me that Leo was a legit brilliant actor. He was great in pretty much everything he was in prior to this, but similar to Brad Pitt - for the longest I refused to see him as anything but as a teenybopper heart throb, but eventually, like with Pitt, I eventually was forced to recognize how great of an actor he truly was. And it was these two movies that did it for me. What's hilarious to me was the fact that imo, both the films "The Departed" and "Blood Diamond", as well as Leo's performances in both of them were better than both the film "The Revenant" as well as Leo's performance in it - an yet it was "The Revenant" performance that manage to actually get him the oscar. Hounsou also was simply brilliant in this film too, and if Leo didn't win anything for this - than he damn well shoulda. But the Oscars have been shown to be bs the last few decades anyways, between Leo not getting one for either of these films, Val Kilmer not getting even nominated for one for playing Doc Holiday in "Tombstone" or in Morison "The Doors," or Brad Pitt nit getting one for his performances in "The Assassination of Jesse James..." or in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", are only jut a few examples of the many ridiculous oscar snubs over the years and yet it seems to somehow be a more and more frequent occurrence as time goes on. But of the many examples i can think of, Leo not getting one for this film is especially egregious imo.

[@krayzy932]

I would have probably picked Leo over Forest Whitaker that year, but I think Will Smith deserved it more than both of them. He was great in The Pursuit of Happyness.

[@8301TheJMan]

@@krayzy932 Though i completely agree with you that Will Smith was phenomenal in "The Pursuit of Happiness", (and a billion times more deserving of the oscar than the role where he did win it - that being "Ali"), and Forest was certainly brilliant as well - however i still think Leo's performances in this or in "The Departed," (which both came out in the same year), were more brilliant than Smith's or Forest's performances. But the end of the day, art is entirely subjective. There simply is no such things as an objectively better performance" because as humans we are incapable of not allowing or pre-existing opinions, world views, and as well as your personal life experiences impact the way a person interprets or critique any work of art. which ever medium that the subject work of art is in. Whether it be in film, literature, comic-books, music, painting, sculpting, or performance art (like dancing or acting), regardless - there's simply no objective standards to rate/review art. And even if there were, we are incapable of applying those standards objectively/consistently. So in other words there's no way to prove which of these performances were better - we only have our own personal opinions one way or another.

[@crazyvideos188]

Forest deserved it though.. for me personally that performance was amazing

[@8301TheJMan]

@@crazyvideos188 Like i said in an earlier comment, even though i personally believe Leo's performance in this as well as in "The Departed," (which came out in the same year), were better that Forest's, it wasn't by a whole lot - and Forest's certainly was brilliant imo. So at the end of the day, it's not the biggest of snubs, cuz there were so many great performances that year, and any one of them deserved an oscar. It sucks that they had to all come out in the same, cuz there were plenty of years both before and even more so - since that oscar season that didn't have a single film and/or performance that was as good as any of the top four imo, that being Leo in those two films i mentioned, Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happiness," and Forest in "The Last Scotsman". It just annoys me more so simply because i believe Leo in "Blood Diamond and "The Departed were without question his best performances of his whole career, and when he finally got the oscar it was for Revenant, which both as a film itself, as well as his performance wasn't close to as brilliant as these two films were. That's just my opinion though.

[@heron6764]

Diamonds are kept artificially scarce and only a measured amount are released every year. The cost of a finished diamond is about seven dollars a carat. One of the biggest scams the world has ever seen.

[@TheLaFleur]

I read about that, I'm pretty sure is common knowledge that the De Beers are the ones keeping the prizes high and had been also accused before of dealing with blood diamonds. So yeah, I would avoid their diamonds like the plague if I ever have the need to buy one

[@DaemonKeido]

@@TheLaFleur If all finished diamonds were put on the market at once currently, you could buy them with your pocket money for handfuls of finished stones.

[@body_by_depuy]

It's one of the reasons they try so hard to convince people that laboratory created diamonds somehow mean less when given because they weren't mined, despite the fact that the lab diamonds are of a higher quality and clarity because the creation is controlled.

[@nooneofconsequence1251]

not to mention they can now create them easily in a lab to a higher quality than any you will find out in the wild, so, paying a ton of money for one, conflict-free or not, is just dumb. Something people with too much money and vanity do because they can.

[@potterj09]

There is a plant in South Korea that produces tonnes of artificial diamond stock each year to coat powertool blades. Takes the price of a concrete saw blade from $110 to $350. The value for the user is there but the manufacture costs are way disproportionate. People have exploited this stone for centuries on many fronts.

[@jonathang9705]

My favorite Leo DiCaprio movie, and Jennifer Connelly was beautiful and talented as always. I think Danny Archer is one of the more enigmatic, complex and memorable characters in film and he really struck a chord with me. He suffered trauma and loss at a young age ,was forced from his home, then found another home in the army but wanted a better, more peaceful life for himself and an escape from the conflict and violence of Africa. He had become so numb and desensitized by what he had experienced that he was willing to do whatever he had to to get what he wanted and didn't care who got hurt in the process, but in the end showed he was a good man by sacrificing himself for the good of others. His end was really emotional, he was so close to getting free to that new life he dreamed of. At least he had someone to share his final moments with and didn't die alone. RIP Danny Archer. "Rhodesians Never Die" p.s. I'd highly recommend watching "A Beautiful Mind" with Jennifer Connelly and Russell Crowe. She won an Oscar for her performance.

[@666johnco]

The Civil War in Sierra Leone ended in 2002 when the anarchy became so bad that the UK did its only ever direct military intervention in a former Colony, an operation that began in 2000. I will mention that at the same time as this was occuring 'The Second Congo Civil War' also known as 'The Great War of Africa' broke out between 1998-2003, called that because of the number of Dfrican countries that were drawn in. 350000 died in the fighting and an excess death estimate of 5.4 million exists though it is disputed,. Mines run by militia with forced labour still exist in the DRC. Edit now the main thing is lithium for electric car batteries.

[@AhHereWeGo]

Lithium, cobalt, dysprosium, terbium, etc. and a large amount of them are Chinese owned. This is why I laugh in the face of anyone saying electric vehicles are better for the world

[@nickmitsialis]

@@AhHereWeGo And the Chinese don't give two sh/ts about things like 'guilt' or 'racism' or 'colonialism'--there is a docco called 'Empire of Dust': the Chinese listen to the Congolese make excuses about how they can't do things because of ....The Chinese guy just say We (China ) didn't have any Infrastructure and you did--and you squandered it!'

[@BlackStudies]

@tileux The ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has deep roots in the country's colonial past. The brutal exploitation and repression under Belgian colonial rule from the late 19th century until 1960 set the stage for instability and violence that has plagued the DRC to this day: During the colonial period under King Leopold II and then the Belgian state, the Congolese people suffered immensely from forced labor, massacres, mutilations, and other atrocities as the colonizers extracted valuable resources like rubber and ivory.[4] An estimated 10 million Congolese died from colonial abuses between 1880-1920.[1][11] This decimated and traumatized the population. The Belgian colonizers also intensified ethnic divisions, favoring some groups like the Tutsi over others. When the Belgians hastily granted independence in 1960, it left the DRC ill-prepared for self-rule, with only 16 university graduates in the entire country.[4] Chaos and civil war erupted within days of independence in 1960.[14] Cold War powers like the U.S. and Soviet Union then vied for influence, backing different factions and fueling ongoing instability.[14] The corrupt, Western-backed dictatorship of Mobutu Sese Seko from 1965-1997 further impoverished the country.[4] When the 1994 Rwandan genocide spilled over into eastern DRC, it reignited ethnic tensions and led to the First and Second Congo Wars, which drew in multiple neighboring countries seeking to exploit the DRC's mineral wealth.[15] Over 5 million died in the wars from 1996-2003.[17] So in summary, Belgian colonialism left a legacy of underdevelopment, ethnic strife, and a corrupt system of resource extraction that has made the DRC vulnerable to ongoing violence by armed groups and interference by foreign powers. Resolving the current conflict will require addressing these deep-seated issues with roots in the colonial past.[2][10] Citations: [1] [PDF] Ending Foreign Exploitation of Mineral Resources in the Democratic ... ww1.odu.edu/content/dam/odu/offices/mun/docs/4th-drc.pdf [2] "The Resource Curse in the Congo" by Erin Nichols digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/horizons/vol5/iss2/6/ [3] [PDF] Violence linked to natural resource exploitation - ohchr www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Countries/CD/FS-5_Natural_Resources_FINAL.pdf [4] DR Congo: Cursed by its natural wealth - BBC News www.bbc.com/news/magazine-24396390 [5] Congo Crisis - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congo_Crisis [6] [PDF] Colonialism and its Socio-politico and Economic Impact www.qurtuba.edu.pk/thedialogue/The%20Dialogue/12_3/Dialogue_July_September2017_311-320.pdf [7] The Global Exploitation of Congo Must End - Jacobin jacobin.com/2023/02/democratic-republic-of-the-congo-war-colonialism-exploitation-resources-intervention-history [8] [PDF] Congo Crisis, 1960-65 - Old Dominion University ww1.odu.edu/content/dam/odu/offices/mun/docs/crisis-two-congo.pdf [9] Congo: Colonialism through Dictatorship, 1400s-1997 enoughproject.org/blog/congo-colonialism-through-dictatorship-1400s-1997 [10] History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Britannica www.britannica.com/place/Democratic-Republic-of-the-Congo/History [11] Lasting effects of colonial-era resource exploitation in Congo - VoxDev voxdev.org/topic/institutions-political-economy/lasting-effects-colonial-era-resource-exploitation-congo [12] republic of congo's natural resources press.un.org/en/2001/sc7057.doc.htm [13] The Colonial Legacy and Transitional Justice in the Democratic ... www.accord.org.za/ajcr-issues/the-colonial-legacy-and-transitional-justice-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo/ [14] The Congo, Decolonization, and the Cold War, 1960-1965 history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/congo-decolonization [15] A guide to the decades-long conflict in DR Congo | News - Al Jazeera www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/21/a-guide-to-the-decades-long-conflict-in-dr-congo [16] Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo | Global Conflict Tracker www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/violence-democratic-republic-congo [17] Colonial rule, dictatorship, civil war | BMZ www.bmz.de/en/countries/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/historical-background-56144 [18] Democratic Republic of the Congo - Britannica www.britannica.com/place/Democratic-Republic-of-the-Congo/The-Congo-crisis [19] History of Colonization and Exploitation in the DRC - Gala www.learngala.com/cases/cobalt-electric-vehicles/6

[@Azeyral]

@@AhHereWeGo We need to change for electric vehicles anyway... But the best thing is to reduce our production and consumption to avoid to use materials from bloody conflicts. Reducing vehicle weight is an other priority, as like developing public transportation, reducing our travels etc. Mines are the worst industry considery to violation of human rights of course. Nations must work to make legislate and UN must change its capacity to stop conflicts... I know there are some utopian propositions there but this is the best scenario in my opinion.

[@Azeyral]

@@BlackStudies In France, an official public rapport conclued (finally...) that our country helped war criminals and genocidists in the Rwanda civil war. I was born in 1994, 30 years ago... I remember my mother told me she was very stressed about what happened for these people. Many people in France knew about our military implication, and our leaders used racist argument to avoid their responsabilities. Today we have a powerful alt right which works to make forget this bloody past. Today, our country is in a heavy political conflict about Gaza (of course colonial ideas are the main to lead the political game... people who criticize colonial and racist rule are arrested and some of them imprisoned !). But we don't look at the RDC and how European Countries are generaly going to extend their colonial and exploitation tradition in the purpose to serve their economical interests.

[@roosterblood]

The ending where Leo dies is where I grew up. It's a lot more suburban than it looks. Most of this was filmed in KwaZulu-Natal

[@English_MoFo]

Leo dies? I’m 3 minutes in😡

[@roosterblood]

@@English_MoFo 😂😞

[@potterj09]

@@English_MoFo lmao bru.

[@jrbenson810]

@@dallesamllhals9161 And in Django unchained

[@David_C_83]

As soon as I saw this reaction I had to click on it. It's among my favorite movies, there's so many emotions that come from it. I think it's impossible not to cry at the whole scene on the cliff, both Archer letting them go while admitting he thought about stealing from them as well as the call to Maddy. If it's not oil or diamonds it's something else, there will always be "rare" materials as long as someone can make a profit out it.

[@scarecrow108productions7]

41:13 Yes, Dakadak is the local's slang for "Attack Helicopter" in the South African Army. And yes, the SA has a handful of Russian-built and export versions of the MI-24 Hind Gunships. The one showed here in film is the MI-24 Super Hind Mk.3, tailor made export version for the South African Armed Forces. So the local forces in Africa would often call it as the "Dakadak". And these Gunships are no joke. Literally bristling with rockets, anti air, anti ground missiles, and machine guns on the nose and on the side doors. Trust me, you do NOT wanna be the "receiving end" of the firepower that this gunship is packing.

[@Fred-vy1hm]

Jennifer Connolly is a great actress and a timeless beauty, you might know her from the movie A Beautiful Mind for which she recieved the best supporting actress academy award. P.S. a good alternative to African sourced stones are Canadian or polar bear diamonds from mines in the Northwest Territories, called that because there is a tiny polar bear laser etched on each cut stone specifically to assure the consumer that they aren't "blood" diamonds.

[@chazbeiler8903]

Crazy how just yesterday I wanted to look up movie reactions to this and you are watching it let's gooo

[@cmbtking]

Great movie. In college back in 2009 I did a 10 page report on the blood diamond trade and the use of child soldiers, and we had to make a 2 minute video to go with the paper, so I used the scene from this movie where they make the kid shoot the guy for the first time as the opening scene to my video. Got 110% on that project cause it made my teacher cry. If you own real diamonds, you've now seen where pretty much all of them come from, and what happens to get them.

[@DestinyAwaits19]

Not all diamonds are conflict diamonds. Even the movie admits that.

[@cmbtking]

@@DestinyAwaits19 good thing I never said that either

[@billthomas478]

Except for the ones from Canada

[@aphextwin5712]

⁠@@cmbtkingNo, you didn’t say “all of them”, you said “pretty much all of them”, a statement many might interpret as 90+%. What number you can find is that about 20% of diamonds come from artisanal miners; conflict diamonds as depicted here come from artisanal miners. Their condition are often pretty bad but outright civil war doesn’t affect them all. Of course, you could label all diamonds mined in countries without democracy and bad human rights as ‘dirty’ but then such labels would apply to a lot of oil and gas as well.

[@Marterrin]

Yes, yes, yes finally a blood diamond reaction. Today is a good day, thank you. It is a powerful movie.

[@ByronJames7]

I'm glad you enjoyed this. The composer who scored the music for this film, James Newton Howard, was my dad's best friend growing up and through adulthood. It was one of his many film projects that stuck with him through the years.

[@lolmao500]

I used to work with an immigrant from the Congo, she had to flee the war, lived in a refugee camp for many years and she saw most of her family murdered in front of her when a rebel group attacked the camp and basically murdered every man in the camp and kidnapped the kids to brainwash them and use them as soldiers. Years later she found her son that had been kidnapped. The world is a screwed up place, people in the west have zero idea whats its like out there... they whine about paying too much money for netflix or traffic, these are not real problems, not even close.

[@billthomas478]

I've lived in a few different countries and I fully agree with you. People in the West, especially America and Canada, have absolutely no idea how the world really is.

[@des_AT]

anyone born in the western world won the fcking lottery, you dont know how messed up our planet is until you visit places like mali, sierra leone , congo etc

[@Harkness78]

Directed by Edward Zwick, who also directed The Last Samurai. Check out his American Civil War movie "Glory" if you like both of those films!

[@dallasyap3064]

I loved glory, been a long time since I watched it, but I still remember some parts of it. It's a must watch movie.

[@jasnycal]

Leo killed it as usual.

[@crazyvideos188]

Djimon was amazing in this movie.. shouldve won an oscar..... he is great in everything...

[@HouseNHaunted]

The Island and Never Back Down are great!

[@ChosenMan-be8mz]

It always gets me when Danny sees his blood dribbling into the dirt as a callback to what the colonel said at the start of the film about why the Earth is so red in that part of the world 🩸 😢

[@ChosenMan-be8mz]

@@dallesamllhals9161 well aware of that was simply remarking how it was cool the director made it come full circle ⭕️ and yes plenty of places and land have had blood spilt over them but they do not always have red earth otherwise the soil over the Somme would be as red as a poppy

[@J.Castle]

Next movie similar to this u should watch, tears of the sun. 😢

[@maralinekozial9131]

Na the next movie like this is definitely Beats Of The Southern Wild by far!!! Tears of The Sun ain't even close 😂

[@EBRoyJr]

It is a wild ride. Heartbreaking what humans do to each other.

[@LovelyBeachCoast-us1ec]

true 🥺😭

[@r2474ever]

Movies like this (and so many others) that makes one wonder how in pluperfect heck it took until The Revenant for Leo to get his Oscar…

[@petercollingwood522]

Yeah. Should have gotten it for this if any.

[@920WASHBURN]

Should have got one for Gilbert grape

[@shayrup7]

⁠@@petercollingwood522watch The Last King of Scotland and then you’ll see why Forest Whittaker won it. That year was tough for the academy award. So many top performances. This film is one of my all time favourites, but the award went to the right person.

[@mukulbasumatary4592]

Djimon honsou a very underrated actor 😭

[@randallwilliamson3838]

I get aggravated with the people who complain so much about America when you see things like this. Step outside of America and see just how bad the rest of the world is. Not saying America is perfect, but you can damned sure live a good life in America.

[@t.dig.2040]

I have worked with many people who work as expatriates, just so their kids can experience life away from the States.

[@BlackStudies]

This is EXACTLY the reason why I despise this movie. Conflict minerals are a problem ENTIRELY rooted in Western colonization. This IS NOT a problem of Africa's making as this film would have you believe. To rob a country of its wealth, its political borders, its economy, its language, and its culture and then turn around and talk about how good you have it here after having stolen African resources and labor is downright offensive and racist.

[@AhHereWeGo]

Things that happen in this movie are the reality. Western life is an anomaly that can end at any time

[@petercollingwood522]

@@BlackStudies Pull your head out you imbeciel. You literally don't know shit.

[@bobjimonlyhughcanpreventfl342]

@@BlackStudieswesterners have exploited the atrocities Africans are willing to commit on each other …like many cultures in history. For example during the years of the Atlantic slave trade it was known as a non African if you stayed more then a couple days you were likely to die of disease so white men stayed to the ports for a LONG time. The slave trade wouldnt have been possible without recourse rich / influential tribes exploiting lesser tribes. This is the history of mankind

[@jonathanbergh167]

Also, look up the Rhodesian Bush War to get some of the back story of the main characters' military career and why it made him so good in conflict.

[@Colin-to1nv]

An excellent movie, so moving in its imbalances: showing also hidden truths about Africa, including that Africa needs its whites, as was slipped into the script. His accent was pretty spot on: did you hear how he 'obtained' his accent? He sacked the voice coach after filming the first scene, and went to find and spend time with real South African mercenaries to learn their accent; only, his character was Rhodesian, not South African, but we can let that slide, as he joined the SADF too. The talk of the 32 Battalion was precious, indeed. I'm a South African & half an Afrikaner, so this movie is so important for me too. Two untruths in this film, as sadly is typical: the Executive Outcomes PMC, under Colonel Eeben Barlow, the true story behind this film, neither took diamonds nor traded them while wiping out the diamond rebels, in Sierra Leone, in '99: for which they were to be paid I believe it was $60m cash, not proceeds of diamond sales; they didn't get paid, once the UN complained to Free Town about being by-passed. That's what led to the UN peace keepers from the UK being called in, instead, for those political reasons.

[@seefitch4601]

Omg! Wow! I love this film! Jennifer Connelly is my favorite actress of all time. Thanks Kamilla! I absolutely loved your Forrest Gump reaction! That was my favorite film for 25 years until Logan came out.

[@wmont9169]

I hadn't watched this movie before so glad I did now. Thanks for posting.

[@hinesmaster99]

Make sure you have tissues because it's a tear jerker into real world! Possibly D.H. best role in a movie, Leo was second best the time I watched this film.

[@airborngrmp1]

I really like this movie, despite the heavy subject matter. The casting is just outstanding too, I've always liked Djimon Hounsou and this was probably his best performance - if not for Gladiator. Leo and Jennifer Connelly just smolder across every scene together, but the pace is so fast, so inevitably tragic, that it's rarely in doubt they won't make it out together. Heavy and intense action. Great film, great acting.

[@MusicalZombie]

Suggestion: "Lord of War" from 2005.

[@James_Ford4815]

Nicolas Cage is great in it , and he is one of the few actors where all of his movies are highly re-watchable no matter how bad the movie is , he just has a it factor where it's fun to watch him act

[@sasapetroski981]

This movie is so good, can watch every day

[@hinesmaster99]

He actually does a great accent, had to watch twice with the subtitles on but I finally understood. That's why I call my bruv instead of bro now, it freaks them out.

[@blunt2416]

Pleasantly surprised to see this one picked. This actually came out the same year as the "The Departed"....leo was busy.

[@McPh1741]

I just thought of another good movie with similar atmosphere. "Tears of the Sun" starring Bruce Willis. It also takes place in Africa during a civil war. I don't how aware you of Bruce Willis' decline in health, but many people believe the onset injury he sustained during the making of "Tears of the Sun" was the beginning of his mental decline. It's truly sad to see him now.

[@jeh58]

Been married for 30 years, but when me & my wife saw this movie we agreed to never buy diamonds again.

[@BigBoss-sm9xj]

I am not married but when I do get married I will do the same

[@666johnco]

Also Kamilla for knowledge purposes rather than reaction consider the 2010 film documentary 'Blood in the Mobile' made by a Danish director which covered the use of Conflict Minerals from the Congo in the mobile phone industry, as stated in my other comment thats now moved on to different minerals being used to make batteries for electric cars.

[@JasonJrake]

If you research it carefully, you can buy diamonds that are from ethically run mines…but to be safe you can just stick to other gemstones. Most are cheaper and better looking.

[@chrisking6667]

I saw this film on a first date at the cinema. Rebecca. I tried my hardest not to cry but when he died on the hill I couldn't help it.

[@drewp5007]

Leo and Djimon were both nominated for oscars for this movie and i think should have won but didnt

[@Jordashian93]

Such a great movie… and such a concerning and real topic. The story tells so much about what is happening over there in the diamond trade.

[@lonestarpiper4917]

This is one of my favorite films. Top 5 for sure. Everyone is perfectly cast in this movie.

[@potterj09]

I had a brief time as a teenager living in Johannesburg for 2yrs in the mid 90's. Every adventure into the city was like an exercise in survival. Capetown was far nicer at the time. Sure teaches you to look over your shoulder lol.

[@jakemasters2674]

I know it is a movie but damn what a shot with an AK. At the train tracks

[@tome2294]

FYI. Jennifer Connelly= Jennifer Con-ally. She has been in many movies. Has always been one of my favorites.

[@mikeaninger7388]

I swear you could put Jennifer Connelly in a trash bag and she’d look gorgeous

[@CoolBreezeX11]

19:46 "What a fiesta" killed me🤣🤣

[@EBRoyJr]

Great reaction. Another good movie about Africa is The Ghost And The Darkness...true story.

[@aliasinternal9078]

And Hotel Rwanda

[@fabgg_]

One of my favorite movie ! can't believe you reacted to it, so cool. Thx for the video

[@McPh1741]

Great movieand great reaction. I'm not a big Leo fan but he was good in this. Jennifer Connelly was as well and looking beautiful as always. Djimon Hounsou and Arnold Vasloo are awesome in everything they do. I like movies that are set against the backdrop of a country in turmoil. The element of anarchy and societal collapse really adds to the atmosphere. I've also thought that being a photojournalist covering an event like this would be amazing. The story you can tell with photos. I was a kid in the Philippines living on Clark AIR Base when President Marcos was overthrown in 1986. He was brough to Clark AB to be flown to Hawaii. My Dad has a picture of Marcos and his wife being escorted to the plane, taken by my uncle, an Air Force photographer at the time. He couldn't have been more that a couple feet away from them when he took it. A brief moment in the history of a country captured by my uncle. I've always thought that was cool. if you are interested in other movies that have a similar setting and feel as "Blood Diamond" may I recommend: Under Fire (1983)- Starring Nick Nolte and Gene Hackman. It's a fictional story that takes place during the real Nicaraguan Revolution in 1979. Salvador (1986) Directed by Oliver Stone, starring James Woods. It's about the real life experiences of journalist Richard Boyle and his time covering the civil war in El Salvador. It's very graphic, very brutal and heartbreaking, but I think you'll like it.

[@EBRoyJr]

It's called Blood Diamond for a reason.

[@McPh1741]

But like the one guy said, at least they didn't find oil.

[@outsideriehl]

Archer doesnt have many accents he just has a south African accent and speaks Krio to Commander zero

[@dylanpierce8493]

"Why is this happening?!" TIA

[@andyc1318]

This is a movie that people need to see. Incredible movie and reaction as always Kamil.

[@pedroV2003]

It's a good movie. Could stare at Jennifer Connelly all day long. The lady is absolutely stunning.

[@pedroV2003]

Jennifer Connelly has been around for a very long time and has been in many excellent movies but 'Top Gun' is NOT one of the better ones IMO. Try A Beautiful Mind House of Sand and Fog Requiem for a Dream The Hot Spot Inventing the Abbotts Mullholland Drive Pollock

[@yuketage6708]

+1 for Requiem for a Dream

[@pedroV2003]

@@yuketage6708 absolutely brutal film brilliantly executed and acted. Would love to see Kamilla react to it.

[@Filmfiend27]

Another movie in a similar vein is Lord of War. About a weapons smuggler who sells guns to various factions across the world including the diamond warlords of Africa.

[@pedroV2003]

Camilla you are not pronouncing Connolly correctly. It’s a little thing but just thought I’d mention it. Jennifer Connolly has appeared in many wonderful movies over the past 2 1/2 decades. You should check out movies like ‘It’s a Beautiful Mind’ and ‘Requiem for Dream’ snd ‘House of Sand and Fog’.

[@Sam11747]

Arnold Vosloo's character, Colonel Coetzee, was loosely based off of one of the founders of a real company called 'Executive Outcomes' that did training and direct action in Sierra Leone, cause the Sierra Leone military was in disarray and needed lots of help. Executive Outcomes got a mostly bad rap in the movie though, cause the company did stop the fighting but when the United Nations made Executive Outcomes cease operations the fighting started again.

[@tonydeluna8095]

Badass movie! I hope you’ll enjoy it! Have a great weekend ❤

[@phueal]

You don’t recognise Jennifer Connelly? That will be because you haven’t seen Requiem For A Dream! You should watch that someday.

[@LovelyBeachCoast-us1ec]

I am writing this to help out kamilla and this video and this channel with the algorithm 🥰

[@mikealvarez2322]

You are right Kamilla, there are so many issues facing humanity, yet our universities and intellectuals keep focusing on injustices that took place generations ago. My country, the US, has gone completely mad as it heads towards self-destruction.

[@enochz2056]

I've been wanting to watch this movie again.

[@GregHansen-l5v]

I forgot all about this movie. Great choice!

[@NoName53761]

Another must watch and thought provoking and based upon true events is the movie Hotel Rwanda

[@ciaran..G]

Rhodesians never die!

[@srottfaen]

That countdown reminds me a lot of a mushroom trip I've had.

[@tyroneloki5131]

he should have won an Oscar here

[@tyroneloki5131]

never heard of Jennifer, ow no. now we must watch her films labyrinth and a beautiful mind

[@shatterquartz]

But only try Requiem for a Dream if you are prepared for a traumatic experience.

[@thetankgarage]

Your necklace might not be a diamond, but we all have smartphones. They use minerals mined under the same conditions depicted in this movie. There's no escaping it. The best I've been able to do is never buy a smartphone; however, I've still received hand-me-downs for free from family and friends. I also drive a very old car and will always aim to keep it that way. Additionally, I don't own any tablets. I'm not claiming to have solved the issue; I still buy an expensive computer every six years. This is just to illustrate that even as someone who is actively trying to avoid this, there's never a point where it feels like it's enough. On a complete sidenote. Over the years I have completely conflated this movie with Body of Lies(2008). There's probably some The Kingdom(2007) right next to it in my head as well. I'd say both movies are very similar in tone or style, at least from memory

[@666johnco]

In 2010 there was a documentary released called Blood in the Mobile which covered the militia run mines in Congo and the fact that no phone maker could verify that they were not using conflict minerals to make cell phones.

[@DavidLopez-qi8hb]

Yup, cobalt mines.

[@tankgurl6589]

Body of Lies is one of my all time favourite films. It's so underrated, but is incredibly directed and the complexity of the story is just unreal. So well made, would recommend to anyone who has an interest in the intelligence sector

[@dcarroll3686]

One of the Best Kept Secret when it comes to Movies !

[@rkw2917]

I've never bought a diamond in my life and never will

[@J.Castle]

Those farmers and fishermen, their parents. Were survivors. Worthy of life. 😡

[@gwoolman]

I worked in Western Africa in a few countries here and there. It’s really another world. Such a beautiful place with great people. Rule with the most corrupt governments

[@paveilmikhail3550]

It's one of my favourite movie that I recommend to mostly everyone.

[@LovelyBeachCoast-us1ec]

please everyone don’t forget to hit the like button and the share button and copy the link it helps kamilla a lot 🥺🙏

[@Colin-to1nv]

An excellent movie, so moving in its imbalances: showing also hidden truths about Africa, including that Africa needs its whites, as was slipped into the script. His accent was pretty spot on: did you hear how he 'obtained' his accent? He sacked the voice coach after filming the first scene, and went to find and spend time with real South African mercenaries to learn their accent; only, his character was Rhodesian, not South African, but we can let that slide, as he joined the SADF too. The talk of the 32 Battalion was precious, indeed. Two untruths in this film, as sadly is typical: the Executive Outcomes PMC, under Colonel Eeben Barlow, the true story behind this film, neither took diamonds nor traded them while wiping out the diamond rebels, in Sierra Leone, in '99: for which they were to be paid I believe it was $60m cash, not proceeds of diamond sales; they didn't get paid, once the UN complained to Free Town about being by-passed. That's what led to the UN peace keepers from the UK being called in, instead, for those political reasons.

[@UNFG_55]

When you asked if a bad mad will keep his promise i thought of the movie "A Bronx Tale" really good movie to react to if you haven't watched it!!

[@jesusfernandezgarcia9449]

This is a great movie, but for me it has a problem, there is Jennifer Connelly, and then I am no longer able to see Africa, diamonds... or anything.

[@dean93arr]

One of underrated movies.. not a lot of reaction of this movie.. i suggest another underrated gem, The Guardian (coastguard movie), i hope your patreon suggest this, you wont regret..

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TIA Also nothing changed. Check out Coltan, for example. We are inextricably linked to this.

[@edivanfernandes5456]

what a wonderful work and reaction, exciting and natural, kamilla, I have now subscribed to your channel and I was moved again when watching this video, a film that portrays the reality in Africa and that in the world truly barbaric and cruel things happen to the people around us every day Great reaction to a cinema classic, but underrated, it may take several years for me to get emotional and feel the suffering of these people every time I see this film again hug and kiss from brazil stay well always ❤️🙏👁️

[@y2k029]

Every time she tears up I'm tears up too stop it 😆 🤣 😢😢.... this movie is brutal..congrats you survived

[@theswedishdude1]

best Dicaprio movie, i really don't care much about blood diamonds but the movie is fantastic.

[@ArthurTumwine]

how would you know the difference between them

[@Nonebass]

It's a violent world, you should watch Machine Gun preacher based on a true story also related to Africa

[@user-vc5rp7nf8f]

it is quite silly, for people in developed parts of the world to cherish and value these stones so much. most people don't even question it.... the meaning or validity of them, they just accept it as a necessary part of an engagement. it's bad enough that one ring costs thousands (if not tens of thousands of dollars), but the fact that it cost someone their life, or indirectly fuels a cycle of violence in some part of the world is crazy. i don't know why people even want them, it's literally just a rock. you're better off spending paying a craftsman for a bespoke, handmade ring without a diamond than a ring with one.

[@dallasyap3064]

Been awhile since I last saw this, but once again it reminds that whenever there's valuable resources in an area (especially in poor, undeveloped, unsecured, easily influenceable countries like in Africa), there will be instability and chaos, bcoz people and greedy corporations would want to have a piece of it for free or at extremely low price. Africa has been plagued by colonialism since the 19th century, several European countries occupying, mining, stealing its resources while oppressing the people and committing torture, harassment, murder, massacre against them etc etc.

[@920WASHBURN]

Well what people need to understand is that africa will never not be this. America pays rebels and warlords very well to keep the violence going.

[@Denden-mx9gl]

I hope beast of no nation is on the list too.

[@nothernmonkey8612]

Djimon hounsou is in 2 of my favourite movies DEEP RISING it's my favourite creature feature and BIKER BOYZ another forgotten gem 💎that people have forgotten about

[@middlegrounds109]

Hope your doing well. Great movie.

[@MoMoMyPup10]

Some of the greatest movies are so heavy to watch that it's tough to watch them more than once or twice, even in an edited reaction video. I need to space this one out between watches because it's that heavy.

[@cjperry2731]

Honestly.. we all want to watch Baywatch 👍 😂

[@joshuacordero8163]

La realidad es que mundo es así. We live in imperfect society but we are blessed to be in the America and Western Europe. We are shield from the horrors of life is really outside of our borders. A life where any day bad things could happen to you or your children, where the one with the better weapons is law. I am glad you saw Blood Diamonds Kamilla, it’s tough to watch but important to know!!

[@BlackStudies]

America and Western Europe are _the cause_ of these horrors. There are several ways in which Africa's colonial past continues to influence and shape many of the conflicts seen on the continent today: 1. Artificial borders: The borders of most African countries were drawn by European colonial powers in the late 19th century with little regard for pre-existing ethnic, cultural, and linguistic boundaries. This forced different groups together into single states, sowing seeds for future conflicts. Many civil wars and secessionist movements in post-colonial Africa have stemmed from these arbitrary colonial borders.[2][5] 2. Extractive economic models: Colonial powers set up economies in African colonies focused on extracting natural resources like minerals, oil, rubber, etc. to export to Europe. This established a pattern of resource extraction rather than local development that persists today. Competition for control over valuable natural resources continues to fuel many conflicts in resource-rich African countries.[1][3][4] 3. Weak institutions: Colonial administrations did not invest in building strong local governing institutions. After independence, many African states inherited weak state capacity, making them vulnerable to coups, civil wars, and separatist conflicts. The lack of robust institutions makes it harder to manage diversity and resource competition peacefully.[4] 4. Stunted economic development: The colonial extraction model prevented economic diversification and left many African economies dependent on commodity exports. This has made it harder to achieve sustained development, reduce poverty and inequality - factors that can feed into conflicts.[3] 5. Foreign intervention: The colonial scramble for Africa in the 19th century made the continent an arena for foreign powers to compete for influence. Today, foreign powers still intervene in African conflicts to secure access to resources and markets, sometimes exacerbating local tensions.[1] So while the era of formal colonialism ended in the 1960s-70s, its legacy in terms of borders, institutions, economic structures and geopolitical rivalries continues to shape the landscape of conflict in 21st century Africa in significant ways. Overcoming this colonial inheritance remains an ongoing challenge for African states and societies. Citations: [1] But it's been more than 50 years! How Africa's resource conflicts are ... www.diis.dk/en/research/but-its-been-more-than-50-years-how-africas-resource-conflicts-are-still-rooted-in [2] List of conflicts in Africa - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_conflicts_in_Africa [3] Overcoming the colonial development model of resource extraction ... www.brookings.edu/articles/overcoming-the-colonial-development-model-of-resource-extraction-for-sustainable-development-in-africa/ [4] The Resource Curse, Colonialism, and The Hypocrisy of Western ... georgetownsecuritystudiesreview.org/2022/04/01/the-resource-curse-colonialism-and-the-hypocrisy-of-western-climate-leadership/ [5] Endogenous Colonial Borders: Precolonial States and Geography in ... www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-political-science-review/article/endogenous-colonial-borders-precolonial-states-and-geography-in-the-partition-of-africa/132D6CBDE92946D14CCC64E59A94D3D2 [6] Full article: The new scramble for Africa in a post-colonial era and ... www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21665095.2024.2306387 [7] A history of resource plunder - Africa Is a Country africasacountry.com/2021/04/a-history-of-resource-plunder [8] Are colonial-era borders drawn by Europeans holding Africa back? www.aeaweb.org/research/are-colonial-era-borders-holding-africa-back [9] The Dividing of a Continent: Africa's Separatist Problem - The Atlantic www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/09/the-dividing-of-a-continent-africas-separatist-problem/262171/ [10] 7. Armed conflict and peace processes in sub-Saharan Africa - SIPRI www.sipri.org/yearbook/2022/07 [11] Conflict in Africa | Perspectives on History | AHA www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/summer-2016/conflict-in-africa-the-historical-roots-of-current-problems [12] Are Africa's colonial borders holding it back? - KZbin kzbin.info/www/bejne/jam7XpSZo9eXb8U [13] Colonial roots of current conflicts - Argia www.argia.eus/en/argia-astekaria/2839/egungo-gatazken-sustrai-kolonialak [14] [PDF] Inequality and natural resources in Africa - UNESCO en.unesco.org/inclusivepolicylab/sites/default/files/analytics/document/2019/4/wssr_2016_chap_09.pdf [15] Root Causes of Conflicts in Africa Must Be Addressed beyond ... press.un.org/en/2023/sc15249.doc.htm [16] Extractive colonial economies and legacies of spatial inequality cepr.org/voxeu/columns/extractive-colonial-economies-and-legacies-spatial-inequality-evidence-africa [17] Africa: Conflicts, Violence Threaten Rights - Human Rights Watch www.hrw.org/news/2023/01/12/africa-conflicts-violence-threaten-rights [18] European Colonialism in Africa Is Alive - Project Syndicate www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/europe-africa-colonial-era-lasting-effects-by-stelios-michalopoulos-and-elias-papaioannou-2021-07 [19] How Distrust of Government by Marginalized People Fuels Conflict ... www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2024/01/25/how-distrust-of-government-by-marginalized-people-fuels-conflict-in-africa

[@crimsonjedi]

Please Google how many slaves are in India. Which is the highest in the world. I live in America, and my coworker from India tells me stories, and it's just crazy. Be thankful for you have and are aloud to have. Always love your reactions. you're sweet and empathetic.

[@gerardschnueriger5624]

Good choice, very good movie!

[@natecloe8535]

I remember when this came out it felt like a weird miss on a dartboard. At the time the focus on Africa was in between 2 popular stages in America. Both of them were bad. The first one was this very strange and very short period. Where every effing celebrity on the planet was asking for people to donate and help because of Idi Amin. He was a war Lord that specifically kidnapped children to make them soldiers. And he'd been doing it for 20 years and nobody cared...until suddenly EVERYBODY cared. For God sakes I vividly remember watching George Clooney talking about raising money to SEND A STRIKE FORCE to save these kids in like Sierra Leone or somewhere. I have absolutely no idea what happened with that because that lasted maybe 3 weeks or a month and then you never heard about it again. And that might partly be because the next big focus on Africa came around. Which is the blood diamond situation. This movie is pretty Dang old. And it came out well before anybody started doing anything to help that situation. At least not in a global public way.

[@shantodas8184]

this movie is where men cried

[@EBRoyJr]

That was a nice intro.

[@billthomas478]

Another one to check out is *Lord of War"

[@davidhutchinson5233]

Tough movie. And what a performance by DiCaprio. Damn.

[@MattyNoNose]

If you want to see a really crazy film thats beautifully done, watch Beasts of no Nation.