Wow...well let me first say what my thoughts about this movie were before I saw it. When I first saw a preview in theaters,It didnt look very interesting. When they started airing the commercial on TV, alot of my friends said it looked real good. I took it as an overrated movie. Then, I figured hey, what the hell right. I must say that I was proven very wrong. This movie is a amazing. Director Edward Zwick does an amazing job, and with a well known cast and crew, puts together a great film. Not only is this film great entertainment, but made me think alot about third world countries and I'll get to that in a minute. It starts off with a man named Solomon Vandy played by Djimon Hounsou. Him and his family are living in Sierra Leone where a war is being fought between the african government and the R.U.F (Revolution United Forces) for the diamond fields. The R.U.F attack villages and camps of civilians, Raping and killing the women, taking