"Sometimes I wonder if god will ever forgive us for what we've done to each other. Then I look around and I realize god left this place a long time ago."
More than you.....have seen much of that....aint pretty. Ya see things....go through things...changes how ya look at the world. Never looks the same again....
As someone who is part south african, I can say he did a pretty good job with the accent, he looses it on certain words, but it's still pretty damn good.
Really that I think is the first most ridiculous thing I realized. I don't like his acting in this movie as well. The only movie I think he did bad. Though he won an oscar even for it. Weird to me.
Yes, he was Zimbabwean (More Rhodesian), so the accent would've been much more British settler, but (in the movie) he spent a lot of time with the South African Army and Mercs, with the Portuguese accent in Angola, the French connotations in the Congolese dialect, the Arabic influences in both white Dutch cultures and Northern Sudanese, it really is quite hard to get to any of the accents right, but there is a very heavy South African sway to his accent,with the Rhodesian slant to native English
"sometimes i wonder if god can forgive us for what we've done to each other. Then i look around and i realise, God left this place a long time ago" favorite quote from this movie"
I really love how it showed the reality of life for whites in South Africa and Rhodesia. They weren't evil, just farmers who feared what would happen when blacks took over, and then their worst fears came true
No. Segregating, murdering, and disenfranchising people is wrong and "evil." That doesn't excuse violence of blacks on whites. But defending segregation and apartheid is just as wrong and unjust.
Awesome film, this is most moving scene, how Archer just melts down. I love it when tough guys come undone emotionally. Just gets to me. Similarly when Will Hunting finally falls apart in his therapists office 'it's not your fault' I must have replayed it a hundred times. I don't own this movie (yet), so thanks for posting the clip so i can watch it again and again. Leo, you're the man!!
Magical soundtrack to go along with one of the best movies I have ever seen. Great story, ending, action and drama. Very emotional at the end. More movies like this please!! Can't believe it didn't get an oscar cos it definately deserved one. Definately Thumbs up for me =)
The 32 Battlaion was the most decorated unit in the SADF. And yes it comprised of mostly blacks with white NCO's and Officers. It was truely one of the best Special Forces (if you can say that) units of all time. The men who served felt betrayed by their country when it was disbanded in 93/94. Still an excellent performance by DeCaprio in this film. I have to say one of his best.
Leonardo is probably THE only actor to get the accent pretty much bang on! It's his mannerisms and use of colloquialisms that are the most amazing! He clearly studied hard for this role and nailed it! The 'hey' and the 'ja'. He is brilliant!
Leo should have got his oscar for this powerful role! Never watched his movies when he was younger but since he became a man I cant keep my eyes off him!
"sometimes i wonder ...god will ever forgive for wht we've done to each other ...then i look around and realise ...god left this place long time ago..." best dialouge and best movie ever...!!
Zimbabwean and South African accents are totally different. Just to foreign ears they sound the same. It can be sometimes insulting if you say im from Zimbabwe and then someone responds by saying Oh i thought you were from South Africa. They are different countries with different cultural backgrounds. The Zimbabwean/Rhodesian accent derives mainly from british colonialism whereas Afrikaans has a strong dutch heritage.
I never watched the full movie. I got up and left, upset when seeing it on tv, due to it being so true. Here I am. Living in South Africa. Him telling the story about his parents... its true here... and even... worse... I want to watch this movie and finish it, but I don't if I could stomach it. I hear these things on the radio, tv, media and pretty much everywhere all the time. I feel like I've had my fill and that the movie isn't necessary for me to finish watching. He's a brilliant actor. His accent is really really good
so true, I left that "godforsaken" continent a long time ago... I pray for whites to get out of South Africa asap, because Zimbabwe 2.0 will soon be there.
Coz in the end after all, the sand of Africa is red... my ancestors died for this land. I encourage many people to leave this shithole, but I'm staying with the rest. When this country goes down, I'll go with it. It's too difficult to leave as well. Many would if they could. I know many. But I don't intend on dying either. And I don't intend on seeing the final destruction of it either. We will do what we must when the time comes. If war is declared against us, we will do what we can to stay safe and keep our families safe.
sometimes i wonder..will god ever forgive us for what we have done to each other.. and then i realized.. god left this place a long time ago. best line of the scene !
I love Blood Diamond, it`s a fucking great movie. Good acting, strong story and DiCaprio`s as Danny Archer is his best character ever IMO :-) Just badass. He nailed that african accent (Not african but Iv`e heard people say he really got it right).
I don't care what anyone says about the accent. The best way to find out if it works is to go onto South African Movie Websites, use Google Translate to translate to comments from people reviewing the movie. I have done so and the people themselves think DiCaprio's accent is spot on. Those who mock it have never heard the real accent. I always find it sad that American's like foreign actors using American accents but laugh at American actors using foreign accents. Why? Because they think foreign accents are funny and wont to laugh at things that sound different.
As a born and raised South African male who speaks both English and Afrikaans fluently on a native level, I can confirm that his accent is extremely well done. Had he not been a famous celebrity, he might have passed for a local here if he wanted to :P
Destined for Damnation I just got back from South Africa and now, this sounds wrong to me, I don't know if it were the type of people I met or what, but to me, most of the accents were more pronounced than this. I visited Jo'burg, PE, Cape and Cape Town and spent a lot of time with a guy from Nelspuit and none of their accents sounded quite like Dicaprio's
Will J. Well I have met quite a few people who speaks like he does. Also keep in mind that the character he plays has a combination of South African and Zimbabwean accents...
Destined for Damnation Yeah, true, I guess that must play a part in the accent. On a different note, South Africa is awesome, I want to move there now xD
Danny says exactly a similar line to what Bruce Willis' character did in Tears of The Sun "God left this country years ago"... thought anybody might be interested.
@fightinside1 i think so cuz i've noticed that even people that aren't fans of his think he's hot in this movie i like him in everything but that's because i am a HUGE FAN
i was so pissed about maddy and archer relationship in this movie they never got together and never even kissed this is so sad cuz they were obviously in love with each other ;( but the movie is AWSOME and this scene too one of the best in this movie it really shows the emotional evolution of the character thanks for sharing!! ;))
"the fanatic is perpetually incomplete & insecure. he cannot generate self-assurance out of his individual resources but finds it only by clinging passionately 2 whatever support he happens 2 embrace." "he embraces a cause not because of its justness & holiness but because of his desperate need 4 something 2 hold on 2." Eric Hoffer
@dorian1880 Mine too; I'm just waiting until the Academy recognizes his talent. It's taken him several years to develop, but currently, it's impeccable.
Rhodesia developed and maintained a powerful and professional military. In June 1977, Time magazine reported that man for man, the Rhodesian army ranks among the world's finest fighting units.
thank you. but you know i'm just so tired of hearing people feel sorry for themselves. when i watch this, especially when he talks about the death of his parents, it truly gives my life perspective. and although it is a movie, sierra lione is a real country and real people have died there unjustly.
@sastath Yeah, I see what you're saying. But a lot of people have chosen to do good things too. After suffering tons of despair, those people had every reason to pick up a rifle and join in but didn't. And it's people like that who keep the world turning.
@SherbetLollipop the accent from d9 is specifically from Gauteng and around the east rand part of Johannesburg( someone who isnt a native eng speaker). to me he sounds a bit like someone from Natal.but I think most whites from SOUTHERN afRICAN COUNTRIES.- have a similiar english accent only the slang terms vary
You don't really get right after war or any kind of trauma like that......you just live with it the rest of your life. From personal experience though nothing ever looks the same again, view of the world is different. Can't walk around like nothing happened or live life normal like most people.
Why did he not win an award for this performance
"Sometimes I wonder if god will ever forgive us for what we've done to each other. Then I look around and I realize god left this place a long time ago."
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Apply for every human conflict in all history of mankind.
Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.
@@terryevans2265 man what's its connection here with the original comment
More than you.....have seen much of that....aint pretty. Ya see things....go through things...changes how ya look at the world. Never looks the same again....
As someone who is part south african, I can say he did a pretty good job with the accent, he looses it on certain words, but it's still pretty damn good.
Really that I think is the first most ridiculous thing I realized. I don't like his acting in this movie as well. The only movie I think he did bad. Though he won an oscar even for it. Weird to me.
He deserved an Oscar long before he was given one.
It’s a Rhodesian accent my g
Great actors absorbs things very well and then performs with it
Who asked ya
Leonardo DiCaprio should be remembered as one of the greats of acting of this generation
Yes, he was Zimbabwean (More Rhodesian), so the accent would've been much more British settler, but (in the movie) he spent a lot of time with the South African Army and Mercs, with the Portuguese accent in Angola, the French connotations in the Congolese dialect, the Arabic influences in both white Dutch cultures and Northern Sudanese, it really is quite hard to get to any of the accents right, but there is a very heavy South African sway to his accent,with the Rhodesian slant to native English
Yep, and you can hear him change his accent at specific points in the movie depending to whom he is talking.
Blood Diamond remains the only film I've ever watched that has made me cry. I don't even mind admitting it.
“You Americans love to talk about your feelings huh?”
How did he not win an Oscar for this it’s absolutely amazing
"sometimes i wonder if god can forgive us for what we've done to each other. Then i look around and i realise, God left this place a long time ago" favorite quote from this movie"
I love him acting Danny Archer. Its so brilliant, every last bit of it.
i think that this is one of my favorite scenes in the entire move.
This scene is beautiful.Leo does the accent and character so well,i will cry if he doesn`t get an oscar soon....
I really love how it showed the reality of life for whites in South Africa and Rhodesia. They weren't evil, just farmers who feared what would happen when blacks took over, and then their worst fears came true
No. Segregating, murdering, and disenfranchising people is wrong and "evil." That doesn't excuse violence of blacks on whites. But defending segregation and apartheid is just as wrong and unjust.
@@AlecArtComics Rhodesia did not have apartheid
Awesome film, this is most moving scene, how Archer just melts down. I love it when tough guys come undone emotionally. Just gets to me. Similarly when Will Hunting finally falls apart in his therapists office 'it's not your fault' I must have replayed it a hundred times. I don't own this movie (yet), so thanks for posting the clip so i can watch it again and again. Leo, you're the man!!
So underrated movie. Great performance by Leo...
Amazing bit of acting by both of them.. I can't believe an actor as fine as DiCaprio hasn't won an oscar yet, its actually unbelievable.
Rhodesians never die!
TIA Danny.
Magical soundtrack to go along with one of the best movies I have ever seen. Great story, ending, action and drama. Very emotional at the end. More movies like this please!! Can't believe it didn't get an oscar cos it definately deserved one. Definately Thumbs up for me =)
'Ach what's the point.' haha nice, nailed that
leo should get an oscar for this role, no question!!
Yoh dude he nailed the south african accent!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Actually, he pulled off Rhodesian accent, not South African. At least he was supposed to😂💚🐢
@@libera317 he was a rhodie but he lived in SA the most part of his life. he did a good job
@@ldcrp2483 oh, yeah, you're right. Totally forgot about that🤦
One of the best actings by Leonardo.
This movie, especially this scene made me realize that Leo DiCaprio has really matured as a fine actor.
The 32 Battlaion was the most decorated unit in the SADF. And yes it comprised of mostly blacks with white NCO's and Officers. It was truely one of the best Special Forces (if you can say that) units of all time. The men who served felt betrayed by their country when it was disbanded in 93/94. Still an excellent performance by DeCaprio in this film. I have to say one of his best.
“We thought we were fighting communism but in the end, it was all about who gets what”
Only combat vets know the truth.
I think a lot of people understand that's what pretty much every war boils down to. You don't have to have seen combat to know that.
The bit where he talks about God gives me chills!
Leonardo is probably THE only actor to get the accent pretty much bang on! It's his mannerisms and use of colloquialisms that are the most amazing! He clearly studied hard for this role and nailed it! The 'hey' and the 'ja'. He is brilliant!
My fav scene of one of my fav movies! Thanks 4 uploading
Leo should have got his oscar for this powerful role! Never watched his movies when he was younger but since he became a man I cant keep my eyes off him!
"sometimes i wonder ...god will ever forgive for wht we've done to each other ...then i look around and realise ...god left this place long time ago..." best dialouge and best movie ever...!!
one of the most beautiful scenes in the movie!
the thing he always says at the end of his lines '' huh''.. he should have won the academy award just for that
Zimbabwean and South African accents are totally different. Just to foreign ears they sound the same. It can be sometimes insulting if you say im from Zimbabwe and then someone responds by saying Oh i thought you were from South Africa. They are different countries with different cultural backgrounds. The Zimbabwean/Rhodesian accent derives mainly from british colonialism whereas Afrikaans has a strong dutch heritage.
Such a magnificent film. Great scene. 5/5 stars.
Outstanding scene, outstanding acting!
I never watched the full movie. I got up and left, upset when seeing it on tv, due to it being so true. Here I am. Living in South Africa. Him telling the story about his parents... its true here... and even... worse... I want to watch this movie and finish it, but I don't if I could stomach it. I hear these things on the radio, tv, media and pretty much everywhere all the time. I feel like I've had my fill and that the movie isn't necessary for me to finish watching. He's a brilliant actor. His accent is really really good
so true, I left that "godforsaken" continent a long time ago... I pray for whites to get out of South Africa asap, because Zimbabwe 2.0 will soon be there.
@@harryc44u Thank you. I appreciate it, but I'm not leaving... this is home. It's in my blood. My roots are too deep in this soil. I am forever a Boer
Coz in the end after all, the sand of Africa is red... my ancestors died for this land. I encourage many people to leave this shithole, but I'm staying with the rest. When this country goes down, I'll go with it. It's too difficult to leave as well. Many would if they could. I know many.
But I don't intend on dying either. And I don't intend on seeing the final destruction of it either. We will do what we must when the time comes. If war is declared against us, we will do what we can to stay safe and keep our families safe.
It is time to go back to your homeland, Europa. You've overstayed your welcome.
sometimes i wonder..will god ever forgive us for what we have done to each other.. and then i realized.. god left this place a long time ago. best line of the scene !
I agree. Glad to have him during my lifetime.
This was such an incredible movie!
I agree, luv that beatiful accent which compliments that rugged face.
Very nice movie with deep emotions, showing love is powerful
T.I.A
I love Blood Diamond, it`s a fucking great movie. Good acting, strong story and DiCaprio`s as Danny Archer is his best character ever IMO :-) Just badass. He nailed that african accent (Not african but Iv`e heard people say he really got it right).
I don't care what anyone says about the accent. The best way to find out if it works is to go onto South African Movie Websites, use Google Translate to translate to comments from people reviewing the movie. I have done so and the people themselves think DiCaprio's accent is spot on. Those who mock it have never heard the real accent. I always find it sad that American's like foreign actors using American accents but laugh at American actors using foreign accents. Why? Because they think foreign accents are funny and wont to laugh at things that sound different.
As a born and raised South African male who speaks both English and Afrikaans fluently on a native level, I can confirm that his accent is extremely well done. Had he not been a famous celebrity, he might have passed for a local here if he wanted to :P
Destined for Damnation I just got back from South Africa and now, this sounds wrong to me, I don't know if it were the type of people I met or what, but to me, most of the accents were more pronounced than this. I visited Jo'burg, PE, Cape and Cape Town and spent a lot of time with a guy from Nelspuit and none of their accents sounded quite like Dicaprio's
Will J. Well I have met quite a few people who speaks like he does. Also keep in mind that the character he plays has a combination of South African and Zimbabwean accents...
Destined for Damnation Yeah, true, I guess that must play a part in the accent. On a different note, South Africa is awesome, I want to move there now xD
Will J. Lol I welcome you, but I want to see other countries for a change XD
mine too. I never really got over this movie or this particular scene.
Should have won for "The Aviator" and possible for "Whats eating Gilbert Grape", He deffinitly deserved his nomination for Blood Diamond.
Danny says exactly a similar line to what Bruce Willis' character did in Tears of The Sun "God left this country years ago"... thought anybody might be interested.
Dicaprio was phenomenal in this movie I agree he was virtually robbed when he didnt get the oscar....BTW what an amazing amazing movie it was
that accent is the shit ! hes so good
one of my favourite scenes
great film!!! love the actors
at least he got a nom at the oscar! it's a shame he isn't nominated this year :(
My favorite scene in my second favorite Leonardo DiCaprio movie.
I love how this scene, there was no kissing as it was not needed and luckily not forced in; thus making it a genuine human film.
i love him in this accent
THANK YOU, Astatemam. -Well done, sir.
watching movies like this and hotel rawanda, make me realize a bad day for me isn't much of a bad day at all...
great scene and just all around great performance (but when does he ever not give a great performance?) thanks for posting the clip
love this sceneeeeeee
best movie and best scene
Thank you to Leonardo DiCaprio for getting me interested in Rhodesian history.
Really proud to be a South African!!! Miss my country!! 8 more months and i will be home!
LEONARDO DICABRIO You Are Great I Love You
love the movie, and specialize this scene...
@fightinside1 i think so cuz i've noticed that even people that aren't fans of his think he's hot in this movie
i like him in everything but that's because i am a HUGE FAN
i was so pissed about maddy and archer relationship in this movie they never got together and never even kissed this is so sad cuz they were obviously in love with each other ;( but the movie is AWSOME and this scene too one of the best in this movie it really shows the emotional evolution of the character thanks for sharing!! ;))
Makes me proud to be African. There are a variety of accents. The West african. Ghana, Nigeria etc. I'm from the East side ygm ;)
fantastic movie!
Leo is such a legend
i totally love Leooooooo!!!
"the fanatic is perpetually incomplete & insecure. he cannot generate self-assurance out of his individual resources but finds it only by clinging passionately 2 whatever support he happens 2 embrace." "he embraces a cause not because of its justness & holiness but because of his desperate need 4 something 2 hold on 2." Eric Hoffer
Much better than I expected. Only really slipped up badly on "Godforsaken" and "decapitated".
buhoo right? Sometimes i wonder will god ever forgive us for what we have done to each other.
Well said.
@dorian1880 Mine too; I'm just waiting until the Academy recognizes his talent. It's taken him several years to develop, but currently, it's impeccable.
and great actors don't need oscars to be as great as they are.
Best actor ever!!! I heard from my African buddies that his accent was spot on! what do you think?
great scene
Se han percatado que alguien podría hacer una película o serie sobre la vida de Danny Archer antes de Diamantes de sangre
i love leo!!!!!!!
wish Danny was be alive and how he and Maddy relationship will end, like gonna marry or just to be sure friends
What an actor,how many great films has the man made,how much weight did he put on for this?
Rhodesia developed and maintained a powerful and professional military. In June 1977, Time magazine reported that man for man, the Rhodesian army ranks among the world's finest fighting units.
Academy awards :yuno: give him an Oscar!
Soldiers don't we all feel this way in the end.
Angola Bat 32 long live in memory brothers in arms
They need to make a prequel to the movie
thank you. but you know i'm just so tired of hearing people feel sorry for themselves. when i watch this, especially when he talks about the death of his parents, it truly gives my life perspective. and although it is a movie, sierra lione is a real country and real people have died there unjustly.
I was naan.
booohoo raite?
+drew fager booohoo rice*?
Brilliant at playing a person who had gone many years and was never comforted by anyone.
@WhatsUpManHAAA I have no clue haha. But they do have this accent in South Africa as well.
@sastath Yeah, I see what you're saying. But a lot of people have chosen to do good things too. After suffering tons of despair, those people had every reason to pick up a rifle and join in but didn't. And it's people like that who keep the world turning.
@SherbetLollipop the accent from d9 is specifically from Gauteng and around the east rand part of Johannesburg( someone who isnt a native eng speaker). to me he sounds a bit like someone from Natal.but I think most whites from SOUTHERN afRICAN COUNTRIES.- have a similiar english accent only the slang terms vary
@jansenryan3 it was rhodesia at that time btw
"Boo Hoo Right?".... Jesus what a performance
@205gtist170 Yep! I thought I was the only who caught that! lol, but still despite that mess up the lines were delivered quite nicely.
True
@fightinside1 he totally is!! I think its cuz hes so fit and he worked out a lot 4 this role
You don't really get right after war or any kind of trauma like that......you just live with it the rest of your life. From personal experience though nothing ever looks the same again, view of the world is different. Can't walk around like nothing happened or live life normal like most people.
i like it