Hi there!

I know. It was a really hard film. Loads of ethical issues within, right.

The Guardian writes “the film touches on the chief issues in Africa – post-colonial instability, tribal warfare, commercial exploitation, the brutal conscription and indoctrination of boy soldiers (…). Danny, as ruthless a killer as the revolutionaries, represents cynicism, shallow realism and the instinct and skill to survive. Gentle, idealistic Solomon stands for hope, peaceful resolution, the warmth of family life; his ambition is to see his son become a doctor. Maddy is there to be instructed, to have her liberal pieties tested and to be one of the agencies through which Danny is redeemed.”

Who’s the character you enjoyed the most? Was it Danny, Leonardo Dicaprio? Was it Solomon,  Djimon Hounsou? Or was it Jennifer Connelly? What do you think about commercial exploitation? And about boy soldiers? Write your opinion about one of these issues in your own words.