posted by NotAnyRon on December 7, 2006; screened on December 7, 2006
Edward Zwick
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2006
In a somewhat unprecedented move, I've decided to post about a movie I haven't seen yet. Foreign Policy has posted a thoughtful and interesting interview with Ed Zwick, director of Blood Diamond. To be perfectly honest, the previews left me underwhelmed and I wasn't a fan of The Last Samurai, Zwick's last film. But this interview reveals a director who has researched his subject in depth and the film may find a way to include an important message with its Hollywood sheen. Here's a particularly interesting quote:
There’s a temptation to think of [Africa] as a monolith as opposed to all these different countries with different problems. By telling the story of a small place, and suggesting that there are all these problems in it, you realize that all these places have their issues.
Simply because of the intelligence of this interview, I will do my best to catch the film in theaters.
In full disclosure, the interview was conducted by a good friend of mine and Senior Editor at FP, Christine Chen.
Link to the interview.