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Blood Diamond

The Neil McCauley “A Book about Metals” Award for Best Line from the Movie

Blood Diamond The Rewatchables

“You Americans love to talk about your feelings” wins over the bling/violence line, the demand to be kissed first, and the exchange about God leaving Africa.

In the discussion (4)
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  • Danny’s line about Americans discussing feelings is praised as both a dig and a truth.
  • The earlier alternatives include the contrast between American “bling bling” and local “bling bang.”
  • “I’d like to get kissed before I get fucked” is another alternative.
  • The exchange about God leaving the place is explicitly called a great line.