Review of The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) by Don S — 23 Jul 2011
Director "Walter Salles" once again takes us on another amazing journey as we hit the road on a motorcycle with two young educated Argentinians Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna when he was 23 years old. He and his friend, Alberto Granado are typical college students who, seeking fun and adventure before graduation, decide to travel across Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela in order to do their medical residency at a leper colony. "The Motorcycle Diaries" is based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his memoirs, Guevara recounts adventures he, and best friend Alberto Granado, had while crossing South America by motorcycle in the early 1950s.
During their expedition, Guevara and Granado encounter the poverty of the indigenous peasants, and the movie assumes a greater seriousness once the men gain a better sense of the disparity between the "haves" (to which they belong) and the "have-nots" (who make up the majority of those they encounter). These encounters with social injustice transform the way Guevara sees the world, and by implication motivates his later political activities as a Marxist revolutionary.
- Before he changed the world the world changed him.
(C) 2011 Sahand Mohammadi.
This review of The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) was written by Don S on 23 Jul 2011.
The Motorcycle Diaries has generally received very positive reviews.
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