Greetings all. The other night I was fortunate enough to check out 'The Motorcycle Diaries' ([i]Diarios de Motocicleta[/i]) at a local independent movie theatre. The film stars Gael Garc?a Bernal ('Y Tu Mama Tambien') as Ernesto Guevara de la Serna and is strictly based on the diary he maintained during his South American journey with his best friend Alberto Granado (Rodrigo de la Serna). This film is wonderfully acted and fantastically directed and even though such an adventure could bore some to tears it peaked my interest several times with scenes of humor and intellectual foreshadowing.
Ernesto, for those that aren't aware, would go on to become known as 'Che' and assist Fidel Castro in the Cuban Revolution. This movie stops far short of the period in Che's life where his attitude becomes one of necessary violence but does, at times, feature his growing animosity toward capitalism. Che's commitment and unselfish attitude during these years is something to be commended and replicated by current generations.
I would strongly recommend anyone that knows the real story of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara to go see this film. As for any of the 'modern day revolutionaries' that walk around with Che's infamous face screenprinted on a t-shirt and trash talk capitalism as they sip on their Caramel Macchiato, I would skip this one as it may be too intellectually stimulating for you. And for anyone that knows nothing of Che, you may come out of the theatre asking why this film had been made; but if you pick up a biography before you go to the theatre, the movie will make complete sense to you.