October 4, 2007
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The Motorcycle Diaries
I watched The Motorcycle Diaries for the 4th time last night. Every time I watch this movie I start to feel restless and I stay up all night thinking. I’m not sure exactly what it is about the movie that makes me feel this way. The soundtrack is also really beautiful and inspiring, and I’m listening to it right now.
If you haven’t heard about the movie at all, it’s about a trip that the famed revolutionary Ernesto
Che” Guevara took with his friend Alberto Grenado around South America on a motorcycle they named “The Mighty One.” The movie shows how he i s deeply changed by their experiences on the journey. It’s based on the journal he kept during the trip.If you haven’t seen it, you definitely should.
After watching the movie and reading more about the life of Che, I can see why he’s such a romanticized and popular figure. He’s was a handsome medical student who became skilled revolutionary, and was captured by U.S. special forces while trying to start a revolution in Angola and executed a short while later. There are accusations that he had many innocent people killed while he was “Supreme Prosecutor” in Cuba, but these haven’t really tarnished his legend and image for many people.
Comments (6)
I LOVE that movie. How can you not feel restless after watching it? It just makes me want to see the world–there’s so much that I haven’t seen. The inspiring part is that he develops what he witnesses into motivation for the rest of his life to help rid the world of social injustices…Although I can’t say that I know much about him. Note to self: read his memoirs over winter break.
great movie
That’s a damn good movie. It definately opened my eyes a bit more.
I really need to watch that movie, it looks so good. But then again, every movie Miramax or Focus Films comes out with, is good.
Hmnn maybe i would giv it a try =)
I’ll have to watch it this weekend.