The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Please don't spend money on this.

It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Don't even know how to describe this stupid film, because I simply can't comprehend what's the real purpose of making it.What we got here are two stupid young men who thought they are the pioneers to travel the south and north American by riding an old, totally unreliable motorcycle to broaden their views of their future. One of them is even a poor con artist, trying so hard to bullshit all the way. The other one is just like romantic fool, a peacock with a more decent character, even thought of bringing a puppy for his love one. Both of them are terrible bikers, they crashed their miserable motorcycle so many times, even crashed into muddy trenches, gutters or creeks with deep water. They don't seem to have any mechanical knowledge of a motorbike, yet every time they seem to have no problem to fix a badly crashed one. They don't even know when to slow down on dirt turns of the country roads. And I don't know how they could and would broaden their lives' prospect since all they could do is just concentrating to stupidly maintain inappropriate speed, trying to reach some unknown places with food and lodging. The road trip never educated them a bit. They are still who they are from the beginning before they start the journey. I simply couldn't buy anything from this pathetic film, trying to tell us that it's the trip that has formed a great revolutionist in the making. That's total bullshit! I would never believe anything what this film targeted to us: A long road trip on a junk motorbike could make you different, especially when these two morons don't even know where and how to set up a tent during a stormy evening.

In 1952, 23 year old medical student Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (Gael García Bernal) later known as Che Guevara decides to spend 4 months to ride around South America with 29 year old biochemist friend Alberto Granado (Rodrigo De la Serna) on an old beat-up motorcycle. There are girls, fights, breakdowns, sickness and most importantly Che's discovered connections to the people.Gael García Bernal is a real charmer and a convincing ladies man. He is handled with reverence. The country is beautiful. The story meanders like their trip. The relationship is not that compelling and they have no deep revelations. They are mostly a bickering couple. It's a little funny but repetitive. It's like a travelogue without much tension. If not for Che, this would be a rather unremarkable road movie.

A biopic on Che Guevara, The Motorcycle Diaries traces his famous journey on his friend's motorcycle across South America that kick- started the rebel in him. The movie explores the benign side of Che when he was a medical student, kind and affable with a disarming smile. Much loved by his family and friends, he was a dutiful person unwary of what the future beheld for him. A dear friend Alberto, talked him into covering vast expanse of the continent on his rusty motor cycle for sheer adventure and thrill. They started off from their hometown heavily loaded with supplies and adrenaline. Starting from the visit to Che's girlfriend, they traveled across the periphery of the continent, frequently punctuated with unexpected hiccups such as motor cycle breakdowns, minor conflicts and occasional starvation. Soon, they realized South America was more than what they had seen. They met a large number of oppressed farmers on their way. Each interaction is portrayed to have significantly appealed to Che's conscious until they reached a leprosy health camp as medical doctors. His stay at the camp completely transformed him into a man with solid intent and infallible purpose to fight against oppression, fight for a better America. The movie inspired by his letters to his relatives throughout this journey, wonderfully captures the free-lance spirit of two guys, their funny yet deep camaraderie, their travails and their self- realizations. Evenly paced, emotionally stirring and humorous, Motorcycle Diaries is a holistic yet concise account of genesis of one of the greatest revolutionaries the world has ever seen.

Motorcycle Diaries is film that beautifully combines peaceful wanderings, urgent passions and thought provoking personalities. The former life of Che Guevara is one that seems at first to be quite distant from his future revolutions in Cuba but upon reflecting on the film, the connection in his passion and hope can be seen. The film does just what it intended do remarkably well and beautifully. It draws out the personality of Che and causes viewers to connect with him and even hold him in high regard. By displaying him as one who is following his passion, has a heart for what is right, and stands up for humanity above all else, Che is given a chance to be seen in a different light because of Motorcycle Diaries. The peaceful yet often chaotic travels of Che and his companion, Fuser, draw viewers in to the immediate beauty of their story. The times when Che becomes angry portray his deep passion to stand up for what is right, often by contrasting him with Fuser or other characters holding onto the status quo. Che is seen as a person who almost everyone wants to be: intelligent, passionate, caring and adventurous. He is not immortal but he is in almost every regard, better than those around him. These elements of character development and plot fulfill the intent of the director to change the view of Che by those who oppose communist revolution. The supporting elements in Motorcycle Diaries are also extremely important in giving it an exceptional rating as a film. The best word to describe the scenery and music the film is simply beautiful. The calm scenes pull at the heartstrings of the viewers who long for such beauty for themselves. The intense and upbeat scenes are supported by excellent acting that enables the passion of the film to also be seen as beautiful. By uniting these two beauties and supporting Che's passion, the film succeeds in supporting that for which Che stands. Since is caring actions are seen as beauty, so are his passion filled words calling for a revolution for a united America. If this were said without the build up for the rest of the film and all of its elements working together, Che would yet again be dismissed as a revolutionary communist who only did harm. The intricate build up of the film however, can convince the viewers that Che's opinion has merit. This is something that is quite difficult for a film to do: allow a viewer to agree with a character even when they might immediately renounce those opinions in any other setting. The viewers do not want to associate themselves with the nuns and doctors who stay on the other side of the river so they engage deeply with Che, a personality that outside of the film they might despise. Whether or not this opinion stands after the viewing of the film is difficult to assess but Motorcycle Diaries sure did its job extremely well: Che Guevara became a human being that everyone could relate with.