SnoopyStyle 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.

hhhrahulhhh This film was a very well constructed chapter for one of the most famous leaders from contemporary America.I begun the movie based on recommendations from peers and did not have an inkling of what the theme of the film was. I also never noticed this fact from the name of the protagonist Ernesto Guevara. This little fact helped me understand the story from an unbiased viewpoint and I could actually imagine the feelings and emotions of the young 20 something youth traveling & seeing the world for what it is. At many points within the movie I felt the strength in personality of Ernesto who had undertaken a life changing journey with the cheerful and happy-go-lucky Alberto Granado. Halfway through the movie I did begin to understand the socialist undertones of the movie and very late I realized that it was a biography outlining the birth of the purpose of one very popular "Che" (facepalm). And suddenly I could relate the underlying message which had been playing throughout the movie.I was glad that I viewed the story as a art project, a story of an anonymous youth who got to see the live documentary of silently suffering America and his own struggle through the darker side of the world which led to his ideological awakening. Ernesto was what many of are not as an individual, smart, good-looking, intelligent, well read, pensive, strong, adventurous and the list would go on. Most of all he was brutally honest but empathetic and could see the underlying truth of the situation. This is probably the most important quality that endeared him to the suffering masses and promoted his rise as a socialist leader.Apart from the future political controversies for Che, this was a very heartwarming account of his journey into adulthood and the kindling of his future ideological foray.

kislaykaushal22 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.

ginny-daugherty 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.