The Motocycle Diaries (Che Guevara) is a fantastic movie.

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The discussion centers on the film "The Motorcycle Diaries," which chronicles the journey of Ernesto "Che" Guevara and his friend Alberto Granado across South America. The film portrays their initial excitement and adventure, ultimately leading to transformative experiences that shape Guevara's future convictions. Viewers are encouraged to appreciate the film regardless of their political beliefs, as it can be interpreted in various ways—either as a heroic tale or a cautionary story about naivety. The film is praised for its strong acting and writing, despite the controversial figure of Che Guevara, who is described as an assassin. The conversation acknowledges the complexity of Guevara's legacy while affirming the film's artistic merit.
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I reccomend that everyone here, regardless of political ideology, go see The Motorcycle Diaries. The movie is about Ernesto "Che" Geuvara and his companion, Alberto Granado, on a motorcycle trip with the goal of exploring South America. The movie shows Ernesto (Che) and Alberto in their home-town, before leaving for the trip, with a romanticized sense of adventure about the trip. It goes on for a bit with some general adventuring, and later gets into the experiences that re-shaped Ernesto into Che and gave him the convictions which he later fought and died for (though the movie doesn't actually show any fighting or killing).

As I said, I don't think that your political ideology will really affect your ability to appreciate this this movie. Some people might see it as a story of a hero who picks up a noble and worthy cause, and others might see it as a story of a naive young man who tragically is sucked up into a movement that he can't possibly understand the consequences of. However you view it, the acting/writing is tremendous and it's a great movie in general.
 
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Che Guevara was an assasin, that's the only word that fits with it. Its biography is so nice.
 
MiGUi said:
Che Guevara was an assasin, that's the only word that fits with it. Its biography is so nice.
I didn't say Che Guevara was a nice guy, I just said the movie was good...

Hell, people love the Godfather movies, and the main characters are active assasins in the movie.
 
MiGUi said:
Che Guevara was an assasin, that's the only word that fits with it. Its biography is so nice.

Right. Completely agree. :approve: :approve:



But not be too hard with Wasteofo2, he only likes the movie... :shy:
 
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