A beautiful movie - The Mortorcycle Diaries

September 2nd, 2006 admin Posted in Reviews |

The Motorcycle Diaries is a movie that I rank right beside Amelie as one of the better movies I have seen. The haunting music of the track “De Usuahia A La Quiaca” has the edge-of-the-world feel to it that the whole movie carries. The movie is based on a real journey and draws form the written record of the travels. The surreal beauty of South America is revealed at every turn the two young travelers make during their 10,000 km journey. The journey, both physical and philosophical, has the freshness, the honesty and the unpredictability that would make you beileve that you were journeying with the two young men - Ernesto Guevara and Alberto Granado. Ernesto, I learnt, went on to become a part of the Cuban Revolution, and a communist leader. This movie gives us glimpses of the man he was going to become, and takes us through the journey that had a big impact on his philosophy. It is a story of companionship, bravery, compassion and self-realization. Alberto, his companion is an adventure-loving, happy-go-lucky, clever-talking guy who amidst his carefree ways sees Ernesto morphing into the leader he was going to become. I highly recommend it.