Motorcycle+diaries

In 1952, a young medical student and a biochemist from Argentina set off on a road trip across South America. As they mounted their beaten up motorcycle, the men called the Mighty One they talked in awed tones of the sights they were about to experience. The record of their trip slipped away into the earth due to transportation difficulties. The oh so " Mighty One" wasnt so mighty after all. Ernesto "Che" Guevara (played by Gael Garcia Bernal). The young Che's companion on the trip was his best friend, Alberto Granado (Rodrigo de la Serna), with their simple goals being to enjoy themselves, and meet some girls along the way. As the trip unfolds at the demand of their damaged motorcycle, the boys discover more about themselves than they ever imagined possible. Ernesto being the younger one stays true to his ideals and goes forth put them into practice. His refusal to spend the $15 provided by his girlfriend, Chichina Ferreyra (Mia Maestro), constantly angers his travelling companion as the twoare staving and struggling to find a place to eat and stay for the night. Ernesto's good heart comes to play when he reveals that he gave the money to a pair of out of work illegal immigrants. The trip winds down as the friends offer their medical expertise to a leper colony in Peru, with the mens childish nature dwindling down and they star to realize where they want to go in life. Based on the diaries The Motorcycle Diares by Guevara and Traveling With Che Guevara by Granado, director Walter Salles pulls some highly accomplished performances from his two leads. The South American landscape is breathtakingly captured on camera, with Salles strongly portraying a continent bothered by poverty and disease, but containing a population in possession of an amazing sense of optimism. As a movie, The Motorcycle Diaries is beautiful, with strong acting, breathtaking location and a vibrant story. I would definitely suggest this movie.