The other night Laura and I saw Motorcycle Diaries at World Exchange. I thought that it's a really great film. I had no idea about any of the background story, only knowing that it took place in 1952 and was true / based on a true story. I think that it's great for every thing in the story to be new and exciting without expecting parts to come up. It's a forign film, so there are subtitles... but it's fine.
It's very different than the thriller movie The Forgotten which was an excellent movie, except for the trailers about it. Don't get me wrong, but the trailers are wonderfully put together except for the fact that they spoil the movie. Don't watch the trailers!!! The things that should have had a HUGE impact I was just waiting for the moment that things were going to happen. The one that I just watched on the "official site" gave away every cool part... cut things together not how they happened. I really feel sorry for the director and everyone who worked hard on that because the best parts are given away. That must be frustrating.
So, I won't spoil Motorcycle Diaries for you by telling you more than I have already, other than to go see it. ;-) Don't read on if you have not seen it...
One of the characters in the movie was Ernesto Guevara. I had no idea who he was. I really felt bad by the level of my ignorance of the world's history. But that's one good thing about having watched the movie, now I want to learn more. ;-)
Funny when I don't like watching the news though...
What's it about though? I walk by the ByTowne and see it up on the board but i have no idea what it's about. Is it about motorcycles? The history of motorcycles? What?
ReplyDelete"In 1952, two young Argentines, Ernesto Guevara and Alberto Granado, set out on a road trip to discover the real Latin America. Ernesto is a 23-year-old medical student specializing in leprology, and Alberto, 29, is a biochemist. The tale follows their journey as they unveil the rich and complex human and social topography of the Latin American continent."
ReplyDeleteOkay, from this description I thought that it would be really dumb, but I really enjoyed it. If you know who "Ernesto Guevara" is, you'll understand more.
It's about a couple of guys making a big road trip, and how what they see and who they come into contact with impacts their view on life / government.
That's about all I really want to say... it's like with "6th sense" you just had to tell people that it's about "a kid that sees dead people" and to go see the movie.
Now, with this movie there are no big surprises or twist endings, but you can see how these people were shaped.
One of the main characters kept a diary while they travelled on a motorcycle. This was published some years later and just translated in the last like 10 years. That's where the name comes from.
Leprology? The study of.... Leprechauns? Interesting.
ReplyDeleteI thought that was a great movie too.. Great blog!
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