This is the best biographical movies ever made , a bioepic in its true sense.
Its the story of a young doctor and his friend who halts the scheme of life for a moment and go out to learn about their continent and indigenous people.
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How ? On a old majestic Norton 500 motorbike "La Pedorosa"
Method ? " Sheer Improvisation "
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Their route is ambitious. They head north, aim to cross the Andes, travel along the coast of Chile, across the Atacama Desert and into the Peruvian Amazon and reach Venezuela.During their expedition, Ernesto and Alberto ( the two protagonists ) encounter the poverty of the indigenous peasants, and the movie assumes a greater seriousness once the men gain a better sense of the disparity between the "haves" and "have-nots" of Latin America.
Ernesto introspects on his visit to the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru that inspires something in him. His somber musings are then focused on how a civilization capable of building such beauty could be destroyed by the creators of the polluted urban decay of Lima.His reflections are interrupted by Alberto, who shares with him a dream to peacefully revolutionize modern South America. Ernesto quickly responds: "A revolution without guns? It will never work."
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This is a triumph and coming of age of a 23 year old doctor whose journey , not only brings him closer to his people but inspires him into a revolution which would lay the foundation of many other revolutions to follow.
The doctor Ernesto goes on to become the iconic Cuban leader "CHE GUEVARA" whose spirit of rebellion against injustice inspires comrades across all parts of world till date.
A very special mention to the OST by OSCAR winner Gustavo Santaolalla.
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WHY SPECIAL TO ME
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Che Geuvara is a special person. A very special role model. His ideas about bringing change is one of the key constituents of my thought process. This is a story beautifully told about the transformation of a young man Ernesto to the iconic Che Geuvara , who says " If you tremble with indignation at every injustice then you are a comrade of mine"
Long Live the Revolution
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Movie - THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
Director - Walter Salles
Based on - The Motorcycle Diaries by
Che Guevara
Starring - Gael García Bernal & Rodrigo de la Serna
Music by - Gustavo Santaolalla
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