"Motorcycle Diary" is a film based on "Travel Diary" written by Che and Ernesto's "Talking about Latin America with Che Guevara". A young man traveled more than 10,000 kilometers from Buenos Aires to Caracas. During this long journey, they passed through Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, and walked through mountains, grasslands, deserts, beaches, and rainforests. Accompanying the two young people is an off-road motorcycle nicknamed "Dali No. 1". However, there is no more motorcycle story in the second half of "Motorcycle Diary", and "Dali One" finally broke down in Los Angeles. However, in the following thousands of kilometers of walking, you can still see the spirit of motorcycles: it is a beautiful picture of taking adventure as a joy, taking encounters as rewards, and taking passers-by as relatives and friends.
During the journey, the witty and humorous Ernesto and the earnest and frank cut became good partners and good friends. They spent all kinds of hardships in the joke, tasted the life of ordinary people, observed their hardships, practiced medicine and good, and realized their ideals together. Ernesto gave Che a brother-like care and took good care of Che when he had an asthma attack; Che moved Ernesto with his words and deeds, which made him fully understand Che's great ideal of devoting all his energy and even his life to the working people. This film is not only a youth biography of the hero Guevara, but also a testimony of the friendship of a pair of close friends.
The rich and authentic South American style in the film made me dizzy. The Andes Mountains, the harbor of Valparaiso, the ancient capital of Cusco and the stone city of Machu Picchu show the fascinating natural and cultural scenery of South America. During the journey, it seems that a large herd of cattle and sheep is the protagonist, showing the abundance of the South American continent. The girls I can see in every city, the Latin music I hear, and the hot dance I see all make me look forward to the day when I can personally experience the American style.
In contrast to the beautiful natural features and rich cultural landscapes, is the low living standard of the poor people in South America. They have lost their health, their land has been occupied, they have lost their livelihood opportunities, and even more of their dignity and social status. Che saw all of this in his eyes, and gradually found his purpose in life, which is to work for the revolution of ordinary people, as he announced at his birthday party at the San Palo Leprosy Medical Village: to unify America. struggle. Along the way, Che refused Ernesto's request many times, even when his asthma attack was at its worst, he was unwilling to embezzle his girlfriend Chichikato's fifteen dollars for a swimsuit. But he quietly gave the money to the hunted communist couple at the Chuchicamata mine to make up for their hard work in the mine. I sympathize with and deeply love the poor and hurt people, and regard them as their own relatives. In Los Angeles, he treated the repairman's old mother, and although he could not do anything, he left some medicine to try to ease the pain of the old woman; in Cusco and the Andes, he learned about the loss of land by the native Indians, the suffering of Against oppression, he encouraged them to unite in resistance; in St. Palo he broke the rules and boldly lived with indigenous lepers, cared for them, supported them, organized football games for them, and brought them joy.
Young Che constantly explains himself on the journey, looking for the way of life as a young man with passion. His wisdom: when he is penniless, he can use the newspaper to promote himself as a tourist visitor and get help from others; he is frank: facing the leper doctor who is eager to help him, he frankly admits that the doctor should focus on medical treatment Research, not piece together a novel with clichés. In the face of his girlfriend Cheka's efforts to keep him, Che still insisted on embarking on a long journey. After receiving a sad letter of separation in Valparaiso, he strengthened his confidence to go on. Che could not dance, but he knew poetry, and the great poets García Lorca and Pablo Neruda gave him spiritual nourishment. Che's enthusiasm comes from the heart, and when he's happy about something that's really good for people, he's laughing and wriggling, even if everyone can't help but laugh at his poor dancing. In St. Palo, Che, the day before he left, and after a birthday party for himself by colleagues from the leprosy treatment village, was desperate to swim across the turbulent river to be with the patients on the other side: he never liked any use of The way people are unequal, including this "segregation".
It would be an exaggeration to learn what to learn from the great Che because of such a completely real travel record. The captivating scenery in the film reminds the audience that the most important insights exist in our daily lives, but we haven't paid attention to them. I also became a traveler. I followed Che and Ernesto through thousands of miles and met so many honest and kind people. Idealism is not far away, it is right in front of you.
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