To revolution, travel first

Haylee 2022-03-20 09:01:48

When Ernesto and Alberto rode off on their rickety old motorcycles and embarked on a journey of more than 8,000 miles across South America, the famous "Che" was just a young idealist named Ernesto. A half-biographical, half-legendary film, as well as his reputation, is sighingly beautiful, but there's something missing.

Ernesto in this story is more insistent and stubborn than his fellow Alberto. He is probably a typical image of a young revolutionary. The more he walks through the beautiful rivers and mountains of South American countries, the more he sees the suffering of the people, the more the corners of his mouth become. Full of compassion. I secretly think that this kind of sympathy is very important. If revolutionaries can’t do something for the people in a down-to-earth way, it’s better not to go to the top of the horns for all kinds of doctrines because they are the gods who save the people, and forget that ordinary people only want to Or a peaceful life that can be solved with "ism". Of course, this movie is romantic to death, and never mentions politics and harsh reality. The broad vision at the beginning of the journey can make every young person's vision of the future rapidly expand, and then the camera cuts all the way through the imposing mountains of Peru, the Amazon Who wouldn't want to die on this land with surging rivers? !

The motorcycle carrying the ambitions and dreams of the two young people actually broke down halfway, but Ernesto's dream became more and more noble. Later, at his birthday party, the word "revolution" shocked the audience. The movie The narrative in the book ends later with the journey, where Che's own revolutionary path has only just begun. After that, he gave up medical work, assisted the Cuban president to come to power, and led people's uprisings everywhere. At that time, he was killed by the US authorities when he was in his prime, and became a hero in the eyes of the people of the world. On the other hand, Alberto, who had no revolutionary consciousness, opened a medical school and is still writing a book in memory of his old friend who died early. What should be considered a more meaningful action, I am afraid that even history cannot make a fair decision.

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The Motorcycle Diaries quotes

  • Ernesto Guevara de la Serna: [voiceover] The goal: to explore a continent we had only known in books.

  • Alberto Granado: We land on the Guajira Peninsula. The tip of a great continent. Bellies full of wine and two tropical beauties, hopefully sisters.

    Ernesto Guevara de la Serna: That's good beer, huh?