The Motorcycle Diaries (Widescreen Edition)

Director: Walter Salles
Actors: Gael Garcia Bernal, Rodrigo De La Serna, Mercedes Moran, Jean Pierre Noher, Lucas Oro
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD

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Rating: 266 reviews
Sales Rank: 1265

Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: Quechua (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 126 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

MPN: MCAD25942D
ISBN: 1417022043
UPC: 025192594229
EAN: 9781417022045
ASIN: B00005JNCZ

Theatrical Release Date: September 24, 2004
Release Date: February 15, 2005
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It was ok.    December 23, 2008
J. Rodgers
Controversially, this Movie only shows the part of Ernesto's life that I feel genuinely portrays him as a caring idealistic young man dedicating his life to fighting leprosy, who during this journey through South America is deeply moved by the sheer poverty and oppression he witnessed. It does not show the part of Che's life as the ruthless Revolutionary who personally authorized the execution of over a thousand of his opponents.

So for me to enjoy this movie I had to temporarily suspend the mixed opinions I have about Che Guevara. Once I did this I found this movie to be a very enjoyable coming of age film about friendship and adventure. It is a great piece of cinematic art, the scenery breathtaking and the acting very good.
On a negative side nothing much really happens. Our two travelers take a road trip, run into various people, overcome difficulties, mooch some free food and accommodation and so on, they have adventures to be sure, but nothing out of the ordinary. This would not have made it to film if it wasn't about someone famous.

Sadly his enduring legacy is down to his rugged good looks made immortal by that photograph. Had he been less attractive he would be nothing more then a footnote in Wikipedia by now ( outside of Cuba that is ), and certainly not the subject of a movie.





Fantastic movie, but after some research behind it, only then can your eyes be truly opened.    November 20, 2008
Melody (South Carolina, USA)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful

I write this as a 20-year-old American college student who watched this movie in her Spanish class without even knowing who Ernesto "Che" Guevara was. The movie itself was really quite good. I felt very sympathetic towards Ernesto and Alberto; the way they started out just having a good time and being moved so much by the indigenous people they met along the way. I felt very connected to them. Really, it's a touching movie and makes you feel very empathetic towards the world, in general.

After finding out about him becoming involved with Fidel Castro though, a little "ding ding ding" went off in my head. I decided to research more into this guy and what I found was quite surprising, to say the least. And I still cannot figure out why this man is so revered and is on t-shirts everywhere.

I felt very sad to find out that the man in this film, who was so likable and gentle, could go on to murder massive amounts of people, speak with words with such hatred, and all in the name of the poor people, who he apparently also killed. Yeah, these are facts, whether you like them or not. And the only answer to my question is that this movie just doesn't portray him... as it should have. Or maybe even as he really was. Yes, anyone can feel empathy for the poor and there's nothing wrong with being an idealist. But knowing all of this AFTER I have seen the movie kind of takes the magic away.

I'm still not quite sure what I think about Che Guevara. And yes, I know that this movie is not about the revolutionary but about his early life. Even so, that doesn't mean you can't exclude this man's entire life on those claims. Adolf Hitler wanted to be a preacher and we all know how he turned out. I'm not comparing this guy to Hitler, but if anyone is a prime example of "good boy gone bad", it would be the Fuhrer himself. Also, if one is going to make a movie out of a VERY important figure's life, it had better present the cold hard facts. We can "d'awww" all day at baby pictures of little Adolf, but that doesn't change what he became; THE most infamous name in all of history.

Fighting for what you believe in is a good message. It'd be even better if one didn't kill the people whom one was fighting for. And that's probably the main reason I just can't see Che as a hero or anyone to put on a t-shirt. The Cuban Revolution was apparently a great thing. So... why is everybody still suffering and in pain? Nothing is better than it was before. People are still impoverished and sick and dying. Why is this guy the hero while Fidel Castro is among the hated leaders of the world? Because he was killed before he could do any real damage, and compared to the atrocities he committed while he was alive, that's saying something.


Awesome Movie, not so great DVD edition.    November 9, 2008
Cuete (WA, USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

The movie is great, lots of reviews about it. But this edition has subtitles embedded on the movie that you CAN'T TURN OFF. Beware of that before buying it ;)


Oveglorified Psychopath    November 5, 2008
A. Simon (USA)
1 out of 8 found this review helpful

Let's see . . . what did Che Guevara do with his life? Oh, yeah, that's right, he killed people. That's all. He just killed a lot of people. That . . . is . . . all.

But . . . because he killed a lot of people in the name of Communism AND he hated America all the liberals/leftists have overglorified and overrated him.

Just like they once did with Josef Stalin.


che guevara    October 14, 2008
Vanessa Herrera
esta pelicula era muy bueno porque los actores han hecho un bueno trabajo. la pelicula mostrado muchas paises be latina america. tambien, la pelicula mostrado muchos partes de la vida de ernesto guevara. el che guevara el mundo conoce es muy diferente de el che guevara este pelicula. si quieres aprender mas sobre la vida de che guevara, ves este pelicula.