The Motorcycle Diaries

a glimpse of two lives running parallel for a time, with similar hopes and convergent dreams" Every journey we take in life is a virtual space that finishes when it finishes, there is no significant arrival point where you finish your journey and there are as many means as there are different ways of 'finishing.' and those means are endless. Based on the Che Guevera's Memoir, this coming of age road film is such a warm ride to discover one true self, see the world around you with an open heart and extending arms to help and connect. As both friends traveled around they observed extreme wealth inequality, exploitation by American companies, whole towns of people who couldn’t read or write, and colonies of diseased people left to die. This all makes them longing for a land which they never knew and changes them completely as a person with a different thought process. This film holds exceptional significance for anyone wishing to delve into the history of South America and its indigenous peoples, who were all but driven from their lands due to the greed of European colonizers. It is an essential film, simply watch it. It is full of mishaps, humor, pathos, and insight. The film's measured pace, location filming and excellent soundtrack all support the creation of a culturally-authentic work of art that stands on its own.