motorcycle diaries

went with lk on friday to see the motorcycle diaries. not sure that it's one of those movies that blows you away necessarily. but it does give you an itch for adventure; stirs a romantic desire to be young and impressionable, leaving you wistful and hopeful, and fairly satisfied.

it's a love story between a man and the land, an epic or ode to south america and its people told through the convention of a coming of age story where we witness a young ernesto guevara develop into the iconic figure "el che." you experience the people, places, and events that shaped his political and social beliefs. the burning love is evidenced by the director's vision and the enormous talents of both the movie's lead characters. there is passion and an unending service and devotion to the land represented as two distinct approaches. one loving with reckless abandon, a carnal infatuation. the other with delicate, intense purpose. love with light touch and soft whispers in the ear.

this seems to be coming out as a garbled mess of a "review." so i will stop here.

but might i add: gael garcia bernal is an amazing talent. and not too shabby to gaze at on the big screen.