The Long Diaries of the Motorcycle Way Round
Went to see The Motorcycle Diaries the other day and really enjoyed it. The cinematography was well done, the story well written, and the acting exceptionally good. I didn’t think that the plot did a very good job of trying to merge the stories of the journey, the friendship, and the political awakening, but it was a good film none-the-less. To be honest, I don’t think you could cover all those things in one coherent film. From reading a few of Che’s (later) works, I think the transformation in his young thinking was just a bit of a stretch, there just wasn’t enough time in the movie to focus on “letting the world change you.” Also have to say Gael Garcia Bernal did a fantastic job with the impassioned monologues.
On a separate note, a new show premiered on Bravo last week called “Long Way Round”; a documentary of a full circumnavigation of the globe by Ewan McGregor and a friend on motorcycles. The first episode this last Thursday was great. Even though it didn’t cover anything but the initial months of preparation, I’ve got high high hopes for the adventures to come. If you don’t get Bravo it looks like they will be releasing on DVD some time in the near future. This is the kind of reality TV I can really get in to!
