Diarios de Motocicleta

Diarios de Motocicleta was excellent film about the motorcycle journey of two men, one being Ernesto Guevara and the other, Alberto Grandados. The journey began with the two men riding a motorcycle through Argentina. The two men had many adventures and obstacles to overcome along the way. Throughout their journey Ernesto remained a very loyal individual, with exception of telling a little white lie occasionally in order to get food when money was low. Despite hard times during the trip along with his asthma he always seemed to remain true to himself and those around him. He wrote letters home telling about the difficulties that he was having but always seemed to keep an open mind that the best was yet to come and always seemed to keep the attitude that he was not going to give up. Ernesto demonstrated this very well when the motorcycle finally died and he did not give up, he kept going even though he would have to walk and hitch hike for the rest of his journey.
A very impressive moment in the film was when Ernesto met the couple in the mine and gave them the $15 from his girlfriend. He saw that these people were having hard times and despite his own hard times, he gave it to them. He could have kept the money and made the rest of his trip alot easier without having to work for food and sleep in barns, however he demonstrated that he truly cared about this couples well being.
The main quality about Ernesto that impressed me the most was the way he was with the lepers. He refused to wear the gloves that made them feel inferior, despite not being able to eat for not following the nuns rules. On his birthday when he swam across to get to the colony in order to spend his birthday with his other new friends he showed just how genuine of a person he really was. He didn't want these people to feel isolated anymore, and I think at least for the little bit of time he was able to spend at the colony, he made them feel like they mattered and weren't just isolated from the rest of the world.
Ernesto had a certain spirit that spoke for itself. He didn't see people with disease and people that were less fortunate than himself as inferior, he saw them as an opportunity to make a difference in someone else's life.
Dani Gardner