The Motocycle Diaries - a moving tale
I managed to catch most of this movie on television tonight. It really is a gripping tale of two people discovery of the "real" South America. It reminded me a bit of my time in South America when I worked on a charity project in Argentina; however, their experiences in the mid-50's dwarf my own many-fold.
If you would like to learn a bit more about South America, but without having to experience it first hand, I highly recommend the Motocycle diaries. The scenery is close to how I remember it and the emotional rollercoaster the two main caracters go through really does invoke some of the same feelings I had when travelling around the hardship and poverty.
Particularly moving and effective are the black and white scenes of everyday life that appear like photos.
I give this one two thumbs up, but a word of warning.... this move is not an escape from reality, rather a tour of a continent that has had a reach history marred with struggle.
For more info, please check out the films details on http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318462/