Before he changed the World , the World changed him

Che Guevera (Fuser)  is all over the place atleast photogenically if not idealogically. Whether that be the T- Shirts worn by GenNext always in search of an easy way out or the sensuously revealed denim deprived butts of women with IQ of an amoeba in . He has become more of an icon for the looks which never the less rugged , masculine encapsulate what men desire to inculcate and women aspire when they consummate  : a wild rage. 

Motorcycle diaries is just not another attempt to capture the man and his brave ideas. It is more than that . It aims to capture the philosphy , the enthusiasm , the supreme confidence , the concern and the empathy for the downtrodden. His zeal is at display all through out the film , more so when we account for the fact he criss crosses the country on a rickety motorcycle, THEMIGHTY ONE,  traversing across one of the most rugged terrains , to learn explore the continent he belongs to and to bed as many damsels as possibly possible. 

His honesty , his commitment , his dilligence is commendable. As illustrated , even under the most tiring circumstances , he clings on to the money given to him by his sweetheart for that coveted american frock , that was a rage down south of America . Che however parted his most priced belonging not for his desires but for his cause he so strongly espoused . In fact his queationing of rituals , made him a harbinger of hope , a spark in the darekened lives of people ostracized by society and left to the mercy of few selfless yet human , doctors. I still can vividly play the moments , when on his penultimate night with the leprosy victims , he swam across the dangerously turbulent river to be with his brethren in whom , they a glimmer of hope , an ignition of life towards the fag end of the wig . His simple beliefs of giving joy was a formidable course of action which cultivates in him organizing the soccer match. The mood of the crowd was electric and even IPL spectators would not have matched the enthusiasm that was flowing in the crowd , as well as rubbing on to the players who had just forgotten to walk upright .

Che was not an extra ordianary man . He was an ordinary man with unflinching commitment to his cause . He was an icon who saw hope as the stimulus for his struggle  against oppresors. To him means was not important , the destination was and he openly espoused violence as a medium of change. 

I still vividly remember the unfolding of the events , frame by frame with the doctor who helped him in his march to the southern tip of America . Impressed and pleased with them , the doctor offered them to review a book he had been compiling all his professional life to have it published one day as a work of art . It was an attempt to get the compliments he yearned to listen . Che's friend willingly played to his host wishes yet Che remained unmoved . He criticized the compilation vehemently , did not mince to derate the pathetic grammar usage as well why the reader felt so aghastly once going through it. In effect he spoke what he felt , and whatever he felt , he never kept to himself. I think this was the biggest ingredient in his making of a rebel ,an  anti establishment dude who went to great limits to serve his ideas and philopshies. 

In fact the history will not be replete with instances where a  current state minister goes to the rescue of people pursuing guerilla warfare to actively involve himself in their struggle and be eventually be executed by the CIA, in field  . It is one of the most pertinent reasons to make America ,  a sore for the communists.

In fact the the other highlight of the movie is the learning that at times the destination is not of much significance if in the course of journey one starts deriving pleasure from the process. Though at the begining of his adventure , the overridding feeling in Che must be to reach the rendzvous , safe nd sound to retract to his family eagerly waiting for him. However once there , the urge to start the return journey just does not seem to exist. The journey has bought mutationary changes , the man is not the same anymore , things are the same but the perspectives have developed . The infancy of beliefs has given way to an idealogy of belief, resounding faith in oneself and a fire within to be the medium of change. 

Motorcycle diaries is not just the story of Che. It can be the story of every one of us if we imbibe the lessons that nature has conspired to teach us.

 "Wandering around our America has changed me more than I thought. I am not me any more. At least I'm not the same me I was." ~ Guevara at film's end.

In every threat , there comes an opportunity , and an opportunity comes only to those who are ready to grab it. And grabbers are those who cling on to any low hanging fruit before anyone else does . Naturally question comes how to identify the timing  , pat comes the reply why stop jumping ! :)