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Okay... very pretty, langurously-shot, lovely misty landscapes, much male and social bonding. However, there is a cogent review in the Radio Times which helps to put some of it into context.
".... For some, though, there is a problem with the premise of the movie, in that it assumes that the man Che became was unquestionably honourable. Those whose knowledge of him extends little further than the washing instructions for the Che t-shirts they pull on before heading for the student union bar may not pause to examine his political leadership, which included the use of concentration camps for anti-revolutionaries and 'deviants' (gays) and thousands of public executions without trial. But for those who do, this portrait may leave a sour taste.
A defence might be that the contrast between the idealism of a young man's love for his country and the moral vileness of what he became may, possibly, add to the film's poignancy."
".... For some, though, there is a problem with the premise of the movie, in that it assumes that the man Che became was unquestionably honourable. Those whose knowledge of him extends little further than the washing instructions for the Che t-shirts they pull on before heading for the student union bar may not pause to examine his political leadership, which included the use of concentration camps for anti-revolutionaries and 'deviants' (gays) and thousands of public executions without trial. But for those who do, this portrait may leave a sour taste.
A defence might be that the contrast between the idealism of a young man's love for his country and the moral vileness of what he became may, possibly, add to the film's poignancy."
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I think that is part of the point is it not ? The comparison of youthful idealism and what he became.
I also thought that his speech at the end at the camp jars badly with the rest of the atmosphere i.e the belief of the political zealot that their interpretation is shared by everyone.Something that has characterised every totalitarian Communist regime of the 20th century and has led to atrocities.
I also thought that his speech at the end at the camp jars badly with the rest of the atmosphere i.e the belief of the political zealot that their interpretation is shared by everyone.Something that has characterised every totalitarian Communist regime of the 20th century and has led to atrocities.
