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10Apr12
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theladyassassin
11Feb12
Good film but it does not portray Che in the best light. He seemed to have a romantic view of Guerilla warfare. He was a doctor but, in the film at least, he immediately demands to be a Guerilla once another doctor came along. I feel that he could have contributed a lot more acting as a doctor as Fidel and Che didn't seem to have a clear idea of how the government would be won after Batista was ousted.
Bambang N Karim
18Apr11
Whilst the issue of this movie is still relevant for today political reference, the movie itself is very long and tedious. It is supposed to be a great guerrilla story based on Bolivian Diary but like most of Soderbergh’s works, there’s always a struggle to understand his set up. None of the scene also clearly shows any heroic portrayal of the great Che. And del Toro himself looks struggling to carry Che’s persona.
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Jonathan Cribbs
19Apr11
That's on purpose. Soderbergh didn't want the movie to feel heroic, because heroism is something that's usually apparent in retrospect. He wanted it to feel like, as a viewer, you were there along for the revolution. In the moment, the last thing those guys were thinking about was heroism. They were thinking about the struggle, and that's how the movie feels. It's a bold choice on Soderbergh's part because he kind of wanted to make an anti-movie and just strip away anything that felt self-consciously cinematic.
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Bambang N Karim
12Jul11
Jonathan, If that's the purpose, then he better make a documentary film. This way, audience will be served a historical content rather than the argument over "what is a hero."
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Jonathan Cribbs
12Jul11
Yeah, again, the movie doesn't have any interest in weighing in on whether he is a hero. Soderbergh is more interesting in placing the audience in the middle of a revolution. Placing the audience in the middle of a historical event behind that event's leader.
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Bambang N Karim
12Jul11
Jonathan, I hardly able to feel the impact of "within" or "in the middle" or "witnessing" though - even with cinema verite approach that he chose. Everything is just way too distant for me. I keep comparing the piece with "The Bycycle Diaries" that emote me. But then again, it is a personal taste.
Xurxo G Penalta
4Feb11
documentary and fiction filmmaking closer than ever! worth watching if you can commit to its running time... great blue ray set i still wonder what terence malick's version would have looked like...
Daniel McCarthy
29Dec10
Each part separately is fascinating, together it is nothing short of a masterpiece.
Jye Sherwell
24Nov10
I love how realistic weapons and explosions are in films these days. I would like to see this sometime.
comeandsee
31Oct10
breaks away from the generic spectre of the biopic to present a fascinating life of one of the worlds great revolutionaries.
E.P.Riley
15Jul10
I was completely blown away by Del Toro's performance. I can honestly say with an open mind that it is in my top three performances of all time. It is no doubt ny absolute favorite by Del Toro. Outstanding movie, true to history, loved it. I give it the best rating I can hold for a film.
Murilo Reis
7Jul10
Just watched. Fabulous movie with a perfect way of dialogue with time within a linear time that stops sometimes. Del toro act great and it seems to became Che by his own.
