Che
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well shit that has already happened way before this movie. But on the flip side it can get more people interested in Che and investigate the reasons why he became the man he became. So many people see his picture but really have no clue on who he was. At least with a movie they can get a small glimpse of what he stood for.
"Che" movie wins praise in Cuba
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cubans have applauded an American director's new movie on Ernesto "Che" Guevara for its accurate portrayal of his role in Cuba's revolution.
They packed into two cinemas over the weekend to see "Che," a four-hour epic directed by Steven Soderbergh, during Havana's annual Latin American film festival.
Benicio Del Toro, who plays the Argentine-born revolutionary, was joined at the screening by Leonardo Tamayo. He fought with Guevara in Bolivia, where Che was captured and executed in 1967 for trying to lead an insurgency.
The film covers two parts of Guevara's life -- his role in the 1959 revolution in Cuba with Fidel Castro, and his struggle and death in Bolivia.
"It's great. It really reflects the life of Che and his fight in Bolivia and how he was assassinated," said Eugenio Martinez, a retiree at one screening. "It's satisfying to see that his fight was not in vain."
Havana festival organizers had said in July that "Che" would not be shown if it attacked Fidel Castro, the ailing 82-year-old who led Cuba for 49 years after taking power in the 1959 revolution.
Cuba said the film was shot in Spain and Bolivia because the U.S. government, which has a four-decade trade embargo against communist-run Cuba, barred Soderbergh from making the movie on the island.
The film appeared in Cuba as President-elect Barack Obama is raising expectations he will ease restrictions on the island, a move the Cuban government says would be a positive first step to ending the dispute over the Florida Straits.
Granma, the newspaper of Cuba's ruling Communist Party, praised Del Toro but said Fidel Castro's character lacked charisma and depth.
Soderbergh, who won the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or for best film in 1989 with "Sex, Lies and Videotape," said he was fascinated by Guevara, who has become a symbol of rebellion the world over.
(Reporting by Patrick Markey; Editing by Xavier Briand)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081208/film_nm/us_cuba_film
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cubans have applauded an American director's new movie on Ernesto "Che" Guevara for its accurate portrayal of his role in Cuba's revolution.
They packed into two cinemas over the weekend to see "Che," a four-hour epic directed by Steven Soderbergh, during Havana's annual Latin American film festival.
Benicio Del Toro, who plays the Argentine-born revolutionary, was joined at the screening by Leonardo Tamayo. He fought with Guevara in Bolivia, where Che was captured and executed in 1967 for trying to lead an insurgency.
The film covers two parts of Guevara's life -- his role in the 1959 revolution in Cuba with Fidel Castro, and his struggle and death in Bolivia.
"It's great. It really reflects the life of Che and his fight in Bolivia and how he was assassinated," said Eugenio Martinez, a retiree at one screening. "It's satisfying to see that his fight was not in vain."
Havana festival organizers had said in July that "Che" would not be shown if it attacked Fidel Castro, the ailing 82-year-old who led Cuba for 49 years after taking power in the 1959 revolution.
Cuba said the film was shot in Spain and Bolivia because the U.S. government, which has a four-decade trade embargo against communist-run Cuba, barred Soderbergh from making the movie on the island.
The film appeared in Cuba as President-elect Barack Obama is raising expectations he will ease restrictions on the island, a move the Cuban government says would be a positive first step to ending the dispute over the Florida Straits.
Granma, the newspaper of Cuba's ruling Communist Party, praised Del Toro but said Fidel Castro's character lacked charisma and depth.
Soderbergh, who won the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or for best film in 1989 with "Sex, Lies and Videotape," said he was fascinated by Guevara, who has become a symbol of rebellion the world over.
(Reporting by Patrick Markey; Editing by Xavier Briand)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081208/film_nm/us_cuba_film
shit gets commercialized. thats the way it is. you go to a buddhist temple in asia there are all these bullshit "good luck" souvenirs for sale for tourist. but a true buddhist monk can walk into the temple and get out of it what is truly intended. same with a che movie. there was good to the man and bad. there will be good to this movie and bad. just take the good and acknowledge the bad in order to avoid being influenced by it. no need to say fuck everything because you think you know everything
Che The Movie -
If you haven’t seen this yet don’t spend money on it. Don’t spend money on it for three reasons. 1 – Che wouldn’t want you to. 2 – It isn’t worth it. 3 – If you really really really want to see it you can download it for free (i'll help you find it if you need help).
The movie is about as neutral as one could be about Che. Personally I don’t think that makes for a good movie. I think it is dry and almost entirely devoid of emotion. Some have made that comment about Che as a person (this director I’ve read say it in interviews), but the point that is being missed, in saying that about Che, is that it ignores the emotion he was able to draw out of others. That was one of his great achievements. The guy made people hate him and made other people totally revere him (enough that soldiers that fought with him would name their children after him). This movie fails to depict that emotion in the people around him and failed to move me as a viewer.
The bright spot in my opinion is the cinematography which is very good.
Motorcycle Diaries was better.
If you haven’t seen this yet don’t spend money on it. Don’t spend money on it for three reasons. 1 – Che wouldn’t want you to. 2 – It isn’t worth it. 3 – If you really really really want to see it you can download it for free (i'll help you find it if you need help).
The movie is about as neutral as one could be about Che. Personally I don’t think that makes for a good movie. I think it is dry and almost entirely devoid of emotion. Some have made that comment about Che as a person (this director I’ve read say it in interviews), but the point that is being missed, in saying that about Che, is that it ignores the emotion he was able to draw out of others. That was one of his great achievements. The guy made people hate him and made other people totally revere him (enough that soldiers that fought with him would name their children after him). This movie fails to depict that emotion in the people around him and failed to move me as a viewer.
The bright spot in my opinion is the cinematography which is very good.
Motorcycle Diaries was better.
