Yes, you’re right, the film definitely could’ve benefitted from more information about the actual lives of the people and the existing political and social conditions under which the revolution in Cuba took place… and yes, Che definitely achieved some sort of mythical status that is hard to quantify or account for exactly, although, like most who enjoy similar status, it’s usually a combo of the force of their image/timing of their achievements - for whatever reason these people seem to capture some element of the zeitgeist of the time and are forever linked to what that represents, although there can be a kind of evolving iconography that changes somewhat in the years that follow as well - a strange phenomona that involves long dead famous people being more “hot” than at other times… for me, the set up the government is somewhat inconsequential. What’s more important is that the average citizenry is treated with dignity and have the ability to live in humane conditions. Capitalist societies clearly has myriad issues, and yet the utopic promise of many communist and/or socialist governments are perhaps at least as jaded and self-interested from the top down. To paraphrase slightly, absolute power in any form corrupts. CG

Che is a pop icon. He seems to get a lotta love for a communist revolutionary and I was curious about the topic and thought the movie might help to educate me a little bit.

I thought the acting was great and I thought the filming etc was great. I would have liked to have been provided a little more insight into the history behind South and Central America’s economic plight (eg fluctuating between dictatorships and communism) but I am not sure it would have worked for what the movie was meant to do.

It seems a shame that a capitalist society has never thrivied in that region…..

Thanks and POWER TO THE PEOPLE,

Travis

Thanks for the contribution. I know you love a good quote. I thought Che did a nice job of weaving some of the grand pronouncements in a way that made them feel natural as opposed to tacked on for the sake of delivering information. Be interested to hear your thoughtsd on the film.

” Soon, I don’t know when but soon we will confront the enemy. Our contact with the outside world will be limited. Some of us will die and it is sad to see your comrades die because you can’t help them with your limited resources. Food will be scarce.Sometimes we won’t have anythilng to eat. And if all of that weren’t enough we will have to endure the harsh weather. By the end we will have become human waste. That’s all I can promise you. Think it over. You still have time to go home. Afterwards it will be too late.

I wouild like to repeat what I said to Monje. Me? I am already here. They would have to kill me to get me out of here. I will be at the side of those who stay until victory.”