The Motorcycle Diaries is a movie based on the actual diary entries of Ernesto Guevara, an Argentinian medical student, who with his older friend, Alberto Granado, a biochemist, go on an adventure, across Latin America, in hopes of seeking fun, but also to accomplish their goal of helping out in a leper colony. The movie begins with Ernesto Guevara being restless and in dire need of a break from medical school. His friend, Alberto Grenada, is also in the same position as Ernesto, but is anxious and is in need of a change in scenery. What starts of as a fantasy for both individuals, turns into reality when they begin to gather their possessions, and begin their dangerous and challenging adventure on the motorcycle called “La Poderosa.” While
