Diarios de Motocicleta by Roberta Peterson

This film was an exciting and emotional film. I enjoyed it very much. I felt the excitement as " Fuser was getting ready for his trip. I laughed about the many times they crashed. I felt the pain and sorrow of the people being forced from their homes, the sadness of the sick and the isolated.


I can see many scenes throughout the film that could have plaid the role of influence to encourage Ernesto to become a rebel for Peru. The way the poor were treated by the land owners and the Government backing them. Putting them out with no place to go, no money, no food, sleeping on the side of the roads.


Ernesto and Alberto were out for an adventure, to tour there home land. What started as an adventure became a life changing experience for the both of them.


Ernesto started out being the shy, quiet one with not much to say. Seem to be the follower. Ernesto had allot of family support. Good family values. Ernesto also had a good education; studding to become a doctor of medicines.


Alberto seem to be the more adventurist kind. Out spoken, load and fun loving. Alberto seem to have a very deep Passion for his bike. Seem to not have anyone else in his life except for his friends.


The men's adventure was long and hard. The struggles they encountered were more then I felt the two expected. The fun they had I felt help to build a much deeper bond between them. The sick people they seen and tried to help along the way helped to build the caricature of the men. They truly wanted to help others and to make a difference in others lives they met.


In the beginning it was all about the fun they could have, but by the time they arrived at the Inca tribe I think the way they seen life had changed.


Ernesto was a very honest person unable to lie. On the opposite side Alberto was a "jokester" could bluff his way out of every situation. The differences in the two made them a good team, for the film and for real life.

Women on the Verge of a nervous Breakdown: by Roberta Peterson

The women seem to be over reacting in this film. Although this is a comedy I can see allot of dramatized scenes. I do think the Spanish women are sometimes dramatic about situations, especially the men in there lives. I have seen women in similar situations that do have some of the same trate such as tracking down the other woman. Destroying the mans things.

The women today are more secure about themselves. They can be successful without the man in there life. I feel today a woman in that situation especially in the US would have told that man to

bleep off.

The European films are more liberal and free to express the way they want compared to the US. We have more people who are offended by the content, language and graphic scenes. Instead of turning it off they would make a big issue of the movie. As far as a comedy!!! To me it was very close to a low rate porn. Very poor plot. Low budget.

This movie was not one of the best movies that I have seen but I enjoied it.

Machuca

This was a very good movie but a movie that hits really hard. The way human beings treat each other, just because one has more then the other. It is sad but it happens here; not to that extent.

The boys Gonzalo and Pedro were able to develop a friendship and a strong relationship although society did not approve. The bond between the two was strong but in reality the culture they grew up with stuck with them as we seen when the two Gonzalo and pedro would get into a disagreement. The names that called each other would reflect that.

Gonzalo developed a compassion for Pedro and his life early on during the relationship. He seemed to have had sympathy for the poor and the way they were being treated. Gonzalo knew he had more in every way and seemed to want to give to Pedro. The homes they lived in were very different. Pedros was not much more then a shed were Monzalo lived in the nicer area of town. The streets in Pedros part of town were even dirt. Monzalo had lots of nice clothing, Pedro did not. Pedro had to work after school to make money for the family. Monzalo had money to spend any way he wanted.

The family values were very much different but in many was the same. You seen Pedro's father taking there money to go get drunk. And you seen Monzalo's mother cheating on his father. But Monazlo and his sister seem to be close and there was a feeling of love in the home. Pedro had a loving caring mother.

The message I am seeing is that we need to open our eyes and see that just because we are different or some don't have as much as others we all have feeling. Also I am seeing that people we meet in the US may be from Chile and may have come from that error and can be very sensitive to what happened during the 70's and everything to present. The friends I have from South America and very warm compassionate people.