The Motorcycle Diaries
2004 · 126 min · Director: Walter Salles
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In 1952, twenty-three year old medical student Ernesto Guevara de la Serna - Fuser to his friends and later better known as 'Ernesto Che Guevara' - one semester away from graduation, decides to postpone his last semester to accompany his twenty-nine year old biochemist friend 'Alberto Granado' - Mial to his friends - on his four month, 8,000 km long dream motorcycle trip throughout South America starting from their home in Buenos Aires. Their quest is to see things they've only read about in books about the continent on which they live, and to finish that quest on Alberto's thirtieth birthday on the other side of the continent in the Guajira Peninsula in Venezuela. Not all on this trip goes according to their rough plan due to a broken down motorbike, a continual lack of money (they often stretching the truth to gain the favor of a variety of strangers to help them), arguments between the two in their frequent isolation solely with each other, their raging libidos which sometimes get them into trouble, and dealing with Fuser's chronic asthma. But a chance encounter with a couple of Communists in the Chilean desert and an extended visit to the San Pablo Leper Colony in the Perúvian Amazon Basin among other things profoundly affects what each will want to do with his life and the bond each has with the other.
Emotional fingerprint
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 32%, Empathy 25%, Awe 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Inspiration32%
- Empathy25%
- Awe18%
- Humor15%
- Sadness10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Empathy, Awe. Genres: Drama, Adventure, Biography. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Empathy and Awe. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Hope
- Tension
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Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Humor
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Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Hope | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Hope | 45 % | 17 % | 42 % | 8 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Humor | 44 % | 15 % | 34 % | 11 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 41 % | 19 % | 23 % | 14 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Humor | 40 % | 23 % | 16 % | 19 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Humor | 41 % | 19 % | 16 % | 19 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Humor | 45 % | 13 % | 16 % | 18 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Humor | 53 % | 24 % | 14 % | 24 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Empathy | 60 % | 50 % | 16 % | 24 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Empathy | 59 % | 58 % | 19 % | 23 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Sadness | 54 % | 48 % | 20 % | 21 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Sadness | 49 % | 36 % | 24 % | 16 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Humor | 43 % | 28 % | 20 % | 20 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Humor | 45 % | 34 % | 19 % | 23 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Empathy | 55 % | 51 % | 31 % | 24 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Empathy | 61 % | 58 % | 43 % | 26 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Hope | 66 % | 50 % | 45 % | 34 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 104′ | Tension | 74 % | 50 % | 44 % | 43 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 110′ | Sadness | 73 % | 55 % | 40 % | 24 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 117′ | Sadness | 65 % | 52 % | 38 % | 3 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 123′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Roberto Guevara
Celita Guevara
Ana María Guevara
Juan Martín Guevara
Uncle Jorge
Dr. Hugo Pesce
La Negra (Argentina)
Mechanic
Luna
Tulio
Piedad
Chilean Sister
Waiter
Chief Firefighter
Details
- Directed by
- Walter Salles
- Written by
- Jose Rivera, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, Alberto Granado
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2004
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States, France, Argentina, Peru, Chile, Germany
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Inspiration
- Data updated
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