Though controversial, Ernesto "Che" Guevara remains a hero to many. Che's persona swelled in 1956 when he lead a rebel coups into Cuba and overthrew Fulgencio Batista following a bloody, passionate battle. There, Fidel Castro, Che and a band of 80 rebels freed the Cuban people from the rule of their corrupt dictator.
Steven Soderbergh manifests a sobering perspective of Che with a two-part, four-hour-and-17-minute epic biopic. In it, Soderbergh offers a balanced, yet eccentric look at the rise and fall of the enigmatic Marxist, Argentine physician & soldier simply known as Che. Soderbergh artfully conceptualizes the revolutionary's downward spiral in Part II of the film as Che quickly becomes a shadow trapped in an evaporating dream.
Staying true to his Marxist ideals, Che fell victim to the unstoppable, collapsing tide of Marxism as it came crashing down on him- causing his idealistic vision to quickly dissipate.
Check out Che- if nothing else to help shed some light on the enigmatic personality who adorns the now infamous, staple gear of the counter-culture.
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