Ray Movie Analysis

I've got to say, if this movie reminds me of anything, it's got to be Walk the Line. I mean, I know Mr Olson said to find some kind of connection to nowadays, but I've got to say stuff about the similarities between Jonny Cash and Ray Charles.

Both of their brothers died horribly, Jonny's with a saw and Ray's with a tub of water. They're haunted by that day and in turn goes on drugs. They've got great wives and two children, Jonny all girls, Ray all boys. But Jonny's wife left him because he loved June Carter on the road, and he gave up everything for her, whereas Ray's wife stuck with him and therefore he stuck with his wife. They both had lots of time on the road and were deeply addicted to drugs. Their careers flourished around the same time and they both made marks in music history. They got out of drugs and never took them again. Their biopics are also quite similar, if you've seen Walk the Line.

Now as for the connection to today, I would say a lot more of the celebrities of our age are going into drugs and spiraling out of control. Let's just hope they can learn from their mistakes as well as the people before them and learn how to get out of drugs.

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Hit the road Jack, and don't you come back, no more no more no more no more hit the road Jack, and don't you come back no more! What you say??