~ Ray Charles ~
Went to watch "Ray" today. Another amazing biography of a famous personality in american history. I like biographies, I learnt from them, I see how lives can turn for better or worse when choices are made. I like it when I can see the consequences of human's actions without having to go thru there myself. Life can be so full of.. complexities.
The movie speaks alot of how one's family background has some influence and impact to his or her adult life. Ray Charles Robinson lives with his mother who had a dad who did not stay with the family. The strong-willed woman raise Ray and his brother with much integrity and she teaches her son to held his head high at all times. After he witness the drowning of his brother, Ray's world was shattered that he did not do anything to prevent it and it haunted him thru his adult life.
His adult life are met with the good white men and the bad black men who either saw his talent and profit on him, or expanded it to commerical viability. His hard-headedness to try drugs just to prove himself ( i know deep down he wants to) that he is as normal as any other person was kinda foolish. His involvement with several women was also foolish.
He knows that God is real, yet... it could have done better. He must have had a certain degree of hatred to God for his life, yet, in some ways, I believe he still has his heart with God.
One thing hit me hard. Even when we are christians, we are not protected from the influence around us. We can fall. In Ray's case, he knows God, yet, he does not have the right knowledge to how God whats him to live his life, and so the involvement with drugs and all.
The accusation on him for creating demon music was not unfounded. People were protecting the gospel songs that were spiritual and were annoyed that he broke their high regards of the spiritual essence of it. Yet, I think, and still does think, there is nothing wrong with his adaptation of gospel music to commerical form. Ultimately, God is looking at the hearts of the listeners. If it leads to people enjoy music that praises God, why not? If it portrays God at his part, I do not think it is anything wrong.
Anyway, back to the music...
Ray has been living with regrets and anger. He somehow hits back and rebels on God with his behaviour, he just want to tell God that God lives, but has no control whatsoever with his life.
I have yet to do a research on his life. But I think he has made an impact in the musical scene. But spiritually.. he is not a winner. His family life in his early career was a mess.
Oh yes, the drug rehab he gets was a good one. I think it really help to push the idea of the seriousness of drug abuse. It gets thru the message in a subtle way, reflecting how the abuse affected his life, his music, his family... It's a shame that certain good songs were written under the influence of drugs.. When drugs tirs the sensual part of Ray, he puts them into song.. and they turn into hits. Haiz.
Overall, I think Jamie Foxx did a fantastic job. He was Ray to the core. This movie is an excellent biography. I give it 4 stars.
Went to watch "Ray" today. Another amazing biography of a famous personality in american history. I like biographies, I learnt from them, I see how lives can turn for better or worse when choices are made. I like it when I can see the consequences of human's actions without having to go thru there myself. Life can be so full of.. complexities.
The movie speaks alot of how one's family background has some influence and impact to his or her adult life. Ray Charles Robinson lives with his mother who had a dad who did not stay with the family. The strong-willed woman raise Ray and his brother with much integrity and she teaches her son to held his head high at all times. After he witness the drowning of his brother, Ray's world was shattered that he did not do anything to prevent it and it haunted him thru his adult life.
His adult life are met with the good white men and the bad black men who either saw his talent and profit on him, or expanded it to commerical viability. His hard-headedness to try drugs just to prove himself ( i know deep down he wants to) that he is as normal as any other person was kinda foolish. His involvement with several women was also foolish.
He knows that God is real, yet... it could have done better. He must have had a certain degree of hatred to God for his life, yet, in some ways, I believe he still has his heart with God.
One thing hit me hard. Even when we are christians, we are not protected from the influence around us. We can fall. In Ray's case, he knows God, yet, he does not have the right knowledge to how God whats him to live his life, and so the involvement with drugs and all.
The accusation on him for creating demon music was not unfounded. People were protecting the gospel songs that were spiritual and were annoyed that he broke their high regards of the spiritual essence of it. Yet, I think, and still does think, there is nothing wrong with his adaptation of gospel music to commerical form. Ultimately, God is looking at the hearts of the listeners. If it leads to people enjoy music that praises God, why not? If it portrays God at his part, I do not think it is anything wrong.
Anyway, back to the music...
Ray has been living with regrets and anger. He somehow hits back and rebels on God with his behaviour, he just want to tell God that God lives, but has no control whatsoever with his life.
I have yet to do a research on his life. But I think he has made an impact in the musical scene. But spiritually.. he is not a winner. His family life in his early career was a mess.
Oh yes, the drug rehab he gets was a good one. I think it really help to push the idea of the seriousness of drug abuse. It gets thru the message in a subtle way, reflecting how the abuse affected his life, his music, his family... It's a shame that certain good songs were written under the influence of drugs.. When drugs tirs the sensual part of Ray, he puts them into song.. and they turn into hits. Haiz.
Overall, I think Jamie Foxx did a fantastic job. He was Ray to the core. This movie is an excellent biography. I give it 4 stars.
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