Film review "The King of Soul Songs": Sing the inspirational notes of life's ups and downs!

Janiya 2021-11-18 08:01:27

The memory segment at the beginning of this film seems to make it difficult to agree with the high scores of this film.

But the protagonist's young experience, blindness, and appearance with classic blues music caught people's heartstrings.

There is no doubt that biographical films use time as a clue, but it is really difficult to explain the character and background of the characters with memory clips. If you are watching and cooking while you are watching, I believe you will not be able to understand the taste.

Especially when you don’t know that Charles was the greatest artist in the world from the 1960s to the 20th century, it’s more preaching and inspirational to watch this work. But in fact, the protagonist itself is not a role model in the "mainstream sense."

Negative problems such as drug abuse, promiscuity, profiteering, etc., have all appeared in the king of singers. However, this is also mixed with the protagonist's early judgment due to a mistake in his childhood, and the guilt of his brother's life is intertwined with each other. But the reason why it is said to be an inspirational work is that Charles is the hero of justice in terms of race and human rights. At this point, the audience should grasp it well.

If you say, let me advance the classic lines of this film, it is better to experience the jazz songs of the whole film, after all, "It is these enduring sound quality that affect our souls, singing the natural sound quality of life"! (Zhen Jie)

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Extended Reading
  • Milo 2022-03-20 09:01:37

    A film that I was looking forward to very much, but in the end it can only be regarded as an American inspirational film.

  • Fabian 2022-04-20 09:01:39

    Jamie Foxx looks exactly like Ray...

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  • Aretha RobinsonRay Charles: Scratch a lie, find a thief.

  • Eula: Aretha! Aretha Robinson, what do you think you're doing?

    Aretha Robinson: Eula Bench, you promised me to split these washbaskets fair and square!

    Eula: And I did.

    Aretha Robinson: Hell, you did! You charged them white folks one thing and paid me another!

    Eula: Well, now, who's gonna wash all these?

    Aretha Robinson: You can! Now pay me my money!

    Eula: Alright, I'm gonna pay you your two little dollars, but don't you be expecting no more work from me!

    Aretha Robinson: I got all the work I need from you! Ray, George, come on!

    Eula: That's right! And don't y'all ever come back!

    Aretha Robinson: [to Ray and George] Y'all got to learn to read and write real good, so you don't have to work for folks like them. Scratch a liar, find a thief. Understand?

    Young Ray RobinsonYoung George Robinson: Yes, ma'am.