Trauma makes genius

Destin 2021-11-18 08:01:27

I didn't hesitate to buy this disc at the beginning, just for the reputation of best actor Oscar. But when I watched it for two and a half hours, I still fell asleep for a while, and there was not much tremor that caused my soul to feel agitated. Perhaps it is a lack of understanding of black music. To me, this is more like a chronology of musical geniuses, but not a spiritual legend.

I think of "The Aviator". Leonardo has always been worried about the fact that this movie did not win the favor of the best actor, and the whole film did not occupy a significant prize. I am so sorry that he wanted to make one. The posture of the character epic. But after I watched it, I felt that I didn't win the prize for granted.

Although they are performing two completely different characters, the two films are similar in some aspects, the constantly changing background of the times, the ups and downs of personal destiny, and the emotional life that is not inferior to the wonderful life. This made me understand that it might be a bit of a waste of effort to make a biographical film of a real person, because a real life is often more novel than a novel and more dramatic than a drama, and how can a true spiritual legend be easily in two How many hours of light and shadow refract? Compared to movies, I prefer to look at good biographies. In the continuous penetration of long-length biographies, words can beat our hearts better.

It is said that in order to be able to play this role, Fox has done a lot of preparatory work in advance. First, it took a month to adapt to being blind and lose weight, and then imitating Ray Charles to find the feeling of being immersed in music. At first I was not used to his trembling body and exaggerated facial expressions when he spoke. My friend reminded me that when a blind person talks with others, they often unconsciously have more facial expressions than ordinary people, in order to attract the attention of the other person, and at the same time subconsciously indicate that I can "see" your expression, see, Didn't I respond?

What attracts me more in the film is the interspersed in the film, the male protagonist's memories of his hourly life. His younger brother just fell into the big water basin placed on the table outside the house while playing and died. At this time, the single mother was muttering as usual in the house, but Ray did not do anything in a kind of bewilderment.

This episode of childhood has become the trauma of Ray's life. He constantly condemned himself, crying so that his eyes became blurred day by day; when he was an adult, he often felt like he was in a piece of water, and when he stretched out his hand, what he felt was the trembling little hands and feet. It is this kind of trauma that lasts a lifetime that makes him sensitive to sound and releases the genius of music. The ray in the film said that people who are traumatized will have special sensibility (to the effect). I have also experienced this deeply. Trauma not only gives us a huge shadow and various complexes in our lives, but in a few people, it also shows great power to transcend trauma.

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Extended Reading

Ray quotes

  • Oberon: You know, Marlene and Gossie's the ones running the game on you, Ray. They sliced up the pie the first night you played. Thirty-five percent off the top. Plus Gossie's double scale as leader.

    Ray Charles: Leader. If anyone's leadin' the band I'm the leader! You know what? Forget the bohumps. I'm goin' my own way.

    Oberon: Who's gonna book your gigs? Marlene's got you locked up and she ain't about to let her golden goose go.

    Lady in Rain: [singing] Straighten up and fly right. Cool down papa don't you blow your top.

    [Speaking]

    Lady in Rain: Ray Robinson you are fan-tastic.

    Oberon: There you go man. Gimme some skin.

    Ray Charles: [Feels card in his hand] What's this?

    Oberon: Jack's card. I got his number at the hotel

  • Jack Lauderdale: So Ray, we got to talk about your name, man. Robinson. I mean, Sugar Ray got to Robinson franchise all sewed up. So I'm thinking we go with your middle name: Charles. As in "Ray Charles."

    Ray Charles: I don't care what you call me, man, just as long as my name is on the record.