The man and his mother-"The King of Soul Songs"

Makayla 2021-11-18 08:01:27

The musician's biographical film "The King of Soul Singer" is worth watching with another musician's biographical film "Walk the line" ("Walk the Line"/"Going Forward"). The same childhood accidental death (brother), the same drug addiction and escape from the sea, the biggest difference between Ray and John Cash is of course that he is blind. Overcoming his physical disability, all his strong independence mainly depends on his mother's strict education of his childhood. So this film should also be called "The Man and His Mother".

Motherhood is really a very important position. A blind person like Ray Charles cannot succeed in life without the strict requirements and education of his mother who believes in God. For him watching his brother drown in the iron bucket, his mother did not blame him too much. Faith convinced his mother and elders that the child was brought to heaven by God-and this is very different from Johnny Carr. What dad.

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  • Durward 2022-04-22 07:01:14

    Appearance and singing become the only weapon at the end of the film.

  • Allison 2022-03-23 09:01:44

    After watching it twice, I saw that the director said that it took fifteen years of hard work to make this film, so... although I don't know Ray at all. The film uses extremely stylized photography and lighting, resulting in a very wonderful stage atmosphere and legendary effects. But it all feels too kitsch, maybe Ray's music is like that.

Ray quotes

  • 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.