Ray

I watched the movie “Ray” directed by Taylor Hackford. The movie is generally about the musician Ray Charles, a blind man who is very ambitious and become famous through his performance as the blind country, jazz and gospel singer.

I find the movie very inspiring, but I am most impressed of the actor Jamie Foxx role as Ray Charles. I could not believe that it was him at first. He uses movements and sounds that must be very difficult and it must be very hard to "act" a blind person. He is doing an excellent job and I understand why he got an Oscar for the role as Ray. 

I got very touched by a Scene when Ray refuses to play for a closed audience (only white people) in Georgia. In the scene ray walks next to a demonstration, when a black man asks Ray if it’s right against the black population to support the racism. Ray changes his mind and walks back to his bus and refuses to play. This made Ray banned from the stated until 1971, however he gave them an official apologize that year.  This scene touched me because it made a big influence on the black population, and he showed that he is against discrimination. I believe that it was an important act since he was one of the best-known artists by that time.

I connect the movie to the theme: “Following your dream or passion in life.” In the movie we are fallowing Ray through his tough childhood, and how he becomes blind. Ray shows that he can be an independent and strong man even though he is blind. He travels a cross the whole country to become a musician. Ray is also doing his own thing, he makes gospel music to  something "evil" and he does not care if it is right or not. Ray shows that nothing is impossible by following his passion for music.