Ray is inspiring Though it seems like it takes intelligence to see that

Rating: 10/10 (29 October 2004)

as I must mostly comment on the audience's reaction for my review. (They do after all contribute to one's movie going experience do they not?)
But yes, I guess the movie Ray is not meant to be watched by folks who are immature and lacking in intelligence. First, in the theatre I couldn't help but feel sorry for being a part of my race as their were two white folks always laughing their asses off whenever there was a verbal fight going on in the movie. Seriously, what's funny about something like Ray's wife finding his heroin even? And secondly thus far the only really awful reviews I've read thus far are from people who definitely seem like they lack any intellect at all. Such as someone who called themselves Milky on here; they (ahem) recommend that instead of wasting your time with 'crap' that you go and see the 'comedy' that is Saw. Uh what the hell is wrong with the world? Saw is NOT comedy, Saw is supposedly so graphic that I've heard most people don't know why it only got an R rating. I quote a review from a local paper, 'OK for teenagers? Hell it's not even OK for adults.'
It's amazing how smart one can feel when comparing themselves to people such as that. A) I'm not a racist, and B) I know that graphic things are not meant to be funny (unless of course it does depend on how they're done, like take for instance some of Peter Jackson's early zombie movies, those could be considered humorous but even that's graphic in a different way than what Saw is supposed to be)--I mean I didn't laugh during Passion of the Christ but who knows, maybe Milky did, and maybe that racist couple did as well (depending on their religion).
But ah well, I feel good knowing that I enjoyed the movie. It's amazing how low-brow reviews can do that to a person if they themselves know they liked the movie to begin with and recognize it's cinematic worth. Which is was this movie has most definitely. It's very highly recommended if you like his music (or even if you don't and you just want to understand the man behind the music a little more), biographies (ones that don't sugar coat the facts anyway), or if you just like human emotional dramas in general.
I certainly understand all the Oscar buzz it's already generating.
Ray Charles Robinson (1930-2004)
Rest in peace.