Entretenida e inolvidable. Ray es una emocionante película que combina una atractiva historia, actuaciones de primer nivel así como fantásticas secuencias musicales.
I totally was thinking the same thing just now...it was like the actress literally became the grief-stricken mother...almost felt like a documentary and like a person is invading her privacy.
The little boy who played young Ray Charles acted the way many children behaved when in shock and in grief. Most don't even understand what's going on or how to comprehend it...and the way this kid pulled it off was something I rarely, if ever, see with many of the child actors Hollywood spits out today. That kid reminded me of my eldest nephew when granddad died. That's how real that was...for me, anyway.
It wasn't just you. Child actors like this are a rarity and catching them in their element is even rarer. So to see this baby give it his all, is amazing to behold.
That was me when my father died when I was 6. People told me that he went away and can never come back, but yet he’s always with me somehow. I was so confused, that it almost overshadowed my sadness. But I did feel it, definitely! I was more scared for him, hoping that wherever he was, he was ok.
OMG I cried. The gospel singing mixed with Ray and his mom's crying is so heartbreaking yet beautiful. One of the best funeral scenes I've ever seen in a movie.
The Grammy/Oscars Awards is trash, you see how Leonardo DiCaprio didn't get his award for Titanic and he had to wait a long time for it until they picked him for The Revenant? The Grammy awards aren't fair for actors, and I doubt they are gonna get her one around 2030 when she plays in another movie. Smh
Seeing his mom fall and cling to the casket broke me. There is nothing more awful than burying your child. I don’t know how a person functions after that. The pain is too much to imagine.
We will walk through the streets of the city, Where our love was at home long before. We will stand on the banks of the river, Where we'll be to long no more.
you gotta understand how powerful a soul like Rays was . the man went blind after seeing his brother die . that was his reaction to a trauma so massive . a soul like that had to come from much love .
I was an Spanish kid with any contact with black culture or gospel, and my dad was a big fan of Ray charles. I remember he show me this movie one day, and that scene was marked on my memory for life. I think that made feel gospel on a so deep level without even being my culture.
this brought me to tears... i havent heard hymns like this since i was a little girl. this is that original gospel pure and unadulterated... that is the worst thing to hear and see is a grieving mother.
Ray Charles Movie. He went blind after seeing his brother drown. A news shows also did a story on a lady that had blurry vision for years. One day she was standing in the kitchen working and suddenly remembered a very unhappy incident from the past. She started crying and could not stop for about 20 minutes. Then it felt like this wave or ball... of the negative emotion moved away form her, lifted out. Suddenly her vision became clear. Emotions, stress has a major impact on the mind-brain and eyesight.
The ole time gospel way thts how my grandmother used to sing God rest her beautiful soul I can see her now singing in a church jus like that down in Virginia born in 1909 she would sit n tell me how the sang w/o instruments jus frm the soul...I miss her dearly this movie did a wonderful depiction of the black church everyone supported the bereaved during a sad time..I felt so sorry for Ray he was soo young when his brother died
This is the most heartbreaking scene in any movie I've ever watched before. The woman playing Ray's mother was INCREDIBLE in this role. I was haunted for a long time after this movie.
this scene always makes me cry.... a parent loosening her child, while Soulful music plays in the back round...... its too much for me!!!,,, i remember watching it when it came out with my bro, mom & dad back in those days R.I.P. Mom i know you're walking through that City now....
That ain’t soulful music that’s true SOUTHERN GOSPEL. People may not be Christians but I have yet to hear someone say this isn’t a beautiful nor does it feel powerful to them.
That little boy that played Ray Charles was a talented actor I watch this movie to see him act.... I like the part where he was going blind saying, "mama help, I need you.."
The power and sorrow in her sobs is heart wrenching. While losing a child is a heartbreaking for any parent, when it is a younger child, it must be unbearable.
Always find this part interesting and enlightening and very emotional. the last time he saw his brother and last real memory of his brother is when he watched him die. Then loosing his sight rather abruptly. one can only imagine, how many times that scene of brother dying played in his head after he lost his sight.
Aww, omg, it feels like a rush through you it's like you can feel her pain, it makes me cry, R.I.P George Robinson. I'm so sorry you fell in that tub and drowned, you're in a happier place now :)
Strange facts, Ray Charles, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash all lost their brother at an early age. In Elvis case his brother was stillborn. All were so haunted by this, that they had drug problems early in their life, but were great musicians.
Three important questions: When our ancestors sung this song, who were they singing to???? What city were they talking about???? What river were they referencing???? Knowing the answers will change your life!
Powerful scene of many, excellent drama actors to relive a real scene as such. Our great ancestors payed a hefty price for whatever kinds of freedoms we as African Americans have today. Nothing should be taken for granted and every opportunity granted from the least to the greatest should be embraced to the fullest. It took me 43 years of hardship, heartbreaks, headaches, and just living to begin to realize that I do have massive potential(s) that I will reach. In the name of Yeshuwa-Messiah Hamishia of the Most HIGH GOD. Amen
"My friends, I must say to you, that we have not made a single gain in civil rights without determined legal and non-violent pressure. History is the long and tragic story of the fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily." The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, "Letter from the Birmingham City Jail"
I shattered into a million pieces when I first saw this scene, and I still choke up. I don't have kids, but I do have a sister who I love dearly and could literally both Ray's and his mother's pain because of that love. The way both their bodies shook with anguish and they cried......the bittersweetness of the hyme........ just absolutely beautiful acting here. It really gets ya.
Can somebody please tell me why after all these years I'm still tearing up to this??? Like I'm literally crying while watching this again. These actors deserve due credit foe this show
This movie has very valuable points. We all have trails in our life. We choose our actions. God chooses to show us his path of his righteousness . The movie reminded me of my family at one point in our lives. So sad a great artist has left us . In another way of seeing it is he with a person who more set in our eyes . Than you or I.
I watch this scene just to admire the artistry in her acting. She deserved all the awards for this scene makes everyone cry. She is just incredible. And young Ray did this perfectly.
I saw this movie when I was a kid and even then these scenes made me emotional and left an impression on me. Now that I’m a mom who just gave birth to her second, these scenes get to me in a way I couldn’t have imagined. Excuse me while I wake up every 2 seconds to make sure my kids are breathing throughout the night 😫
It's a shame that like him most of us grow up holding on to things that are not our fault and how it shapes our lives subconsciously. Can you imagine all the kids in the world feeling like they were responsible for things that are either out of your control or that an adult was responsible for and grow up constantly feeling that??
Again the the title of this song is "we shall through the streets of the city" It is commonly used by New Orleans Jazz Bands during funerals and sang by choirs in South Louisiana at funerals. The make up of audience during that scene consist of members of Ebenezer Baptist Church of NO. The lady leading it is a well known Minister in NO and a member there also.
Man damn I can't finish the scene it brings back memories sep 19 2020 I know it's exactly the same thing watching is like watching my mother all over that day and its the same thing to see my mother cry hurt so deep it felt like someone ripping my heart out I can't see any mother cry especially for there children God that day hurt
Dios mío que actorazo ese niño como me hizo llorar esta escena te transmite perfectamente todo ese sufrimiento de ese momento no la puedo ver sin llorar
Reminds me of the Bernie Mac stand up bit about funeral hymns where they intentionally try to make you cry. It's so moving and sad you can't help but start wailing. I guess that's good because to properly process grief we have to allow ourselves to feel that pain in order to get past it. I wasn't even related to this child and I could feel his mother's loss
I am so glad I found this! I have been obsessed with that song since I saw the movie, but no one could tell me anything about its origin. I simply love a good gospel hymn...it's presence made that scene so powerful and intense. I could listen to that kind of music for hours on end!
The first time I saw this seen when I was watching the movie really broke me. It was so heart breaking for me. I could barely watch it! When I saw Titanic, I thought the ending was sad, but I didn't really cry for some reason. Like I said, sad as hell! It makes me cry every time I watch this scene! Most movie scenes don't do that to me! 😢😢😢😭😭😭
@pilsnerurqualle No sir, it is We shall Walk through the streets of the city. The extras in the funeral scene are members of the Ebenezer Baptist Church choir here in New Orleans. That song is a standard at Jazz Funerals and in the South Louisiana Black churches.
