Ray

The movie "Ray" is one movie I can truly say had an affect on my life. It was an influential movie for my stage in life. The movie "Ray" is a biography of the life of the blind sensation Ray Charles. This movie was so great mainly because of the story line of Ray Charles. He went blind at a young age. But he didn't use that as an excuse and he didn't want anyone pitty him for it. He made it big in the music business after a while. Everyone loved his music and when he found his own swagger people loved him even more. Unfortunately he got hooked on drugs and it got out of hand for him. He eventually got busted by the police and had to go to rehab. This is the part where the movie became influential to my personal life. At the time when I first saw this movie I had an addiction on my hands just like Ray Charles. I could not stop sucking my finger! So when I saw how addicted he was to drugs, I related that to my addiction. When he was in rehab, they had him sleep in a empty room with no drugs and at first it was very tough on him. He couldn't even sleep. He just rolled over in the bed all night sweating really hard. As time went on it got better and better for him and by the time he left the rehabilitation center he was no longer addicted to drugs. That part of the movie touched me so much that I quit sucking my finger that very same night. It was difficult for me just like it was for him. But I told myself if he can quit drugs, I know I can quit sucking my finger. I had trouble sleeping without my finger in my mouth for about a week. I didn't give up though. I just kept sleeping on my hands so I wouldn't be tempted. By the end of the first week, I no longer had a desire to suck my finger. Also, they couldn't have chose a better person to play Ray Charles. Jamie Foxx was exceptional in his performance in this movie. He sounded just like Ray Charles. He even looked just like Ray Charles in my opinion. The movie was so real to me that it had an actual impact on my life and that's why I love the movie so much.