So I watched the movie Ray last night because I had nothing better to do. I’m not certain why it got all those awards, sure the music was catchy I guess, but it was such a cliché biopic. The funny thing is I finished the movie with an extreme dislike of Ray Charles, and I’m not sure if that was the movie’s intention. Here is the movie in a nutshell: Ray, who is an extremely self-centered individual, does something really terrible - either to himself or someone else. This leads to step two where he gets inspired and writes a hit song. Step three is a five minute montage of step two song. Step four everyone loves him even if he is a jerk because he’s such a genius. Rinse and repeat for 2.5 hours. (more…)