pheonix rising

see, i was under the impression, until about 2 hours before the movie, that johnny cash had actually done time in prison at some point. chapters customer appreciation day yielded:


johnny cash at folsom prison

and i began reading it as i dined, quickly realizing johnny cash had not done a day of hard time. shows you what i knew going into this flick...

i thought walk the line did an incredible job of picking a real plot from the span of johnny's life. something with real story structure, beginning, middle, climax, end, you know. they picked his courtship and eventual winning over of june carter. one of the people i'd gone with to the movie said they wished there was more about why johnny played the type of music he did, what johnny thought about certain things, and i explained that stuff like that would've been irrelevant. the movie was not about johnny. it wasn't about the music. it was about johnny and june. it was a love story.

and joaquin... ohhhh, joaquin, i fell in love with him all over again. just a stunning face and an even more stunning performance.

i was moved by this flick. this kind of love story, especially involving rock stars, is so rare. to be told this story is heartwarming and gives those of us who want to believe in soulmates and true love and all that cheesy shit, a little more faith in the human ability to love. definitely not what i expected to have gotten from this movie.

Currently listening: At San Quentin (The Complete 1969 Concert) By Johnny Cash

posted by Courtney at 10:47 a.m.

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