Alright, so I remember seeing Walk The Line. Pretty good movie, but I felt it ended a bit abruptly. In large part, this is due to the “words on the screen” ending, especially since Mr. Cash passed away before the movie came to fruition. Walking out of that movie, I couldn’t help but think that what it needed was a sequel, or a conclusion.
I’d love to see the story of the last days of Johnny Cash, including the death of June Carter Cash, progressing through the making of his last albums, through his meeting with Trent Reznor, recording his cover of Hurt and the video for it. I think that, done properly, it could be an excellent movie and a moving tribute.
Then again, that’s just my own opinion. What’s yours?
–CiaTH
Well, only since you asked . . . I’d like to see something like the opposite of a sequel. No, not a prequel. I mean like, the first movie having not ever been made.
I realize I am in the minority here, but I really dislike the idea of most (not all) biopics in general. A lot of them just seem like, “a lot of people like this person so the next logical step in cashing in on that is to make a movie” and most of them aren’t good movies, which is what I personally believe you should set out to make if you’re even going to bother to start at all. The recent Christopher Wallace biopic was so bad that, after thinking about it for awhile, I was actually offended by it. Now of course, if someone’s life or the legend of someone’s life in particular lends itself to the movie format (Jesus, Alexander the Great, Sid Vicious), I have no problem with it, but let’s face it, most people’s lives don’t. That includes (much as I love them) Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, and the Notorious B.I.G.
I **saw ** “Walk The Line” and thought it went off about as well as could be expected, but IMHO, Johnny Cash is (like John Wayne) too “large” a character for anyone to portray.
Phoenix gave it his best, and I was pleasantly surprised at his portrayal, but it ain’t the real “Man In Black”, and even in a sequel could it ever be.