sampea CAML Me either, but you know what? She was a poor, semi-illiterate Black woman in North Florida in the 1930's-and she had had to bury a child. Some people are just doing the best they can.
marissa jacobs Sometimes, the heart and the mind does things as a way of protecting oneself emotionally. Some believe Dis-ease, can be brought on by the mind. Almost as if watching his brother die traumatized him to the point where he no longer wished to see such an atrocity again. This is why some people who have cancer can be cured with diet, strong belief and constant positivity.
Imagine just how strong in love, in character and in conviction that woman HAD to have been to so boldly face that kind of challenge being an impoverished single Black mother in the Deep South during that era.
Shannonbarnesdr1 the world is a cold place. Everyone is not going to extend a kind hand. And not every smile is a kind gesture. There for he needs to harden himself against such negative people & negative situations. Coudling him will not help him it would actually hinder his growth.
It's interesting to learn that Both Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder were born seeing, and became blind as children.. The toughest scene to watch in this movie is when Ray falls and cries for his mom to come save him.. she looks on in the background, but doesn't come to help him... He figures out on his own how to stand and uses his ears and sense of touch to get up... Perhaps with modern medicine he would have been discouraged from rubbing his eyes so much and his sight could have been aided and saved..
EPIC767 FILMS I always thought Stevie was blind from birth. It must've been harder for Ray, he saw what the World was like and then never saw it for the rest of his life.
Hitmanfan91 Yes, it must have been alot harder for Ray, lol.. He probably dreamed seeing the world as he used to see it.. Stevie lost his sight shortly after birth, in the incubator at the hospital, so technically, He wouldn't remember seeing anyway... This is from wikipedia: He was born six weeks premature, which, along with the oxygen-rich atmosphere in the hospital incubator, resulted in retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), a condition in which the growth of the eyes is aborted and causes the retinas to detach; so he became blind
Ray Charles was right where he needed to be. It might sound selfish to say but everything hes been through led him to be the man he we all know. That's all I'm saying
This is an absolutely brilliant scene. Jamie Fox did an amazing job as Ray (and this is coming from someone who's been visually impaired all her life), but the mother in this scene is wonderful. Her attitude is spot-on, especially for back then. From an insider's point of view, yes, there are hardships with being blind, but you can learn to live with the physical aspects of it; it's the stereotypes and pity that are the real handicaps. To quote Helen Keller, "The chief handicap of the blind is not blindness. It is the attitude of the sighted towards them."
You weren't being rude. :) I have enough vision that I can see the keyboard and the letters I type, but there are also special kinds of software to help people who are visually impaired or blind navigate the computer. Some programs simply enlarge the screen while others read websites and what's typed to the person.
Reminds me of when Clifton's character asked Ray how he "got along so well without a cane or a dog" and Ray shot the same question back at him sarcastically to show how condescending that was.
I love the way Ray'smom act's. She doesn't try to coddle him she tells him straight how it is. She tells him life isn't fair and people don't care. A brilliant life lesson for everyone out there👍👍
+CrimsonTide I guest you rather see him strung out on drugs or committing crimes instead of doing something positive, really? My comment bothered you so much you had to reply, really?
+CrimsonTide and why can't he be? My goodness, I refuse to go back and forth because you disagree with my opinion of how I view this young man. So it ends right here.
It's really hard to watch this scene, I cry every time. I can't even begin to imagine how hard it is to lose something so important as eye sight. Rest in peace, Ray. You deserve everymoment of peace. :)
I love this movie. This scene gets me every time and I'm legaly Blind. Not only that it makes me appreciate growing up in my generation even more with technology to help us adapt. My Daddy taught me the Marine Core modoe Adapt Improvize and Overcome I live by that. One thing that annoys me is when my parents say how much simpler things were back in the day things costing less and so on. They forget people like me would have been treated like shit. They need to see this with me some time.
Epic Rent I wanna say “I guess you’re not going blind” in reference to the mom’s line but that seems rude XD But for one, people can touch type, two, legally blind doesnt just mean can’t see anything, and three there’s assistive technology like talk to text
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Such an amazing mom, allowing her son to be able to hear his way around on his own and not babying him, she taught him well and stayed strong as her son was going blind
This scene is a good teaching moment from parent to child. His mother showed tough love and didn't allow Ray to fall apart and give up due to becoming blind. Instead, taught him how to adapt and live with the blindness. She was stern about it though, not insensitive. She could've treated like the incurable thing it was and been like, well son looks like you're blind we'll just have to deal with. She was already stressed out with working herself, then top it off with catering to Ray because he can't do for himself, nope. Some parents today should take notice to this and apply it, otherwise, you're going to end up with a bratty child where they expect to get everything they want handed to them and things done for them. Not a good look.
=( and here i am, able to see, walk, talk, and hear while others stuggle. I take it for granted. I'm thankful to have these abilities... I will continue to help those in need when they can't open the door by themselves, or can't see where somethin is, try to understand what they're saying whether if they're deaf or have a speech impediment.🙏be good to others
That is one hell of a proper performance. This heartbreaking scene of a little kid you feel sorry for. But instead of whining his mother just puts herself together and does her best to support the kid and you feel sort of relief after all the sorrow. the kid had to go through terrible thing we all only pretend to understand if we didn't experience the same. With such a strong mother he got the support and would stand on his own feet for decades, charming and inspiring millions of people
I see people saying that they don’t like how she said there’s no time for tears, & she’s right. Crying won’t do anything, it won’t solve anything. You gotta suck it up and move forward because that’s life.
Well if that so, then why dads/moms never tell daughters to not cry??. - I think it most of a gender bias thing than a "You gotta suck it up and move forward because that's life".
@@conreebus4150 Look I don't want to start an argument and waste my time exposing a troll like you, if you were mocking of course. Explain me, how my "syntax" amazes you??. - Also, did you understand what I was trying to say??.
Leana Jo I have jr glaucoma, it's not bad. But i had 7 surgeries. Also, i lost some of my parenthal vision and my right eye. The doctor's treat me well.
She reminds me of my late Russian grandma. That's how I was raised too. 👌 strong women rock!! Now I'm as strong, raising my daughter to be a strong lady! I love this film !
This is great. It shows you how a person actually becomes blind to their pain when that pain is not addressed, most people say, suck it up, but what does that cause cause blindness?
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Can you picture how scary that must be to be so young? I know that you're going blind? That you'll never see again?
I hope I never go blind or deaf I like to see and hear things.
Every time I look my eyes burn and turn wet now I’m scare
My right eye is blurry
Dario Luna same
Ikr 😭
“Remember, You goin’ blind but you ain’t stupid.”
So, that’s where he got “I’m blind but I ain’t stupid” from.
OHHH😂😂
And.... “scratch a lier find a thief”
Yeah well his momma took all the stupid with her so ...
P. 1. 1 SYCHRONIC
Im blind Carl, not stupid.
"I paid a whole dollar for it. It better work."
Man, the 30s was a trip.
Keaton C. A dollar back then was 10
More like 18 dollars
More like 30-40 dollars
It was the great depression
Keaton C. Yep 1 dollar is like 1,000 dollars
what an incredible woman his mother was
I don't like it when she tells him to stop crying. :(
sampea CAML Me either, but you know what? She was a poor, semi-illiterate Black woman in North Florida in the 1930's-and she had had to bury a child. Some people are just doing the best they can.
Capcoor crushed my heart when she said “I paid a whole dollar”
Cause we now know how much it was worth back then....smh...
Nikki right
Wow he saw his brother die then he went blind :'(
That is just disturbing to watch.
Yeah, based on a true story. Ray recalls seeing his brother dying as one of his last moment of vision.
FireStormBaller *That's sad*
marissa jacobs Sometimes, the heart and the mind does things as a way of protecting oneself emotionally. Some believe Dis-ease, can be brought on by the mind.
Almost as if watching his brother die traumatized him to the point where he no longer wished to see such an atrocity again.
This is why some people who have cancer can be cured with diet, strong belief and constant positivity.
he was gonna get the sharigan...but went wrong LOL
Imagine just how strong in love, in character and in conviction that woman HAD to have been to so boldly face that kind of challenge being an impoverished single Black mother in the Deep South during that era.
She was a legend
She had no choice. You honestly expect her to abandon her child? Only the worst of the worst do that. She did what she had to do and nothing more
Love it
honestly not a big deal many parts of the world had it a million times worse
wow, she had a kid and acted like a mother - so amazin
I can't believe that when she said "wipe those eyes" I thought she was talking to me.
Lol damn homey, comment of the year
That's a black mom for you, get used to it.
She didn't want him to feel sorry for himself, sitting in his misery. She was teaching him how to be strong & self dependent
true but you can do that and still be comforting and warm, not so cold
Shannonbarnesdr1 the world is a cold place. Everyone is not going to extend a kind hand. And not every smile is a kind gesture. There for he needs to harden himself against such negative people & negative situations. Coudling him will not help him it would actually hinder his growth.
It's interesting to learn that Both Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder were born seeing, and became blind as children.. The toughest scene to watch in this movie is when Ray falls and cries for his mom to come save him.. she looks on in the background, but doesn't come to help him... He figures out on his own how to stand and uses his ears and sense of touch to get up... Perhaps with modern medicine he would have been discouraged from rubbing his eyes so much and his sight could have been aided and saved..
***** yh 4sure, money talks, especially in medicine, lol
EPIC767 FILMS I always thought Stevie was blind from birth. It must've been harder for Ray, he saw what the World was like and then never saw it for the rest of his life.
Hitmanfan91 Yes, it must have been alot harder for Ray, lol.. He probably dreamed seeing the world as he used to see it.. Stevie lost his sight shortly after birth, in the incubator at the hospital, so technically, He wouldn't remember seeing anyway... This is from wikipedia: He was born six weeks premature, which, along with the oxygen-rich atmosphere in the hospital incubator, resulted in retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), a condition in which the growth of the eyes is aborted and causes the retinas to detach; so he became blind
Stevie's eyes never opened because the Nurse put way too much oxygen in his incubator.
YOHAN HENRY MUSiQ to da emergency
He was born in the wrong decade. Today, what he went through could've been prevented.
Layla Archer you are absolutely right because of segregation not of the times glaucoma was easily cured back then
Nobody is born in the wrong decade that's all I'm going to say
Ray Charles was right where he needed to be. It might sound selfish to say but everything hes been through led him to be the man he we all know. That's all I'm saying
shamar u know *True*
lawrence *I said the same thing in my head*
This scene makes me weep.
BlankFacedUser whatever you do don’t rub your eyes
I'm blind and I endorse this scene from the audio.
Mbi Chengeta and how did you write?
*****
i just mean, how did he find out what video hes watching?
Mbi Chengeta how did u get on this video if your blind
Guys if he really is blind he won't so these responses...
SoOddNick you won! 🎉🏅🏆💐🎉
This is an absolutely brilliant scene. Jamie Fox did an amazing job as Ray (and this is coming from someone who's been visually impaired all her life), but the mother in this scene is wonderful. Her attitude is spot-on, especially for back then. From an insider's point of view, yes, there are hardships with being blind, but you can learn to live with the physical aspects of it; it's the stereotypes and pity that are the real handicaps. To quote Helen Keller, "The chief handicap of the blind is not blindness. It is the attitude of the sighted towards them."
You said you've been visually impaired all your life right? How are you able to type?
I don't mean to sound rude, I was just curious.
You weren't being rude. :)
I have enough vision that I can see the keyboard and the letters I type, but there are also special kinds of software to help people who are visually impaired or blind navigate the computer. Some programs simply enlarge the screen while others read websites and what's typed to the person.
Oh. Thank you for the information, have a nice day. :)
TheaterRaven this isn’t Jamie Fox.
Reminds me of when Clifton's character asked Ray how he "got along so well without a cane or a dog" and Ray shot the same question back at him sarcastically to show how condescending that was.
She seems like such a perfect mom honestly. Strict,but caring.
I love the way Ray'smom act's. She doesn't try to coddle him she tells him straight how it is. She tells him life isn't fair and people don't care. A brilliant life lesson for everyone out there👍👍
I love how that rhymes.. adds more depth to such an important lesson of life
Facts😂
Please where can I watch it complete
I cried the whole time he was trying to see and his eyes were watering😭😭I’m such a crybaby
Why did it water?
“You going blind.”
“Now, we ain’t got no time for tears.”
I WOULD HAVE BEEN BAWLING IF MY MOM TOLD ME THAT
SirGecko same :(
Rale ting budday
SirGecko to them it’s life and they get used to it
I wouldn't I'm used to it
In that time black people had to learn to be strong because of all that racism but i dont say crying is wrong but i understand
now this young man plays college Football. what an awesome role model he grew up to be!
Why because he plays college football? Role model, really?
+CrimsonTide I guest you rather see him strung out on drugs or committing crimes instead of doing something positive, really? My comment bothered you so much you had to reply, really?
+I💟crafting No, but why is he a role model?... that's all. OK he's not a drug attic ...I guess he gets kudos for that.
+CrimsonTide and why can't he be? My goodness, I refuse to go back and forth because you disagree with my opinion of how I view this young man. So it ends right here.
+The Great Pretender I'm sorry, but are you asking me a question?
That has to be one of the most terrifying aspects. Knowing the inevitability of losing your sight
It's really hard to watch this scene, I cry every time. I can't even begin to imagine how hard it is to lose something so important as eye sight. Rest in peace, Ray. You deserve everymoment of peace. :)
POOR RAY CHARLES 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I CRIED EVERYTIME I WATCHED THE MOVIE
YØuNg Stunner me too
Especially when his brother drowned
the woman who played ray's mom was great...the one who played Bea, not so much...
I totally agree...
Kerry Washington played bea and I loved her as a performer before scandal
She sounded so mean and cold hearted, but she was the 110% opposite. This movie hit the feels hard.
when he said “yes ma’am i know but-“ 🥺🥺broke my heart!
She was a strong women and an incredible mother, she taught Ray to never give up.
This part made me cry his mom gave him the truth and kept him strong with encouragement
How he mastered the piano is a gift from God in my opinion.
This kid killed it in the movie. I believed him even though it was a small part but he is a pro in my book. Good on ya young man
He kept crying, and when ho playing rattle and drum in the rain it made me cry
Rays mom was the epitome of strength, courage, and just overall being an amazing mom
God had his own plans for Ray even from the beginning.
There is no god
@Airbornejoe1986 Grow up. You're an adult that tries to pick fights with people because their beliefs are different from yours
@Airbornejoe1986 You're obviously trying to start a fight. I'll pray for you to grow up though
@Airbornejoe1986 I will. Enjoy your non-existent conversation with your invisible girlfriend, you "woke" middle schooler
@Airbornejoe1986 I'll pray for your wife too in that case
I love this movie. This scene gets me every time and I'm legaly Blind. Not only that it makes me appreciate growing up in my generation even more with technology to help us adapt. My Daddy taught me the Marine Core modoe Adapt Improvize and Overcome I live by that. One thing that annoys me is when my parents say how much simpler things were back in the day things costing less and so on. They forget people like me would have been treated like shit. They need to see this with me some time.
If your blind how do you type
Epic Rent I wanna say “I guess you’re not going blind” in reference to the mom’s line but that seems rude XD
But for one, people can touch type, two, legally blind doesnt just mean can’t see anything, and three there’s assistive technology like talk to text
@@epicrent4480 Braille
This scene touches me too being someone going through sight issues.
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A mother who stopped him from crying and immediately helped him adjust to his blindness. That's a good mother.
She did what she could to raise him.
Poor baby. His blindness was freaking him out and it was incurable. His mom taught him to be STRONG.
Stong?
@@silverstrike5904 It's been corrected.
@@cj8803 okay
I fell bad for the kid😢😢😢
It breaks my heart to see him cry about his blindness. He knows he can’t control it but he obviously didn’t want it to happen.
thid is one of those movies that make me cry its just so beautiful how a guys comes from nothing into a big hit
This scene made me terrified of going blind as a child 😂
Hello
Something I have been in search for quite sometime is a connection with somebody that goes beyond vanity. It's very hard to do in this day and age. People can be, somewhat very superficial.
On my quest to achieve this I have learnt a lot about human nature. It seems to me that those who are not given traits such as beauty or being wealthy are some of the nicest, kindest and generous people.
While the "gorgeous" and well off seem to be the most arrogant and greedy people out there. Of course that's not to say there aren't beautiful kind people out there.
I saw your profile and it intrigued me. I wanted to learn more about who you are and what type of path you would like on in life. Can we talk?
danibanani same😂
@@fightermma Whut
Me too 😂
Some of the scenes in this movie were hard to watch but that's what makes it good
I would be so scared and would panic that if I was going blind.
Some people may think his mother was being unnecessarily unfair and aggressive but really she is the best mother someone can have she is amazing
Such an amazing mom, allowing her son to be able to hear his way around on his own and not babying him, she taught him well and stayed strong as her son was going blind
One of the most emotional movies I have seen
Every child wants a mom like that
When his eyes started watering I actually cried
His pressured eyes
This lil boy is the cutest great actor his parents must proud
This scene is a good teaching moment from parent to child. His mother showed tough love and didn't allow Ray to fall apart and give up due to becoming blind. Instead, taught him how to adapt and live with the blindness. She was stern about it though, not insensitive. She could've treated like the incurable thing it was and been like, well son looks like you're blind we'll just have to deal with. She was already stressed out with working herself, then top it off with catering to Ray because he can't do for himself, nope. Some parents today should take notice to this and apply it, otherwise, you're going to end up with a bratty child where they expect to get everything they want handed to them and things done for them. Not a good look.
my cousin is almost blind and he says the hardrst thing is realizing that the world you see every day is slowly slipping away
I help yoi the first time, I help you twice if you mess up, but the third time you're on your own because that's how it is in the world
This really makes me thankful for having eyes that work, maybe not the best eyesight, but being able to see itself is a blessing
This clip is so sad, imagining yourself going blind..
That's scary stuff
The world needs mothers like this now more than ever.
=( and here i am, able to see, walk, talk, and hear while others stuggle. I take it for granted. I'm thankful to have these abilities... I will continue to help those in need when they can't open the door by themselves, or can't see where somethin is, try to understand what they're saying whether if they're deaf or have a speech impediment.🙏be good to others
That is one hell of a proper performance. This heartbreaking scene of a little kid you feel sorry for. But instead of whining his mother just puts herself together and does her best to support the kid and you feel sort of relief after all the sorrow. the kid had to go through terrible thing we all only pretend to understand if we didn't experience the same. With such a strong mother he got the support and would stand on his own feet for decades, charming and inspiring millions of people
I cried every time his mom was strict. I'm legally blind and I took a lot bof abuse from other people
Cody Anderson then how are you writing this
@@Ghostington.VR. LEGALLY not completely idiot
Listen we’re not idiots we know your not blind
Classic. RIP to the most amazing person I ever met. I got it from here mom. Thank you for everything.
I have a lot of respect for this mother.
0dd - x yeah pushing her son to not feel sorry for himself but this is soo sad
Why! “no body gone take pity on you cause u blind” im like really girl 😑
aw poor bby :'(
This movie scarred me as a kid. Couldn’t get it out of my head from 8-13. Horrible to lose your eyesight but damn he’s an amazing guy
This scene makes me tear up every time thank you god for my sight and blessings
THIS SCENE WAS SO SAD.I CRIED FOR HIS CONDITION..I WISH HE COULD HAVE BEEN BORN LATER ON............
The most epic scene..When he learn he other’s senses with mom’ s help...so brave in his new way so acceptance
Hello Satya how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family
My dad told me to tell my descendants I saw Ray Charles on TV. I later ended up seeing him live.
I cant even imagine suddenly going blind and not being able to see my parents 😢His mom was amazing
Very sad to see that, as if life wasn't tough enough back then.
I feel so bad for him imagine just out of no where you stop seeing and your like what's happening. 😢
I see people saying that they don’t like how she said there’s no time for tears, & she’s right. Crying won’t do anything, it won’t solve anything. You gotta suck it up and move forward because that’s life.
Well if that so, then why dads/moms never tell daughters to not cry??.
- I think it most of a gender bias thing than a "You gotta suck it up and move forward because that's life".
Metric-Clove Zee 2 no not everything is about gender ffs. Also your syntax amazes me.
@@conreebus4150
Look I don't want to start an argument and waste my time exposing a troll like you, if you were mocking of course.
Explain me, how my "syntax" amazes you??.
- Also, did you understand what I was trying to say??.
This is one of the best kid actors to play this and props to him!
We need more people like Rays mama
Why
R.I.P. Ray Charles🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽❤️
Ray should have drank alot of carrot juice
That would do no good
Mark H lol can’t argue with that
Leana Jo I have jr glaucoma, it's not bad. But i had 7 surgeries. Also, i lost some of my parenthal vision and my right eye. The doctor's treat me well.
*DONT SUBSCRIBE TO ME* you lost your right eye?! Damn i feel sorry for you
Really wouldn’t had changed anything.
The effects to show his vision worsening are phenomenal.
you're kind of rude
Ok
Lol tough love
How
ok
He had a great mother
She’s like a encouraging positive drill sergeant 😂 I mean that in a polite way
She reminds me of my late Russian grandma. That's how I was raised too. 👌 strong women rock!! Now I'm as strong, raising my daughter to be a strong lady!
I love this film !
One of the first strong independent strong women of her time probably.She didn’t let him weep over it,but trained him how to deal with it.👏👏👏👏
Ahhh this sad and heart broken
the Lil boy who played ray did an outstanding job as Jamie foxx
sasha tt fun fact he happens to be Jamie fox’s nephew
This made me cry y'all
He’s mother was both he’s shield and sword
A real woman
And a better mother
These tow gave one hell of a preformance. It felt like a boy was actually going blind with a mother who loved him no matter what
Parents need to be like this more often. I think there would be less evil in the world.
Ray's most impactful influence on success came from his mother, in spite of how harsh her tough love felt like to observe in this scene.
Little Ray's so cute
this scene is the only thing that makes me cry
It must’ve been really scary for Ray losing his sight as a child.
She is a really good mother.
I’m blind but I still remember where the letters are and how to comment
Oh yeah? Can you read this?
what i'm commenting?
Seeble they said they can remember where the letters are not that they can read what you wrote
Hayley Marse wait a minute how did they know this video was about being blind and clicked on this video only
@@seeble8394 You have ears for a reason, to listen
She won 3 awards for this movie alone 🙌🏾
Sad how there wasn’t really anything anyone could do back then 😢😢😢😢
I don’t know what would be worse, going blind instantly or watching as your vision is taken from you
Just BEAUTIFUL!!!!
This is great. It shows you how a person actually becomes blind to their pain when that pain is not addressed, most people say, suck it up, but what does that cause cause blindness?
Omg the little boy was so cute 🥺🥺🥺
He's actually Jamie's nephew, fun fact 😁. Did you know that???
Honestly bro I salute blind and deaf people cuz I wouldn’t be able to live without being able to hear or see
Thus is scary because I wear glasses and my eye sight is getting worse 😣
So you have glaucoma
Backstreet Boyz mine isn’t
Looks like you got lazy eye. Wear an eye patch on the good eye for about 2 hours a day most days.
😂😂😂😂😂
Same mine are eyesight is horrible I get a new prescription every year and my glasses are so thick
this movie made me cry
Anyone wonder if he would still have been a musician if he still had his vision
Little C.J. Sanders was highly underrated in his limited screen time. He was fantastic in this film at such a young age.
Ray going blind: "Dont wipe your eyes"
Ray is blind: "Wipe them eyes"
How sad😭 that's what a good mother looks like. Your blind but not stupid.