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Comparison Of Johnny Cash And Walk The Line
“I wore black because I liked it. I still do, and wearing it still means something to me. It's still my symbol of rebellion -- against a stagnant status quo, against our hypocritical houses of God, against people whose minds are closed to others' ideas (A-Z Quotes).” Johnny Cash, also known as the Man in Black, was a singer, songwriter, and guitarist whose music and mysterious personality was admired by millions of fans all over the world. In 2005, the movie Walk the Line was released portraying Johnny Cash and his romance with June Carter. Walk the Line and the real life story of Johnny Cash are comparable due to their similarities and incomparable because of how the truth is stretched in parts of the film. His unique voice and style is what …show more content…
She told the Tennessean newspaper in Nashville,“My mom was basically a nonentity in the entire film except for the mad little psycho who hated his career,” she said. “That’s not true. She loved his career and was proud of him until he started taking drugs and stopped coming home (Baptist Press).” Kathy did not think her mother's character was in any way accurate of how her mother truly felt. Vivian was supportive through Johnny’s career. She was not as cold-hearted as she was played to be in the film. John Carter Cash, the only son of June and Johnny Cash, was an executive producer for, Walk the Line. He commented on her concerns by saying, “Kathy grew up in a household I was never in,” he told The Tennessean. “I’m compassionately understanding. The point of the film is my parents’ love affair. The most important thing for my parents on this earth was their love for each other (Baptist Press).” He was focused on capturing the love affair between his parents and less focused on the actuality of some events. The movie, Walk the Line, had several inaccuracies throughout it other than Vivian Cash being …show more content…
The movie implies that this is the reason Johnny always dressed in black, which is wrong. In actuality, the band wore black for the first time together before a concert, not an audition. Johnny Cash stated in an interview with Mike Douglas in 1981 that, "The first concert I ever did in public I think was in a church in North Memphis, and the band and I were trying to find shirts alike, and the only thing we had alike was black. So, it'd be better for church anyway. So, it kinda felt good that day and we stuck with it (CTF Media).” Johnny Cash was known as the “Man in Black” from then on. Always being dressed in dark clothing made him mysterious and that is what people loved about him, he was

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