Here’s the latest in our series of Crowe inspired essays called “We Have the Records, We Have the Proof”. This one comes courtesy of site reader Lisa King. She recalls her experiences with Crowe’s film and how they shaped her personal life in her piece entitled “The Beauty of Gray”. It’s heartfelt and worth your time. Check it out.
The Beauty of Gray
“Every passing moment is a chance to turn it all around”
by Lisa King
My introduction to the films of Cameron Crowe was a shaky one.
When I first watched ‘Say Anything…‘, I was frustrated with Lloyd for taking Diane back as easily as he did in the scene at the dojo. I remember thinking that if only the filmmaker had made Diane look into Lloyd’s eyes and really sell the idea that she needed him, not just someone, that I would have felt more satisfied with the movie.
When I first watched ‘Jerry Maguire’, I was exasperated by the ending and felt like I was the only person in the theater who didn’t believe it was an entirely happy one. I remember thinking that if only the filmmaker had made Jerry and Dorothy hold each others hands at the end, instead of continuing to have Ray be the (literal and symbolic) bridge between them, that I would have felt more satisfied with the movie.
