Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

My brother could have been a double for Elton John, and perhaps that had something to do with my love of the musician and his music.  My brother also had the world at his feet as a young person until alcohol and drugs tore him down.  Both of them went into recovery programs at the same time and stayed sober the rest of their lives.  But my brother never found the love he was searching for, and thank goodness Elton John did.  The new movie "Rocketman" is sensational.  Not a bioflick, but an evocation of the dazzling, amazing, craziness of Elton John and his power and talent.  Taron Edgerton is not a look alike, and he sings differently than Elton John, but with the same passion and electricity.  The film is thrilling, exhilarating and deeply moving.  I cried.  A lot.  Focusing on his early years is brilliant.  Each character is well acted, especially Jamie Bell as Bernie Taupin.  Maybe I was crying for my brother, but I think it was all my brothers out there, with gifts untold and a light meant to shine.