Walk The Line: Life Of Johnny Cash

Walk the Line is a biographical movie that depicts the life of Johnny Cash. This film takes an in-depth look at how Mr. Cash came to know fame, loss, heartbreak, drug addiction, crime, and himself. Beginning with Johnny Cash’s childhood, the movie tells of how Johnny lost his brother at an early age and how his father struggled with alcoholism and blaming Johnny for the accident that killed his brother. Walk the Line illustrates the struggles of the marriage between Mr. Cash and his first wife, Vivian Liberto, as well as the rise to fame that led to Johnny Cash’s downward spiral into drug addiction. All the while a relationship was blossoming between Johnny and his future second wife, June Carter Cash, who of course had little tolerance for Johnny’s drug habit. Once Johnny has regained his sobriety, with the help of June and her family, Johnny asks June to marry him on stage and she agrees. By the end of the film, it is revealed that June Carter Cash and Johnny Cash were married, had children, made music, toured, and remained together until their passing.

Amphetamines are commonly called “uppers” due to the fact that they increase energy and decrease appetite (Kendall). While on tour, staying awake was of primary concern to Johnny Cash, which could be an explanation as to why they were so appealing to him. Barbiturates, however, belong to another class of drugs called Depressants, because they have to ability to slow down the central nervous system, causing a relaxing or sedated feeling (Kendall). Both of these types of drugs have the potential to create physical and/or psychological