The Unsolved Mysteries of Memphis, Elvis, and the train

In the film, Mystery Train, people of different nationalities find themselves in the City of Memphis and a cheap hotel. The movie lets us follow a young teenage Asian couple, an Italian woman, a talkative woman from New Jersey, a barber, a man who looks like Elvis Presley, and a man named after a character in the television series "Lost in Space". The movie is better than what it appears to be. It seems as if maybe the camera used to shoot it wasn't top notch but that is made up for with great dialog, amazing cinematography, and good acting.
In the movie a character who isn't apart of the cast but still has a presence is Elvis Presley. To Mitsuko he is what it means to be an American. She idolizes him and sees him as a hero. Jun isn't too impressed with the city of Memphis. He dresses a bit old fashion but seems to enjoy the modern things in life. Mitsuko looks like an Asian version of Madonna. However, she appreciates the antique looks of the train station. I think they were searching for something grand and found that it wasn't all what it was cracked up to be.
In "The Ghost", Louisa, an Italian woman, isn't looking for anything. She gets conned out of her money a few times. She views Elvis as a cool, famous singer. However, I feel as though maybe Elvis's ghost lost him cool points with her. Louisa leaves Memphis having found a better sense of what people are about and a greater appreciation for where she comes from. Dee Dee is quite the character. She isn't as phased by Elvis. To her, Elvis is her boyfriend Johnny. She's searching for a fresh start without him.
"Lost in Space" is a sequence were guy loses girl, guy gets drunk, guy shoots someone in a liqour store, and guy becomes a fugitive. Johnny isn't American. Though he resembles Elvis with his hair and drunkeness, Johnny is from London, England and his girlfriend Dee Dee just walked out on him. To Johnny and the rest of the cast in part three, Elvis Presley doesn't really matter. He's just a person who was apart of the music culture. The guys seem to look for the answers to their problems but only look for it inside alcoholic bottles and what they find is trouble. For me the movie was great and inspirational. I feel it will have a lot of influence on my upcoming project.