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"Embrace Life's Different Colors"

Blind Side (2009)

2h 8min   |   Sport/Drama   |  John Lee Hancock  |  PG

The Blind Side, directed by John Lee Hancock, is a 2009 American biographical sports drama film, based on the 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis. The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All-American football player and first-round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.

Summary

Michael Oher is a homeless African- American seventeen-year-old kid. He came from in a poor neighbor-hood and he is not aware who his father is and her mother is a drug addict. When he was a kid, he was involved in a traumatic experience which made him to be separated from his biological mother. His foster family became a way for him to be accepted in Breviaries Christian High School but Michael runs away from them. He got accepted because Coach Burt Cotton believes that he will be an asset of the school’s football team based on his size ang how he moves. On his first day at his new school, he was so self-conscious and felt different form the other kids because he is bigger than them and beside from it, he is the only African-American in their class. No one dare to make friends with him except from a little boy named S.J Tuohy. S.J is not intimidated by how big Michael is and he even gave advices to Michael on how to make new friends such as smiling and telling jokes. Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy, parents of a Collins Tuohy and S.J Tuohy, found out that Michael is a homeless kid that's why they open their home for him. They dressed, feed and provide him what he needs. Sooner, they became his legal family but problems came into their lives. Michael is not good in studies that's why his teachers don't believe in him. In order to achieve his dream and be qualified in NCAA Division I Athletic scholarship, Leigh Anne and Sean hired a tutor, Mrs. Boswell, who knew that Michael learns in a different way. His family, Mrs. Boswell, and Coach Burt Cotton witnessed how Michael became better in communicating, studying, playing football, and in life. They also witnessed how he became a star player in football. His new family became his foundation to reach the success that he is holding up until today. They change Michael’s life so did Michael change their lives.

Cast

These are the Characters who played a great contribution in the storyline of the film.

Aaron Quinton

as Michael Oher - A seventeen-year-old African-African American kid who doesn't have a proper foster family. He doesn't know who his father and his mother who’s a drug addict until family Tuohy came that changed his whole life.

Sandra Bullock

as Leigh Anne Tuohy - Michael's adoptive mother who lets Michael to be a part of her family. She decided to legally adopt Michael and she have a big role in Michael's life.

Tim McGraw

as Sean Tuohy - Michael's adoptive father who welcomed Michael in their family, supports Michael and do everything his wife ordered to him.

Jae Head

as S.J. Tuohy - Michael's bestfriend and adoptive younger brother. He is the first friend of Michael in their school and became supportive to Michael. He is also the one who taught Michael how to approach other people in order to make friends.

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Lily Collins

as Collins Tuohy - Michael's adoptive younger sister who came in the same school as Michael. She is one of those people who didn't let Michael to feel different from other people.

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Ray McKinnon

as Coach Cotton - A man who believes in Michael's ability. He is the one who included Michael in the field of football.

Kathy Bates

as Miss Sue - She is the tutor hired by Mr. and Mrs. Tuohy to support the studies of Michael in order to graduate high school, got accepted in college and get a scholarship.

Kim Dickens

as Mrs. Boswell - She is the tutor hired by Mr. and Mrs. Tuohy to support the studies of Michael in order to graduate high school, got accepted in college and get a scholarship.

Adriane Lenox

as Denise Oher - Michael's biological mother who is a drug addict. She was separated from Michael when Michael is a kid.

Review & Recommendations

​This movie really set a standard for a family movie. You will encounter various life lessons here and show how cruel at the same time good, life is to a person. You can also witness here that discrimination has always been rampant, anywhere or even in the catholic school itself. In life, there are trials that will really test how resilient and willing you are to live and strive to achieve your dreams just like Michael Oher who at first you wouldn’t have thought would be a successful football player. Michael was a quiet and shy child. He is also not that good in studying and most of the people who knew him don’t believe in him but because of his grit to pass the scholarship

“Courage is a hard thing to figure. You can have courage based on a dumb idea or mistake, but you're not supposed to question adults, or your coach or your teacher, because they make the rules. Maybe they know best, but maybe they don't. It all depends on who you are, where you come from. Didn't at least one of the six hundred guys think about giving up, and joining with the other side? I mean, valley of death that's pretty salty stuff. That's why courage it's tricky. Should you always do what others tell you to do? Sometimes you might not even know why you're doing something. I mean any fool can have courage. But honor, that's the real reason for you either do something or you don't. It's who you are and maybe who you want to be. If you die trying for something important, then you have both honor and courage, and that's pretty good. I think that's what the writer was saying, that you should hope for courage and try for honor. And maybe even pray that the people telling you what to do have some, too.”

Michael Oher

Hello

My name is Maureen Opena

I am the author of this movie review.

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