In the highly popular film The Blind Side, a young man struggling to make his way is offered food and shelter by a wealthy family in Memphis, Tennessee. Leigh Anne Tuohy and her family represent the more fortunate of the population, while Michael stands on the other end of the spectrum; homeless with only a few t-shirts to his name. When Leigh Anne recognizes “Big Mike” walking in the freezing rain, she tells her husband to stop the car and welcomingly invites Michael into her home. Leigh Anne is a strong-willed and independent woman with a big heart, and her caring personality brings hope and love into Michael’s world. Without the intuitive character that is Leigh Anne Tuohy, The Blind Side would not have the same meaning. She has a
In The Blind Side, a movie directed by John Lee Hancock, it describes the heartwarming tale of Michael Oher’s rise from a child born in a crime ridden neighbourhood with a drug and alcohol addicted mother, to a star in the National Football League. However, this feat was not accomplished by Michael alone; during a pivotal moment of his life, he was brought back from despair after the Tuohy family, seeing his poor predicament, adopted him. In regards to ethics, actions that are done freely and knowingly defines who a person is. Motive is a reason behind the action, and given the right circumstance, justifies the actions taken. Though the actions of the mother of the family, Leigh Anne Tuohy, and her motive to give Michael a new start to life,
The world is far from a uniform system. Each and every individual is placed in a different situation depending on everything from location, race, beliefs, and economic status. Psychology looks at how individuals come out of these specific environments and how they transform into an adult through the trials and tribulations of their growth. In The Blind Side, director John Lee Hancock focuses on an athletically skilled African-American teen, Michael Oher, who is transformed from a homeless orphan from the projects into a highly sought after college football prospect through a positive change in family, school, and supportive surroundings.
In the movie, The Blind Side (Hancock, 2009) Michael Oher is assisted by Leigh Anne Tuohy and her family. Through the prosocial behavior of the Tuohy’s, Michael is able to thrive and succeed. Leigh Anne, being the one who takes initiative in helping Michael and through her care giving, emphasizes the five steps of helping, types of helping, a helping personality, and the contagious nature of helping; all points used to further exemplify that prosocial behavior creates a positive impact on not only the receiver but also the giver and the third-party participants.
Taking the bad in with the good, although you may be the perfect classification in order to be targeted in todays society. How you’re classified is based on things such as a persons race, intellect, social class, and appearance. A 2009 film, The Blind Side, written and directed by John Lee Hancock stars, Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw, is based on a true story. This movie tells a story that truly depicts simple acts of kindness that has the capability to change a persons life.
“Based on a book by journalist Michael Lewis chronicling the real life Oher’s experiences, “The Blind Side” manages to inspire despite its broad-strokes approach to characterization.”(VLM, 2010) The Blind Side is based on a true story, the story of Michael Oher, a homeless boy with a traumatic past until one women, Leigh Ann, took him in as her own son and changed his life for the better. Michael is now known as an American football player, that was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens. The film, “The Blind side”, produced by John Lee Hancock, demonstrates that a tragic childhood does not necessarily mean one is destined for defeat, as long as there are those who care enough about you. “The Blind Side” uses rhetorical appeals by illustrating ethos, logos, and pathos to teach the audience moral lessons on learning and coping with traumatic life experiences and defining oneself socially through personal actions.
The Blind Side is a movie based on a woman, her family and a boy she took in. The movie shows the struggle and differences of people from different nationalities and the way their race reacts to certain circumstances. This review is going to describe the Storyline, how it held the audience’s attention; the Characters, wither they were believable or not; and Conflicts in the story, what they were and how they were resolved. This is a family movie that can be watch and made memoires with. The movie captured multiple audiences and appears appealing to multiple audiences across the life span. The movie is very moving and touching to many people.
In The Blind Side, Michael was raised in the projects of Memphis, Tennessee. One evening after a basketball game Leigh Anne Touhy notices Michael walking down the road, shivering in the cold. After having her husband stop the car to speak to him, she had learned Michael had planned to sleep at the school gym after everyone else had left. Leigh Anne offered Michael a warm place to sleep at her and her family’s home. This moment between these two was Michael’s first real feeling of family. This sparked the relationship that would give him a reason to keep living and gave him something to live for. Leigh Anne continued to include Michael in family gatherings which only enhanced the motherly feeling Michael got from her.
The Blind Side depicts the story of Michael Oher, a seventeen year old African American homeless boy from a broken home, taken in by Leigh Anne Tuohy, a wife and mom of two living in a well to-do neighborhood. Repeatedly running away from the group home after group home, he was placed in after he was taken from him drug addicted mother, he happens to run into the exceedingly accepting family. Only after the catholic high school football coach sees his size and agility he is accepted to the privet school, despite a 0.7 GPA and lack of a place to sleep Leigh Anne Touhy, along with only one of his teachers, take a special interest in him. The families give him
The movie The Blind Side was released in 2009. It is about a young man, named Michael Oher, who grew up in a poor environment. In the beginning of the movie, Michael was homeless and not currently attending school. All of that changed when a woman, named Leigh Anne Tuohy, offered Michael the chance to stay with her and her family. The Tuohy family was well off, unlike Michael, so it was an adjustment for both the family and him to live together. However, the family was very warm and welcoming to Michael, which differed from many of the other people Michael encountered. In the movie, Michael experienced racism, discrimination, and prejudice towards him from a variety of people.
Everyone was created for a reason. "Don't ever allow yourself to feel trapped by your choices. Take a look at yourself. You are a unique person created for a specific purpose. Your gifts matter. Your story matters. Your dreams matter. You matter." - Real Michael Oher. In the visual text 'The Blind Side' the director John Lee Hancock presented to us, how Michael Oher was a positive influence on Sean Tuohy, the football team/coach and Leigh Anne. To display this to the viewers, Hancock used the film technique of low-key lighting in the scene where Michael was sauntering solo in the crisp, drenched night, long-shot in the scene where Michael was on the field with his football team/coach and dialogue in the scene where Michael graduates to Ole Miss University. Do you believe a young teenage boy can transform someone to become a better person? Well, start believing! Hancock used these film techniques to reinforce the way Michael was a positive influence on Sean Tuohy, the football team/coach and Leigh Anne and made them exceptional people.
The Blind Side is based on a true story about a homeless boy named Michael Oher (Big Mike) who has been living with different people until the Tuohys take him in. Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy eventually become his legal guardians and the story is about how his life improves while playing football at Wingate high school in Tennesee. It shows his struggles with grades, and how the family and Michael are affected by the other. Because of his giant size he goes on to get a football scholarship for the University of Mississippi. The story is about his journey.
The Blind Side was released on November 20, 2009 by Warner Bro. Pictures, and directed by John Lee Hancock. The film is based on a book, “The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game” and a true story. The Blind Side is a semi-biographical sports drama film about a neglected and troubled African-American boy named Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron) growing up in the ghetto with his drug addict mother. Due to his mother’s drug abuse problem, Michael is forced into the foster care system. Michael would always run away from his foster home leaving him homeless. One night, while Michael is looking for a warm place to sleep, Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) an upper class Caucasian female finds Michael and decides to give him a place to sleep in her home. Although many of her friends and family judged her for her decision of taking an African-American child into her home, Leigh Anne provided Michael with an education, home family, food, and clothes. She gave him the opportunity to have a future and to become his own person. Adults from the age range of thirteen and older will enjoy The Blind Side because of its cast,
I chose to analyze acting from The Blind Side which won an Academy award for best actress (Sandra Bullock) in this film. The Blind Side is a realistic film because it is about true events, is a mirror of reality, and has no distortions. The film also has classical elements like it focuses on the characters and their story and uses quick cuts to emphasize emotion and drama. I decided to watch this movie because the acting by Sandra Bullock is phenomenal, emotional, and stunning. She usually plays different types in movies like she is the funny woman in the Proposal, a serious undercover cop from Miss Congeniality, or a loving, caring mother in The Blind Side. Thus, she fits into the role categories for The Blind Side as a leading lady because she is the star of the movie and leads it to show her soft, kind-hearted side.
Directed by John Lee Hancock, "The Blind Side" is based on a true story of a homeless African-American teenager, Michael Oher. Michael has never met his father and his mother is a disengaged drug addict. A wealthy white family who helps him to achieve his greatest potential, the Touhy 's, discovers Michael and eventually take him in to be a part of their family. Michael has little to no education, however; Mrs. Tuohy soon takes charge in making sure that he has every opportunity to succeed. Michaels presence in the Touhy 's household leads them to many discoveries when he expresses an interest in football. They end up hiring a tutor to help him improve his grades and boost his GPA in order to be considered for the NCAA Division I athletic scholarship. Living in this new environment, Michael encounters many challenges he must overcome. As a football player and a student, Michael works extremely hard
The Movie and the book of The Blind Side has plenty differences when comparing the both of them. These differences could have been done on purpose by Hollywood to perceive to the people that watch the movie. Along with differences there are controversies about the Tuohy’s and why they helped Michela Oher. Theorist have different opinions about the book and movie. In this conversation, I will talk about the differences and why. Along with Hegemony and Critical race theories and religion.