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    showing emotion, sound and how it shows Michael Oher to be seen shy in the film as an unfortunate African American individual. Themes such as Kindness, overcoming obstacles, and stereotypes are interconnected from the real-life world and the movie that Hancock directs. Michael Oher overcomes many obstacles throughout

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    The Blindside is a exceptionally good sports movie that is based on a true story the movie is directed by John Lee Hancock. It is about a poor black teenager whose life takes a brand new direction thanks to the wealthy Tuohy family. The film has lots of good camera angles and settings It also makes really good use of costumes as well. The main story is about Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron), he is a really poor black teenager whose life is going no where until his life takes a massive turn for the better

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    The Blind Side is an inspirational story that describes the life of Michael Oher who was a homeless teenager that Sean and Leigh Touhy adopted. Oher eventually goes on to be drafted by the Baltimore Ravens and play in the National Football League. A movie and book has been made about the life of Michael Oher. There are varying differences and similarities between the novel and its film adaptation. Throughout the beginning of the book, Michael Lewis, the author, has many chapters that are reserved

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    The movie The Blind Side shows many examples of Social Conflict Theory as discussed and covered this semester in class. A movie set in Memphis, Tennessee, released November 2009, it is a story of a young black man overcoming difficulties concerning racial stereotypes, racial inequality, and poverty. Based on a true-life story, Michael Oher was faced with many challenges that was out of his control and the movie shows how he overcome many of those unfortunate challenges with the help of the wealthy

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    The movie The Blind Side is a film about real life events that happened to an upcoming football player. The film features a young African-American man named Michael Oher who is taken in by a white family named the Tuohys. The family helps Michael to overcome his difficulties and become a successful football player. This movie includes many situations that incorporate psychological principles. Some of the main principles that stand out are prejudice towards Michael, motivation from Michael, and altruism

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    In the capital of financial services, two insurance buildings dominate Boston’s skyline. The Hancock Tower and the Prudential Center are structures that display the uneven change and the urban development that has occurred in this city over the course 19th century. Located in back bay these edifices work with the directionalities of their adjacent streets and the cultural history of the structures that surround them. Boston’s foundation was composed in a manner that designated and organized space

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    John Lee Hancock’s film “The Blind Side” describes the struggles of an African American becoming part of a white society. Micheal Or, the main character, shows us the audience how black lower class Americans are mistreated and racism from white individuals. Micheal growing up without a father and with a single mother can also show how generous and sweet he truly is. The so called “gentle giant” being a staggering six foot four inches and three hundred fifteen pounds was everything a college football

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    and sets them out on the table to go over football plays with Michael to help him become a better player. When Michael gets better and makes an amazing play in the football game, S.J. records this and sends the DVD out to college scouts to see (Hancock, 2009). Michael, on the other hand, is also a protective factor for S.J. He sees S.J. like a little brother and want to be able to take care of him too. When Michael takes S.J. in his new truck to go get a new video game that he wants. Michael

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    In The Blind Side, filmed by John Lee Hancock, he describes a black man struggling to fit in with white society. Michael Oher, the main character shows the audience how he gets mistreated and discriminated from his hometown community. The director shows that the Tuohy family accepts Michael for who he is and what he wants to be, they are Michael’s enduring power, armor and salvation for when he faces his new path of transformation. Michael has lived in many different foster families, but decides

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    Film Essay In the film Blind Side, John Lee Hancock has used many different techniques varying from close ups to quotes to portray a number of gifts of the holy spirit including reverence and courage. This links to the theme through Michael and others spreading the way of the lord and how we shall live our life. In the Thanksgiving scene in the movie Blind Side the director John Lee Hancock has used close up and facial expressions to show the gift of Reverence and awe. The director has used a close

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