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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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    derogative stereotypes, and would also be very unlikely to happen in real life. The Blind Side, a feel-good sports drama intended for everyone, especially young kids and teenagers, was released on November 20th in 2009 and was directed by John Lee Hancock. The Blind side was very successful in the box office, grossing hundreds of millions of dollars and quickly became the movie to see of the thanksgiving holiday season. The Blind Side starred Sandra Bullock, playing the role of an extremely wealthy

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    The Blind Side (2009) by John Lee Hancock is a movie shows the struggle of a young Black male named Michael Oher (the main character) in a predominately white society. Michael is constantly experiencing discrimination and racism throughout the film. This is nothing new, we see people being discriminative all the time whether it's in the media, on the news, or in a local supermarket; sometimes we ourselves are the ones being discriminated against. The Blind Side is a remarkable movie because not only

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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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    close ups, master shots, and establishing shots. The main shots used in the film are the medium and establishing shots which give the movie a dramatic and heartfelt tone. The images in the film involve a combination of closed and open forms. John Lee Hancock uses the variety of settings that create a sense of emotion and empathy

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    Blindness from the Truth in The Blind Side In the film The Blind Side directed by John Lee Hancock is centered around taking in a young man and transforming his life for the better. Movies such as this intended to have a greater effect on the viewers through dramatizing tangible events. This film is based on a true story though the film industry often exaggerates the story in order to make a profit, which often alters the reality of the perception of the viewers. Films often alter the main storyline

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    Introduction The movie “The Bind Side,” directed by John Lee Hancock is based on the life of Michael Oher, the ___________. The movie follows his life from being a homeless African American boy in the projects going to a primarily white school. Through this he meets the Tuohy family who change his life. They give him shelter and become his family all while improving his talents with football and his education. In the end he chooses to go to the college his new family, the Tuohy’s, have gone to for

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    The Blind Side, directed by John Lee Hancock, is a semi-biographical motion picture sports film that is based off the book, “The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game”, written by Michael Lewis. In both the motion picture and the novel, the true story of Michael Oher, a previously homeless African-American boy with a traumatic past turned professional football player is revealed. After having been sent foster home to foster home from a young age, Michael Oher was eventually taken in by the Tuohy’s, a wealthy

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    Blind Side Camera Angles

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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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    and Soul Surfer are both Hollywood movies that are based on actual events that had happened to Michael Oher and Bethany Hamilton during their teenage years. Furthermore, "The Blind Side" is a 2009 American biographical sports film directed by John Lee Hancock and based on the 2006 book "The Blind Side" by Michael Lewis, which describes the true story of Michael Oher, a homeless teenager who was able to overcome great obstacles in order to become a first round draft pick in the NFL. Whereas "Soul Surfer"

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