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In the film The Blind Side, directed by John Lee Hancock, one important character that changes throughout the film is Michael Oher. John Lee Hancock delivers an important message that you don't have to be blood to be family, and that with love and support you can overcome obstacles. John Lee Hancock shows the audience that this is true and that the love and support of a family can change a whole person's life, as we get to see the changes to Michael Oher's life. John Lee Hancock used the film techniques

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

The Blind Side is movie that gives great examples of many relationships, basic needs, and different ways of intimacy. The importance of this movie is not about football, and how great Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron) was at it. It was not about feeling sorry for Michael and making him famous. This movie is about more than that, it is about doing what is right, whether you believe it or not. Michael Oher, played by Quinton Aaron is a seventeen year old boy, struggling to survive. Having grown up in the

adoptive families. The film I will be analyzing is “The Blind Side”. This film does a great job of highlighting the different kinds of families that are seen in modern day United States. It was interesting because this film highlights a famous family and a well-known family. Micheal Oher today, is a professional football player for the Carolina Panthers. His life before his professional football career is shown in the film “The Blind Side”. This film shows Micheal’s struggles of growing up in a low

anything. I’m not going to feel sorry for myself because I didn’t have a place to stay a lot of time. It is what it is,” Michael Oher. That quote demonstrates exactly what Michael,a very caring, African American teenager did in the movie, The Blind Side. Michael had a rough childhood with his mom doing drugs and his dad being suicidal. Everything is about to change for him when the Tuohy’s see Michael walking alone in the dark. They decide to give him a place to stay and later on, become his legal

Sports Psychology In The Movies: “The Blind Side” The movie “The Blind Side” originally written by: Michael Lewis is about a highschool boy named Michael Oher who gets adopted by the Tuohy family. The family financially help Michael with his school grades in order to play football, after his grades went up Michael got the proper training to play in his school team. Eventually, he struggles but Sean motivates Michael training him using Football strategies. Sean recorded a video of his sports performance

The movie, The Blind Side, tells the inspiring story of Michael Oher. Michael Oher’s life started out very difficult, however, once basic needs were provided to Michael, he began to grow as a person. Through the movie, Michael’s rise through Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is depicted. The following paragraphs will discuss the movie The Blind Slide, Abraham Maslow’s theory of the hierarchy of needs, as well as how the hierarchy of needs is present through the main character, Michael Oher (Hancock, Johnson

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

Help Blinded by Empathy 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

The movie, “The Blind Side,” is based on the true story of Michael Oher, an underprivileged African-American teenage male that turned into a National Football League Superstar. In this movie, he faced socioeconomic, racial, and inner struggles, but eventually overcame them. I chose this movie, because I felt it displayed a multitude of positive and negative examples of interpersonal communication. “The Blind Side” had many interpersonal communication concepts that we learned about throughout this