One of the best inspirational movies that have ever been made.

Rating: 10/10 (6 February 2011)

The movie The Blind Side is a true story about a homeless teenager named Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron) who is taken in by the Tuohy family. The Tuohy family consists of Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock), Sean Tuohy (Tim McGraw), Collins Tuohy (Lily Collins), and S.J. Tuohy (Jae Head). Michael Oher goes by the name of "Big Mike" and is from the "projects". He is the son of a drug addicted mother and a father in which he does not remember. Michael Oher is a homeless teenager with very little clothes so he has to spend his nights trying to find a place to sleep.
Towards the beginning he is walking to a gym in which it is warm so he will be able to sleep. While going to the gym Leigh Anne Tuohy and her family are leaving from a play and she sees him walking without adequate clothing and in turn stops to ask what he is doing. He tells her what his plans are about staying in the gym and then she tells him to get in the car as he is able to go and stay with them for the night. That night then turns into days and eventually into him being adopted by the Tuohys. Michael Oher has no records available and has never really done too good in school.
The Tuohy family is portrayed as high class republicans and a very Christian family and they also put on a persona as they might be better than everyone else. That is what I thought in the beginning because of their BMW's and their huge house but it turns out that they are a nice and loving family that only wants what is best for their kids.
Big Mike is enrolled in a private school in which he then begins to get a great education and is later introduced to football. Through football he is able to keep his mind right and figure out what he is wanting out of his life. He is so good at football that every college in the nation wants him to come and play for them, but he is hindered by one thing and that is his grades. Over time he gets his grades up way beyond what was needed for him to be eligible for scholarships. Acquiring the grades needed was the first hurdle as the NCAA was doing an investigation because he had decided on a school to attend that the Tuohys were affiliated with. The NCAA just wanted to make sure that he was not forced and or paid to choose that school.
With the Tuohys allowing Michael to stay at their house for that one night changed not only his life but theirs as well as they had seen that they were able to help him to basically get off of the street. The hard work that Michael and the Tuohy family put into him allowed him to excel in the classroom as well as on the football field eventually leading him to being drafted in the 1st Round of the NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens.
Two techniques used in The Blind Side are angle and sound. When I mention angle I am talking about how the camera would be angled during football practice as well as the football games themselves. As a viewer of the film it made it seem like I was right on the football field for every hit and play. The sound inside of The Blind Side quietly helped in the film especially the background voices of the other students that were making fun of "Big Mike" as well as on the football field with the grunts and the sheer groans of pain.
The acting in The Blind Side was very good. I thought that the cast was a great fit for this film as they all played their intricate roles in developing the story and the theme of the movie. The Blind Side is not only a sports movie but it's an inspirational movie for everyone showing that anything is possible just as long as you believe in yourself and others.