Great Movie

Rating: 10/10 (1 May 2011)

The Blind Side describes a story about a homeless teenager who is taken in by a family who fulfills Michaels potential and changes their life in the process. The Blind side was about a true story with Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy who was played by Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw who decide to take in a teenage boy Michael Oher who was played by Quinton Aaron. Michael's biological mother was a drug addict and Michael was a ward of the state. Leigh Anne did not know he was a ward of the state until she and Sean decided to adopt and take care of Michael. Michael has had no established education and in order for him to succeed in high school and keep his grades up, Leigh Anne and Sean hire a tutor to help his improve his GPA which in turn will help qualify him for a NCAA Division scholarship. Leigh Anne and her son S.J. Tuohy played by Jae Head, help train and get Michael into playing football. But because of Leigh Anne and Sean's contributions to their favorite college Ole' Miss, there were certain discrepancies brought up Michael wanting to attend that college. A NCAA Lawyer assumes the Touhy's were using Michael for his abilities and Michael felt used. Leigh Anne reassured Michael that they were not using him and they he could go to any college he chose to go to. Michael decided to attend Tennessee College and was the first pick to the Baltimore Ravens in 2000 of the NFL draft. Michael became an All-American offensive left tackle For the Baltimore Ravens with the help of his family and coaches. The motif of this movie has to be Leigh Anne continuing to go to the apartment complex where Michael grew up, whether she was looking for him or they were looking for his mother. The lighting of this movie was natural lighting for the most of the scenes in this film and the use of artificial lights for indoor scenes. The film was a very inspiring movie based on hard work and determination. The film shows people that if you want something on life you have to work hard for it and not every hard working family will pass someone up on the street, they are just as determined to help people out and this movie proves the love for family.