The very power theme of the movie is that individuals can overcome their circumstance if given the right opportunities and when they make the right choices.

Rating: 7/10 (19 July 2019)

The Blind Side is a sports drama story based on true events. It is the Story of how one very large teenage boy who has not had an easy life makes it to the National Football League. Michael Oher played by Quinton Aaron is a teenage boy who has been in out of foster homes his whole life. Michael gets the opportunity to go to a private school. At the private school he meets the Tuohy family. The Tuohy's are made up of Leigh Anne Tuohy a southern belle who knows how to get things done played by Sandra Bullock, Sean Tuohy the Husband of Leigh Anne Tuohy played by Tim McGraw, the families two children S.J. Tuohy played by Jae Head and Collins Tuohy played by Lily Collins. The Tuohy family is well off and has most of the things they want. Mrs. Tuohy finds she has a soft spot for Michael and invites him into their home. Michael and the Tuohy family's lives will change forever.
The very power theme of the movie is that individuals can overcome their circumstance if given the right opportunities and when they make the right choices. Throughout the movie Michael and the Tuohy family have to face some challenging choices. They all have to make sacrifices and they all get the chance to learn from each other. The Blind Side reminds me of a movie called Rudy. The two movies are completely different stories but in both movies you have a young man who faces hard odds and come out on top.
In the movie The Blind Side, director John Lee Hancock uses great lighting and camera angles to make the story come to life. When Michael is on the football field you are on the football field as well. The sounds in the movie match perfectly to the feelings of what the viewer is watching. Sounds are the best effect in the movie. The sounds, be it the dialogue, sound effects or music are very well done. In one scene Michael gets into the car accident. He is driving his truck when out of the blue, he hits another vehicle. The smashing of the truck into the other truck, the brakes squealing, the sound of the airbag being deployed and the smashing of the glass is so real it makes the views feel like they saw the accident in person.
The Blind Side is entertaining with outstanding performances and great dialogue. This is definitely a movie worth the 129 minutes of run time. I recommend this movie for family viewing.