Heartwarming film

Rating: 8/10 (7 December 2018)

The movie "The Blind Side" is based on a true story and is about a homeless boy named Michael Oher who gets adopted by Leigh Anne (played by Sandra Bullock) and Sean Tuohy (played by Tim McGraw). After some time, the Tuohy's eventually become Michael's legal guardians and he attends the same school as their son, S.J., and daughter Collins (played by Lily Collins). Michael begins to play football and realizes the talent he has. I believe there are many different themes within this film, but I think generosity is the main theme. A family took in a young boy who was struggling that they knew nothing of or about and gave him a home, clothes, and helped further his education and eventually football career. The Tuohy's changed his life for the better. I think another theme would be to not let the bad things that have happened affect who you are and to keep striving. Michael was put into many unfortunate situations but remained a good person after all of it and tried hard in school and football to better his life, and he did.
To further elaborate on my idea of the themes, Michael was abandoned and homeless and for someone that is going through these things at such a young age to keep a good character is amazing. For the family to help a kid and give him so much when they didn't have to is also a wonderful thing. I think the acting between Sandra Bullock and Quinton Aaron who plays Michael was really fantastic. You could see the connection between them grow as he becomes apart of the family and when she eventually becomes his mom. The first time I saw this movie I teared up at how sweet and genuine their connection was; the acting was great from everyone involved. I think another film that has a similar theme of generosity or given opportunity would be The Pursuit of Happyness.
The lighting throughout the movie is fairly light and balanced because it's a story about a boy's life getting better with a happy ending. The only scenes where the lighting is dimmer would be when it shows flashbacks of Michael's life before the Tuohy's. Motif also plays into this story. At the beginning of the movie it shows Michael speaking with a social worker which is actually a scene that they show later on in the movie but expand on it and show what they are really talking about. Overall, I really like the theme of this movie and I thought it was very heartwarming and sincere