Great Movie

Rating: 8/10 (17 June 2018)

"Blindside" is a great portrayal of a movie showing the struggle for human dignity. Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron) plays a young man thrown from place to place because of a mother on drugs. Through this journey of living from one place to another, one family helped to get him into a Christian School, and the meeting of the Tuohy's, Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) and Sean Tuohy (Tim McGraw). Their journey together becomes the epitome of the movie.
This movie helps you see both sides of the story and the conflict of both. You have Michael who was brought up with nothing and the Tuohy's who have it all. Through the relationship that they formed, it helped to open the eyes of Tuohy's of how fortunate they have it. Because of the relationship that was formed with the Tuohy's, it shows how not to judge the rich no more than you judge the poor. Through the interactions between Michael's past and the Tuohy's present the Tuohy's learned a lot about not to take things for granted.
After Michael starts to play football, hearing and seeing the crowd of rednecks and southern prejudices it is clear of the struggles that needed to be overcome, not only by the crowd but the opposing team. Through it all, Leigh Ann and the rest of the Tuohy's showed Michael he was loved and was there for him, which is something unheard of for someone from projects of Memphis. Another movie that comes to mind similar to "Blindside" would be "Remember the Titans". Both movies show the struggles of a black athlete trying to make his way into a white mans world.
The scenes were very believable in the "Blindside", from the projects where Michael grew up and the gangs all around to the school that Michael goes to with the Tuohy's.
This is one of my favorite movies to watch, a comfort movie if you will. It shows that a never give up attitude along with not letting your past make you who you will be in the future and that you can succeed no matter where you come from. To me this movie helps to show people that you should never judge a person for where they come but see them for who they are. This not only applies to Michael but also the Tuohy's, poor or rich, everyone deserves to be treated equally until they lose that privilege.
Very good movie and I a well recommended movie to anyone. You don't need to be a sports fan to enjoy this movie, but a fan of seeing good conquer over bad.