The Blind Side Movie Analysis

Summary: Michael Oher was a young boy who had to go through rough times as he was growing up. Fatheralong, Oher was taken in by the Tuohy family after they saw Oher didn’t have a home or anyone to go to for help. Once Oher gained the love of the Tuohy family, he became their adopted son, and soon he became the star football player of Briarcrest Christian School (BiJog). He became an interest to many colleges and after high school, he attended University of Mississippi.

In the book Michael ohre has hit rock bottom, But he finds a good family to live with. He starts studied to get good grades and starts practicing football to get better at sports and then he gets into college and then gets in the NFL and later wins a super bowl.

“Based on a book by journalist Michael Lewis chronicling the real life Oher’s experiences, “The Blind Side” manages to inspire despite its broad-strokes approach to characterization.”(VLM, 2010) The Blind Side is based on a true story, the story of Michael Oher, a homeless boy with a traumatic past until one women, Leigh Ann, took him in as her own son and changed his life for the better. Michael is now known as an American football player, that was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens. The film, “The Blind side”, produced by John Lee Hancock, demonstrates that a tragic childhood does not necessarily mean one is destined for defeat, as long as there are those who care enough about you. “The Blind Side” uses rhetorical appeals by illustrating ethos, logos, and pathos to teach the audience moral lessons on learning and coping with traumatic life experiences and defining oneself socially through personal actions.

Unfortunately, his father was murdered in prison so he could not overcome that obstacle. However, he was taken in by a foster family named the Tuohy’s who made him happy and treated him like real family. Biography.com says, “The young boy was finally taken in by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy when he was 16, and the Tuohys became Oher's legal guardians when he was 17”. In his junior year of high school, Oher began to excel in football. By the beginning of his senior year, Oher was the starting left tackle on the varsity football team. He quickly became a top football prospect in the state of Tennessee, which led to multiple scholarship offers from Division 1 schools.” This means that when he was taken in by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy and they became his legal guardians he began to excel at school and football. His mother was taken into a rehabilitation center, but this was an improvement since at least Michael was able to see her sometimes. His other siblings were all taken to foster care. It’s amazing that while he had all of these obstacles he still overcame them with a determined attitude and the help of some special people.

Also he officially joined the Tuohy household at around the same time. For him, life and football became intertwined as he became a top prospect for colleges because of his high school games. Chapter five is a transition for the book, shifting towards how the stars aligned for Michael to become the prime example of a star offensive lineman. As he grew as a person and football player, the game evolved with him. When he got more mechanically skilled, Oher stood out. Meanwhile in the NFL, there was “a new prototype of the NFL tackle that made [Oher] so interesting to football coaches.” (103). Now he was a star, the perfect build and skills to make the NFL, which for a high school athlete is incredibly high praise. Without the growth he experienced playing for Briarcrest, Oher would not come close to the opportunities he received. Now more than ever he was his own person, and he had a way to express it through

Oher is a great example of how a character’s past does not define him or how successful he will be in the future. Michael is scarred by his upbringing, but now has a new

This chapter shows the reader what Roger, the father of Rachel, was like when she was in the Hospital. In this chapter, Brick, whose name is Jamie, whose name is James, meets the father of the girl who fell from the roof. He meets him when he is looking for the room in which the girl is being kept in the hospital. When Brick meets the girl's father, at first he is wearing his full military uniform. At first, Brick sees him as a respectful military man, but as the days go by, the man, just like his attire, starts to deteriorate.

Finally, the story of Oher shows examples of work ethic and perseverance. Michael had to overcome many problems in his life. He started off living in the dumps, with barely any food, and overcoming all of that is crazy. When he moved in with the Tuohys he overcame many things. He wasn’t the smartest kid ever. For him to stay on the football team he had to earn a certain grade point average. He worked super hard in the classroom and studied a ton at home with a private tutor. Michael Oher is a perfect example of work ethic and

I have everything that any other kid would want who lives on the streets searching desperatly for help. I could go on about how my family gets into physical fights or how they dont always suport my decisions, but the truth is that i can’t put myself in Michael oher shoes. Michael oher is a strong, kind hearted man who had a terrible childhood. Some how he overcame it with his secret. In his autobiography he says “instead of getting caught up in what was in front of me, I had my eyes on what was ahead” (oher 12). Oher knew he didn’t want to be in the position he was in for the rest of his life so he made a change. He didn’t focus what was in front of him instead he followed his heart and worked on what he loved which was football. Being able to do what you want and not let anything get in your way is important when you want to live a happy life and that what Michael Oher did.

Michael Oher was born in Memphis, Tennessee in May 1986. His father was a conventional at the local prison and his mother was a drug addict. He was one of twelve children. Because of this he reiterated first and second grade and switched schools 11 times in just 9 years. He was put in foster care at age seven and often switched foster homes. The periods in between foster homes he was often homeless.

The mother formed a significant bond with Michael Oher, becoming emotionally invested in his state of mind and immense bravery, to survive

Michael Oher faced many conflicts throughout the book. His main conflict being that he had to adapt to a new life. Michael Oher was taken from his mom at age 6. Michael was then placed in a foster home but hated it so much he fled leaving his siblings. Michael’s new family found him when they were driving and he was walking on the side of the road.

Eventually, Oher lives in the Tuohy’s house along with the two other children, Collins Tuohy and S.J. Tuohy. Michael Oher starts to attend school regularly, but the teacher’s do not think he is teachable. Oher starts to take an interest in football, but his grades have to increase to be on the team. Mr. and Mrs. Tuohy get

Most movies are predictable and don’t connect with people in special ways. They are made for the entertainment, not to tell an actual story. Sometimes one can dig deep into your heart and tug at the strings. The award winning movie, The Blind Side, is a true story about a less – privileged, African American, Teenage boy, Michael Oher, who is taken in by a white Christian family, the Tuohy’s. Oher is then placed on the football team and becomes an all-star Football player with the love of the Tuohy’s supporting him. Directed by John Lee Hancock and feature Sandra Bullock (Leigh Ann Touhy), Quinton Aaron (Michael Oher) and Tim McGraw (Sean Tuohy), The Blind Side is a movie that encourages and motivates people that not all hope is lost.

“The Blind Side” is a true story about a young black teen named Michael Oher, who went through things that most teens don’t go through in most movies. His home life was a very rough home life and most of the time he had no mother, she had abandoned him. As the movie goes on it shows how he was accepted into not only a family but a very wealthy family that did numerus things for him. Michael was an extremely good athlete in the movie, he loved sports and football as much as anyone. During high school, in the home life he grew up in Michael didn’t always show up to his classes and had much trouble in school. Michael had one saving grace that happen to him, that was the Tuohy family. The family took him in and adopted him. At this point in the movie he started to turn things around for himself. Not only did Michael being to make something of himself he began to love himself. He began showing up to all of his classes on time while making good grades. This movie is a strong commentary film. In this movie, it shows many different issues that are in our society that happen all around on a daily basis; foster care, poverty, racism, growing up in an unsafe environment and living with a nonexistent mother are just a few of the very tough situations that Michael went through on a daily basis.