![]() ![]() It later emerges that Michael’s foster parents restricts anyone under their care to join other colleges apart from University of Mississippi (Lewis, 2009).Ī confrontation ensues between Michael and Leigh Anne and they disagree. Michael sticks with his decision despite receiving numerous threats aimed at making him change his decision. Michael receives scholarship offers from numerous colleges, but settles for the University of Mississippi, the alma mater of his foster parents. Anne goes ahead to hire Michael a tutor who works with other teachers and helps him attain an average of 2.52. However, Leigh Anne discovers that Michael’s GPA is below the required average of 2.5 that qualifies one for college scholarship (Scott, 2009). Michael impresses most college coaches with his ability on the pitch. Although Michael starts slowly with the team due to his gracious and calm nature, Leigh Anne is always around during training sessions to motivate him (Lewis, 2009). ![]() Leigh Anne identifies as a caring person, as she goes ahead to seek legal rights to be Michael’s guardian, which gets approved (Scott, 2009). After that, Michael becomes part of that family, amid negative criticism towards Anne from wealthy friends about making him part of her family. On discovering that he intended to spend the night outside the school’s gym, she decides to take him home and spend the night. One day while driving home, Anne notices Michael walking alone in the rain and decides to talk to him. While at Wingate Christian School, Michael becomes friends with S.J, a son to Leigh Anne an interior designer, and Sean Touhy a business guru (Scott, 2009). Because of his huge stature and young age, Michael is nicknamed The Big Mike by friends. His athleticism and passion for football impress the football coach who recommends his enrollment. One of Michael’s foster parents tries to enroll him into Wingate Christian School despite his poor academic records. Hopping between foster homes leaves Michael without much formal education or essential skills that can help him get a job (Lewis, 2009). However, he escapes in several instances due to various reasons. He does not know his father and his mother is a drug addict. The main character in this movie is Michael, a seventeen-year-old black and homeless American teenager. Together, the family goes through many challenges, teaching each other many moral lessons. Eventually, he is taken in by a well-off white couple, Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, played by Tim McGraw and Sandra Bullock. Michael Oher, played by Quinton Aaron, is a homeless black teenager with a troublesome life. The movie’s plot revolves around courage, communication, and American football. This movie is quite thematic because the viewer experiences sad feelings for what Michael goes through, as well as feelings of joy for Michael’s life transformation from solitude and misery to success and greatness. Before moving in with Sean and Leigh, Michael had lived in other foster homes, as well as on the streets (Lewis, 2009). ![]() Sean and Leigh Anne are foster parents to Michael while S.J is their only son who has good relations with Michael as his big brother. These characters shape the plot of the movie. The movie stars Quinton Aaron as Michael Oher, Tim McGraw as Sean Touhy, Sandra Bullock as Leigh Anne Touhy and Jae Head as S.J Touhy. The movie was directed by John Lee Hancock and was based on the book, The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis. Michael is a teenager who overcomes numerous challenges such as homelessness and loneliness to become one of the most reliable offensive linemen in the National Football League (NFL) of America (Lewis, 2009). The Blind Side is a movie produced in 2009 that focuses on the life of Michael Oher. ![]()
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