The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All-American football player and first-round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family. The film also received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Walsh is credited with introducing a new, tactical strategy to the game of football, one that emphasized throwing the ball instead of running with it. Talented Briarcrest football player, and a friend of, Victorian poet who wrote The Charge of the Light Brigade, one of the few works of literature that, Inner-city football player whos murdered shortly after he fails to make the grades to attend college on a football scholarship, inspiring. InBad Company, his character joined a group of rookie cadets at boot camp who set out to earn a job in the service, but wind up tackling a much bigger conspiracy than they ever could have bargained for. She also argues that the film portrays Oher as a simpleton who uses instinct over intellect, as a psychological test concludes that Oher has little "ability to learn" but much "protective instinct" (a scientifically nonsensical statement, according to DiAngelo). Despite that star power, it only grossed $6,300,147 at the box office on its opening weekend, and enduredserious scorn from critics. She manages to do what she wants to do in the manner she wants to do it. According to Oher, the greatest help that theTuohys offered him didn't come in the form of football tutorials (again, he already knew how to play the sport when he metLeigh Anne andSean), but their ability to take care of his most basic needs. According toDread Central,Hybristophiliawas supposed to be released in 2017. Its one greatachievement wasforcing the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, through sheer mediocrity, to change its voting rules so that similarly mediocre movies would never again be nominated for Best Picture. While Oher's coach from high school, Hugh Freeze, has an uncredited cameo as a coach watching some game film, the role of the high school coach is named Coach Cotton in the film. Because it could motivate or hopefully inspire kids to do the same.". Those moms and parents never get thanked. "I started to create that path [toward success] because I didn't have the small things to worry about and it all came from help," Oher said in 2021. "But, in turn, he brought out a side of their family that they didn't even realize was missing. Bullock also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role. Aaron is also an ambassador for Beating the Odds, a non-profit organization that helps kids overcome tough circumstances to achieve success in life. By CBSNews.com producer David Morgan. Racism in TheBlind Side manifests itself in ways both subtle(Michaelis a Magical Negro) and overt(white characters, and the movie itself,are interminably condescending towards Michael.) Queste pagine forniscono un resoconto dettagliato della sua storia . . It was actually a return to the franchise for Aaron, as he had previously appeared in two episodes ofLaw & Orderin 2007, before his big break on The Blind Side. Areboot of the 2000 movie based on thepost-apocalyptic Christian book series byTim LaHayeandJerry B. Jenkins, the story follows a rapture in whichChristians with strong faith start to mysteriously disappear, leaving behind only those that haven't found Christ. I do believe in this.". So, if I can take this moment to thank Helga B. for not letting me ride in cars with boys until I was 18 because she was right: I would've done what she said I was gonna do. He was one of 12 children born to Michael Jerome Williams Sr. and Denise Oher, who provided their . Last Caress even makes a point of noting the "fine performance from the incredibly likable Quinton Aaron.". and this.". If you'd like to learn more about subtly racist movies or movies with subliminal racism, click here. Leigh Anne wasn't even there, but parents are always allowed. At school, hes extremely shy and lonely, partly because he isnt sure how to make friends with his wealthy white classmates, and partly because he hasnt had many stable relationships in his life. When asked what he recalls of his first six years, Michael said, Going for days having to drink water to get full. Who had put the little white boy there? [22] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a rare "A+" grade. I was like, 'How did you know that I was bullied?' Sandra Bullock poses with the award for best actress in a motion picture drama for "The Blind Side," backstage at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Sandra Bullock poses backstage with the Screen Actors Guild award for Best Leading Actress for her work in "The Blind Side," Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, in Los Angeles. But it took many people from different parts of Oher's life to provide the support and opportunities he needed to achieve athletic stardom. Michael runs away before the interview is over and confronts Leigh Anne about her motives for taking him in. The mosquitoes.. It's also pretty racist. Leigh Anne listened to the doctors discuss how bizarrely lucky Sean Junior had been in his collision with the airbag. When the NCAA begins to investigate Mike's choice of college, it sows distrust about the recruitment process, and about the very nature of the Tuohys' efforts to make Mike a legal part of their family. Big Mike was going to drop out, said Big Tony. The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All-American football player and first-round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family. [8] But after a visit with the real Leigh Anne Tuohy, Bullock not only won the role, but also took a pay cut and agreed to receive a percentage of the profits instead. 4.4 out of 5 stars. Paperback. Defensive end for the Briarcrest football team. "I've seen that look many times," says her husband, Sean (Tim McGraw). It looks like the sky is the limit for this compassionate performer. She said to be an artist, you had to practice every day, and for reminding her daughters that there's no race, no religion, no class system, no color, nothing, no sexual orientation that makes us better than anyone else. When it is apparent the coach is unable to instruct Michael how to use his protective instincts on the field, Leigh Anne steps in (as is her wont) and demonstrates how the other members of the team are stand-ins for his family. In Worthless, a cheerleader horror movie, he played the principal in a school overrun by mean girls and dark magic that sends the main character on a terrifying journey into her past. After all, when sports can provide a potential lifeline out of poverty, winning and losing isn't just a game, it's a matter of life and death. Squeezing the first 18 years of a person's life into a two-hour, biographical movie is pretty difficult. I also played some football at one point, but I wasn't good at it.". Just keep him away from the ball carrier. We are all deserving of love. It all depends on who you are, where you come from. But Big Zachs girlfriend had already given birth to their first child. Prior to filming, Aaron underwent seven weeks of extensive training, and lost more than 100 pounds. Didn't at least one of the six hundred guys think about giving up, and joining with the other side? She and everyone else around her congratulates her for this act for the rest of the movie. While speaking withPeople Magazine in 2021, Michael Oher talked heavily about the positive impact that being taken in by the Tuohys had on him. Sign up for notifications from Insider! Surrounded by friends who told him that hed be wasting his time to even try college, he quit. Aaron has guest-starred on many television shows including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) playing the son . With him are the Tuohy Family (Collins, Sean, Leigh Anne and Sean Jr.), as well as his brother Marcus and his tutor, Sue Mitchell. One of the athletic tutors at the University of Mississippi, whose three-year-old child is injured when. Impressed by Mike's size and athleticism, Cotton gets him admitted despite his poor academic record. David Furones, . According to Oherin real life, he was already participating inbasketball, football and track before the Tuohys came along. [7] Bullock initially turned down the starring role three times due to discomfort with portraying a devout Christian. Michael comes from an impoverished area, and the Tuohys live in a very nice, wealthy part of town. Head coach for the University of Tennessee. We've got a volunteer. The journey that Michael and the Tuohy family go on is the heart of the movie. After that, he continued his busy streak with roles inWorthless, Fishbowl California, andBad Company. She is currently a student at USC majoring in broadcast journalism. The Blind Side: (Movie Tie-in Edition) by Michael Lewis (17-Nov-2009) Paperback. Video of his plays begins to make the rounds, and college coaches beat a path to their door. [40] However, while the score soundtrack by Carter Burwell was released on CD, none of the featured songs were included. That's when a lot of people at once began to scream hysterically and Michael noticed the little white boy on the floor, in a pool of blood. Player for the New York Giants in the 1980s. The movie stars Quinton Aaron as Michael Oher, alongside Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw. Denise lives in an impoverished part of Memphis, Tennessee, and for most read analysis of Denise Oher. He also wrote the screenplays for Clint Eastwood's "A Perfect World" and "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil," and was creator of the TV Series "L.A. Bullock's character essentially forces Oher into football once she learns of his "protective instincts" on a career-aptitude test. The film was inspired by the real-life story of football player Michael Oher, played by Aaron, who was adopted by his high school football coach's family. The president in turn had phoned Simpson and told him that if he felt right with it, he could admit the boy. "[30][31][32] The film's claim that he didn't understand football was another point of irritation for Oher. This is apparent in The Blind Side as Michael is a black male who lives with a white family. Shortly afterThe Blind Side, Aaron nabbed a couple of appearances on big TV shows. to hit unexpectedly from or as if from the blind side; to surprise unpleasantly See the full definition Hello, . She refers to a scene in which Oher returns to his stereotypically violent former neighborhood, only leaving when Tuohy rescues him from it. But Michael is now part of their family, and Leigh Anne refuses to let Michael waste his opportunities. Oscar-winner and Memphis native Kathy Bates ("Misery," "Titanic," ") plays Miss Sue, the tutor who helps Michael raise his academic scores in order to qualify for a football scholarship. Aaron briefly appears as Silas, a gun-wielding card player that shoots another character. Then she went back home and relayed the conversation to Michael, who held out his arm. I am not a fan of American football, but the film attracted me to sports. And if he dropped out, hed be like all his friends who dropped out: dead, in jail, or on the street selling drugs, just waiting to be dead or in jail.. They're like having in-class notes for every discussion!, This is absolutely THE best teacher resource I have ever purchased. One of the most successful movies to explore the transformational power of sports is "The Blind Side." Dajus da crap dey wrotebout me last sittee days! he boomed. Above all, Oher pointed out that, unlike in the movie, he was already playing and studying football (and multiple other sports) when he met and moved in with the Tuohys. Its racism, like the film itself, is quiet. The Blind Side was released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 23, 2010. Overweight lineman for the San Francisco 49ers, who. His next blink-and-you'll-miss-it performance arrived about halfway throughTraded, a Western film starring Michael Pare, Trace Adkins, and Kris Kristofferson. After thinking things over and questioning Leigh Anne, Michael tells Granger he chose Ole Miss because "it's where my family goes to school." From that moment, Michael improves dramatically, well enough to play at the college level. What if he wanted to move to Brooklynand make performance art? For her performance, Bullock won the Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress, and received her first Oscar nomination as well. I was the biggest kid in my school; he was the biggest kid in his school. He went on to lecture Michael on the burdens of conspicuous success. When Michael gets angry, the gang leader threatens to go after them, and as a result, Michael battles with him and others. The film was a commercial success, grossing $309 million on a $29 million budget. Sandra Bullock has her Best Actress Oscar statuette engraved with her name at the Governors Ball following the 82nd Academy Awards Sunday, March 7, 2010. You can have courage based on a dumb idea or mistake, but you're not supposed to question adults, or your coach or your teacher, because they make the rules. But that focus still pulls attention away from the other people in his life who did try to help him, including his own family and people from his community. She interviewed Oher as part of a program that identified top prospects and monitored their recruitment. [12] In its fourth weekend, it moved down to second place, dropping a slim 23% with an estimated $15.5 million for a total of $150.2 million in the United States and Canada as of December 13, 2009. A gang leader welcomes him back, offers him a beer, and makes sexually offensive insinuations about Leigh Anne and Collins. If you'd like to read about other critically-laudedmovies thataren't all they're cracked up to be,here and hereyou go. Hugh had called a running play around the right end, away from Michaels side. Playing Sean Tuohy was country music star Tim McGraw, who has also appeared in the films "Friday Night Lights," "Four Christmases," "Flicka" and "The Kingdom." Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Harrington wasnt shocked by more subtle forms of racism away from the basketball court, but it had been a long time since hed seen the overt version on it. I mean, valley of death that's pretty salty stuff. The important thing to remember here is that all of the characters who exist in the cityscape but don't havereal-life counterparts are carefully crafted, quietly racist caricatures on the part of the filmmaker. Joyce Thompson, the actual person who interviewed Oher in real life says that's not at all how it went down. There, he participates in the Quarterbacks of Life Program, which aims to show people as role models for overcoming the odds and achieving their dreams despite the setbacks they've faced. Actor: The Blind Side. People began debating The Blind Side, the film about former NFL offensive tackle Michael Oher. It takes a condiment-oriented demonstration from S.J. Kick him out of one growth path and onto another. I think that's what the writer was saying, that you should hope for courage and try for honor. Michael Oher: Courage is a hard thing to figure. Highly respected NFL coach, whose time with the San Francisco 49ers was perhaps the most notable in team history. Stay up to date with what you want to know. For making me practice every day when I got home. The film's portrayal of Black America is an inner-city Donald Trump fantasy -andeven includes a crack addict mother, without which no quietly anti-Blackfilm is complete. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. I don't think theres a white coach with a black kid on his team, or a black coach with a white kid, who could have any racism in him, he said. He appeared in the episodes "Holding Out for a Hero" and "The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get," asa student athleteand a mentee to Nathan. My students love how organized the handouts are and enjoy tracking the themes as a class.. March 5, 2010 / 10:40 AM Minor Characters. Emmett Till and the Civil Rights Movement, Colorizeds Photos from the Civil Rights Era, Quietly Racist Things You Probably Missed In 'The Blind Side'. The film premiered on November 17 in New York City and New Orleans, and opened in theaters in the rest of the United States and in Canada on November 20. Word must have gotten around because after that no one asked. The late Alan Thicke stars as Patrick Spencer, a wealthy and pretentious self-help guru; Aaron plays Brian "Giant Man" Calhoun, a heroin addict recruited by a gang of criminals to kidnap Spencer's daughter and hold her for ransom. Leigh Anne points straight-ahead and says, "home". By assigning him these character traits, the film is able to fit him into its narrative of "Kind But Underprivileged Black Man Who Needs Rescuing," as opposed to Live and Active Agent and Human Being With His Own Dreams, Goals, and Desires. (When she tried to get him a flu shot the second year in a row, he said, You white people are obsessed with that flu shot. Continuing his success in the horror genre, Aaron is also featured inRock Paper Dead andCranial Sacral, two upcoming projects that are also still waiting on official release dates. She is also told that, although he scored poorly in a career aptitude test, he ranked in the 98th percentile in "protective instincts". (including. How you have my back. Horror review siteCulture Crypt, for example, called it "a slow burn horror thriller without the thrills, the horror, or even the burn.". An inner-city Memphis man who takes care of Michael Oher while Michael is . In his book, I Beat The Odds: From Homelessness, to The Blind Side, and Beyond, Oher wrote, "I felt like it [the movie] portrayed me as dumb instead of as a kid who had never had consistent academic instruction and ended up thriving once he got it. He also says that even though he and his siblings feared social workers because they didn't want to be separated, he now appreciates that his case worker did their best to not let him slip through the cracks. The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds. The 2009 film The Blind Side tells the true story of Michael Oher, a homeless boy from a disadvantaged background who was taken in by a family at his school. "Acting is definitely my primary focus," he said, "but I'm certainly interested in producing as well. When she sees Michael, a large Black man, walking on the side of the road one night, she stops and talks to him instead of rolling up her windows. "The Blind Side" gives the bulk of the credit for Oher's rise from poverty to football star to the Tuohys. Sociology Of Sport Journal, 29(2), 131150. About the hundredth time someone asked her how she handled his sexual urges, Leigh Anne snapped. It is an acceptablemovie to watchinthe YMCA movieroom if you have forgotten your headphones and also ifmost of your soulhas died. His head was now bleeding badly. In 2010, he had a guest-starring role in an episode ofLaw &Order: SVUthataired on March 24, 2010. Furthermore, in becoming a Tuohy, Michael escapes the poverty he experienced as a child in the Memphis inner-city. Director David Manzi Writer David Manzi See production, box office & company info Add to Watchlist Awards 3 wins Photos Add photo More like this 7.6 The Blind Side Watch options 6.1 "[25] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian described Bullock's appearance as "strangely humourless" and felt that "[t]here is something weirdly absent about this performance." Michael didn't learn of his father's death until three months after it happened, partially because it took time for his father to be identified. Oher was invited to Thanksgiving, and finally, Leigh Anne asked him to stay permanently. First African-American admitted to the University of Mississippi. Aaron played the . From the creators of SparkNotes, something better. Then he stopped on the court, turned on the fans, and gave them the finger. 182 offers from $2.70. Head coach of the University of Mississippi, fired from his job around the time that, Quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers who, under the leadership of, Assistant coach for the University of Mississippi football team, who believes that. Michael Oher, a struggling African-American teenager from a broken home facing an uncertain future, turned his life around when affluent couple Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy took him in and acted on his love of football, fostering his . In 2015, Aaron had a small role in My Favorite Five, a film about a sexually manipulative woman who uses her feminine wiles to get ahead in life. When Michael gets his grades high enough, he decides to attend the University of Mississippi (known colloquially as "Ole Miss"). 5.0 out of 5 stars. You worry about your life and Ill worry about mine, shed said. Top editors give you the stories you want delivered right to your inbox each weekday. Our, "Sooo much more helpful thanSparkNotes. Football drama fictionalizes events surrounding the true story of All-American offensive tackle Michael Oher. I like being creative and although I don't consider myself a writer, I do enjoy coming up with ideas and developing them with writers who I like and want to work with.". In real life, Thompson interviewed him at his house, with Sean Tuohy (the father) right beside him. Rather dramatically, Coach O extracted from his desk a thick folder stuffed with newspaper clippings, and dropped it with a thud. [28], In her book, White Fragility, Robin DiAngelo criticized The Blind Side's perpetuation of "negative racial stereotypes", calling it "fundamentally and insidiously anti-black". Itscamera movements are steady, and its actors say their lines in human-like ways. Mike's performance on the field, once he remembers to use his protective instincts, is exemplary. [1], In its third weekend, the movie continued its trend of rare feats by moving up to the number one position with $20.4 million in sales after spending the previous two weekends in second place for a total gross of $128.8 million, due to strong word-of-mouth. Leigh Anne Tuohy was trying to do for one boy what economists had been trying to do, with little success, for less developed countries for the last fifty years. Sandra Bullock Photos, "They certainly did a good deed in taking in this young man in such a loving and generous way," Bullock said. Michael is accepted into college and says his farewells to the Tuohy family. "I could focus on school, and my grades started to go up. Soon enough, that all changed after Leigh Anne Tuohy and her family adopted Oher and helped him get to college, and then to the NFL. But while it was a great start for me, it definitely isn't my ending. Runningback for the San Francisco 49ers in the 1980s. The debate started with someone tweeting about movies that made them sad. While the trailer makes the film seem like a light comedy, critics like Scott Haeyes of the St. Albert Gazette and Last Caress of Battle Royale with Cheese note that it's actually much darker, but an enjoyable film nonetheless. What if he wanted to play lacrosse? It just went away, the way it would have gone away for some well-to-do white kid. Would not have made it through AP Literature without the printable PDFs. A big part of the tutors job was to steer the players away from the professors and courses most likely to lead to lack of performance. Lineman for the San Francisco 49ers in the 1980s. Pass rusher for the Raiders in the 1970s. sports video games you'll probably enjoy even if you don't like sports. Big Mike responded badly; Harrington hadnt seen this side of him. Bullock played Leigh Anne Tuohy opposite Quinton Aaron who portrayed Michael Oher. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a rating of 66%, based on 205 reviews, with an average rating of 6.1/10. There are also plenty of famous racist movies thathave wonOscars. What does the future hold for Quinton Aaron? A quiet loner, Michael has trouble adjusting to the nearly all-white private school, and has great difficulty with written tests. In his book "I Beat the Odds: From Homelessness to the Blind Side and Beyond,"Oher creditssome of his 11 siblings with protecting him when he was a child he was his mother's sixth child. He takes up football, and school, after a rich, white, Evangelical family plucks him from the streets. They're my family and without them I wouldn't be here," and "They taught me a lot of things, showed me a lot of different things. Sometimes, popular overnight sensations likeThe Blind Sidecan be the kiss of death for young careers. Over the course of the book, the Memphis police arrest him for no discernible reason, racist fans and opposing players call him offensive slurs, and at the heavily white, historically racist University of Mississippi, where hes a star athlete, he still feels like a stranger. His friend's father, on whose couch Mike has been sleeping, asks Burt Cotton, the football coach of Wingate Christian School, to help enroll his son and Mike. We were all blindsided by the news of her sudden death. While little-known actors can gain a lot of exposure quickly, they can also be pigeonholed into playing one type of character. ", Aaron explained thatHalfwayrepresented an important turning point in his career. The Blind Side features zero non-poorBlack Americans - save for the NCAA employee who investigates Oher(and presumably thesassy lady at the DMV who likely earns a middle-class wage.) In 2009, actor Quinton Aaron had audiences buzzing with his stellar performance in The Blind Side. Never one to limit himself professionally,Aaron also secured a role in the TV seriesGods of Medicine. There's a lot more to come and I hope that withHalfwayaudiences are able to see that there is much more to me than just Big Mike.". Teachers and parents! Detailed explanations, analysis, and citation info for every important quote on LitCharts. So whatever happened to the actor fromThe Blind Side? ", Quinton Aaron felt some similarities between himself and Oher: "Neither of us knew our fathers growing up. 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[9], The Blind Side opened in 3,110 theaters on its opening weekend, the weekend of November 20, 2009. In other ways, Michael uses his outsiderness to his advantage: as the biggest kid at Briarcrestif not the biggest 16-year-old in the state of Tennesseehes a natural football player. [36] However, in 2011, the Academy changed the policy, stating that the Best Picture category would feature from five to ten nominees depending on voting results, as opposed to a set number of nominees. Leigh Anne has a face-to-face conversation with Michael's mother about adopting him. "[21] Metacritic, which assigned a score of 53 out of 100, based on reviews from 29 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Aaron stayed busy in 2018, putting out four different projects in the first three quarters of the year. That's why courage it's tricky. In reality, by the time Oher and the Tuohys connected, he was already running track and playing basketball the sport he originally thought he'd go pro at as well as football. Later, Leigh Anne and Sean watch their daughter Collins playing volleyball. The Blind Side Script There's a moment of orderly silence before a football play begins. Oher was born Michael Jerome Williams Jr. on May 28, 1986, in Memphis, Tennessee. Michaels outsiderness is particularly noteworthy since The Blind Side is set in the state of Tennessee, which has a long history of racism against African-Americans, and which, even in the early 2000s, is a de facto segregated state in some ways. [20], Sandra Bullock's performance on The Blind Side received wide praise. -- barely above zero -- also means he has no chance to try out for sports. It shows that if you help somebody and give somebody a chance and don't judge people, look where they can get to. He began to throw elbows. 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