Movie Analysis The Blind Side John Lee Hancock Submitted by: Redeem B. Tamayor BABA-1 A Summary The Blind Side was a 2009 American semi-biographical drama film written and directed by John Lee Hancock‚ and based on the 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis. It featured Michael Oher‚ an offensive linesman who played for the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL. Homeless and traumatized‚ Michael “Big Mike” Oher was absorbed in Wingate Christian School through the
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The Text I have chosen was Into the Wild and The Blind Side they are both films. The encounters that both Michael Oher and Christopher McCandless met on their journeys made dramatic changes on both Michael and Christopher. The main unexpected journey that Michael O’her had was that he had encountered success despite of his background. The main unexpected journey that Christopher McCandless had was starvation. In Sean Peen’s 2007 film Into the Wild he elaborated the unexpected encounter that Christopher
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This movie-The Blind Side talks about how Michael Oher achieved his self-esteem during his adolescent time. Between the plots of the movie‚ we also included some development theories such as Erik Erikson’s psychosocial cognitive theory; Maslow’s hierarchy needs theory and also the operant conditioning theory that associated with Michael’s development. As an introduction‚ Michael Oher was a famous Black American football player that came from a poor family that consist of thirteen children
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the time‚ are depicted as the “hero” or “savior.” People of color have always been in movies‚ however‚ they are presumably depicted as troublesome‚ in danger‚ or incapable of defending or protecting themselves. In a majority of movies‚ like The Blind Side‚ they portray a white person helping a person of color alter their life for the better or overcome a struggle. The white savior complex is destructive and affects minorities. The idea that they have to be white in order to receive a role in a
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The symbolism in “The Lottery” Normally when we think of a lottery‚ we anticipate it to be a victory for us being that we’ve just won a lot of money. As of February 2017 the last power ball was worth $233.6 million which is definitely something readers would want to win. But‚ in this case the lottery is not something readers want to prevail in. When the lottery is “won” in the story the character is sentenced to death by stoning. Jackson notes‚ ‘Now‚ I’ll read the names--heads of families first--and
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Hawthorne’s impact on the reader is created by mastering the use of a setting and the connection is has towards the main plot. Through creative imagery‚ he allowed nature to be the truth and expose each character for their true personalities‚ but also a contrast between Nature and Puritanism.
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Contrasting Imagery with Symbolism The story The Cathedral by Raymond Carver is a story of transformation of a human character’s life from depression and carelessness to belief and diversity. A cathedral is a symbol of faith‚ conversion‚ creativity and strength and is therefore a substantial component of Carver’s story. The process of drawing it becomes the climax of the story when the author uses intense imagery to describe the workings of the drawing that the husband is creating. Imagery and symbolism
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Throughout short stories‚ readers’ sometimes overlook what the story is really trying to inform the audience. They are in a hurry and overlook important aspects of imagery‚ foreshadowing‚ and symbolism. In “Young Goodman Brown”‚ symbolism is an important aspect and Hawthorne suspenses the reader with Satan and the sinful nature of the world. Mr. Brown is known as the man who is a devoted christian and this characteristic gives a perspective on how the story perpetuates. When there is a desire in
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rhetorical devices to their paintings in order to portray an important message. In this painting by Frances Stephenson Orr‚ she depicts her life through surrealistic symbolism and imagery to make the viewer understand her struggle and pain as well as her faith. Frances portrays the arthritis in her life through various symbols and imagery. Frances is a painter who was afflicted with the crippling disease arthritis‚ which pained her throughout her life with all the limitations it imposed on her career
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An Analysis of the Roles of Different People on Michael Oher in The Blind Side The film The Blind Side was based off of the book written by Michael Lewis and was directed and written by John Lee Hancock. The movie premiered on November 20th‚ 2009. Warner Brothers Pictures produced the film for a general audience over the age of thirteen because of language‚ violence‚ drugs‚ and sexual references. This is a story of a young African American boy‚ Michael Oher‚ and his struggle through life to become
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