‘The Blind Side’ directed by John Lee Hancock is based on a true-life story of Michael Oher or as he is better known‚ “Big Mike”; an African-American teenager who drifts from home to home has very little knowledge of the education system with no stable aspects of his life. Coming from a world of drugs‚ violence and alcohol abuse Mike finds it difficult to transfer into this ‘new world’ while attending Briarcrest Christian School in Memphis. A prestigious white American family‚ the Tuohys‚ take Michael
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main protagonists‚ Michael Oher from "The Blind Side" and Roger from ’’Thank You‚ Ma’am" share common characteristics in their personalities. Michael and Roger are both extremely trustworthy‚ honest and they also came from the same background. In this text‚ one can tell that one could trust him"After he had dried it again‚ the boy turned around‚ wondering what is next. The door was open. He could make a dash for it down the hall. He could run‚ run‚ run‚ run!"p.17 Moreover‚ Michael also cares for others
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parent or a close family member. Michael from the movie The Blind Side did not have a parent or close family member to view as a leader. Being a poor‚ homeless‚ teenage African-American‚ Michael Oher had a good heart that Leigh Anne saw since the first day she met him. Leigh wanted to make a difference on Michael’s current situation and later found that she wanted to make long-term positive impact on Michael’s life! Leigh‚ her husband‚ and two kids welcomed Michael into their home and they each
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Big Mike is one of the costars in the semibiographical movie‚ “The Blind Side”‚ which is a fictional representation of Michael Oher’s journey from meek beginnings to fame and accolades in the NFL. In the movie Big Mike is shown to come from an impoverished‚ drug filled‚ high violence community. Nevertheless‚ Big Mike shows none of the characteristics akin to such an environment‚ during many instances within the movie Big Mike is shown as a caring introverted soul with a warrior’s spirit that often
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he reminded himself of the one thing that helped him through it all‚ his wife. He made the decision of knowing he was locked in a place that there was no where out he would change his views and his mindset. He had to change himself. The movie The Blind Side shows
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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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idea in the film would be the change of character after he meets the Tuohy’s Michael meets the Tuohy’s‚after he meets the tuohys and when he plays football.These all display the idea of family. Another important idea in the film would be when he plays football.At the start of Micheal’s football practice‚Micheal was not doing well.In his school records he was found to be outstanding in protective instincts‚ Michael scored in the 98 percentile.Leigh Anne watches him and approaches him.Since Micheal
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evident in J.C Burke’s The Story of Tom Brennan‚ a novel that is based on one family’s tragedy and how individuals grow when they are taken out of their comfort zones and venture into new worlds. Similarly‚ this is also seen in J.L Hancock’s film The Blind Side‚ a film based on a homeless and traumatised teenager who developed into an exceptional football player and well-educated student. This speech will show how the texts depict the themes of fear‚ friendship and the motif of darkness. I will show how
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write about the offensive tackler Michael Jerome Oher jr. He’s an American football player‚ and he plays for the Baltimore Ravens. I also chose to write about him‚ because I wanted to write about a professional sportsman. Michael Oher comes from a poor family like many others who lived out the American dream. Michael Oher did the incredible‚ and won the battle against poverty. When Michael Oher was a child‚ he didn’t have any ‘’real’’ parents. His mother‚ Denise Oher was addicted to crack cocaine
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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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