Acceptance In The Film: The Blind Side

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The film entitled, “The Blind Side”, is based from a true-story. The film was shown, last 2009 and it’s a drama type of film. It is directed by John Lee and written by the director itself with the help of Michael Lewis. The mother, Leigh Anne Tuohy, was portrayed by Sandra Bullock. Bullock is an American actress, which starred in many films. The title of the film – The Blind Side, is actually based from the sport that Michael plays, which is football. The blind side refers to the blind spot behind a quarterback when he is passing, and the offensive left tackle is the player assigned to protect the quarterback. Michael Oher plays the offensive tackle position.

The Blind Side, is a story of a black teen named Michael Oher, how he faced his
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When we say acceptance, you accept whatever that is in your way in your journey in life. Accepting, people who comes in the scenario or the picture of your life, accepting them in your circle. The acceptance shown by Michael and the Tuohys, we can recall in the movie that it takes time to accept and to adjust to your surroundings, especially if you know that these things that surrounds you or your new environment is changing you or making you to blend in, to the point that you would say, "This is not me, anymore." Going technical, I must say that, the camera or how they shoot the film was good. I mean, I understand who is talking beside from hearing their voices. No problem for close-up shots, they are bearable. The transitions, they were so great for the middle part of the film, because when the movie started I was surprised why they are reporting about a football player, then suddenly it came to a scenario where there are three black American in a car singing. I was so confused, but in the end I knew why and get it. I just do not like the part where Leigh Anne is talking to Michael in the laundry shop. I cannot barely see their face reactions and emotions. Then, I remember when Michael went to his mother the night before talking to Leigh Anne in the laundry shop, Michael was with his fellow black American people in a room, a very shady room, that I cannot see them. For the sounds, I like it. When there is a certain intense part the sounds also does. They have balanced the background sound for every scenario, which the dialogues will always be heard, which is

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