The Blind Side is an inspirational movie and it is based on a true story of the main character, Michael Oher. Michael Oher is not one of the ordinary, normal black person. He has been given a name known as “Big Mike” for his physical appearance. Michael has had a rough childhood past that left him traumatic image glued into his mind. He has been physically taken away by his drug abuser mother when he was a child and ever since then, Michael has been living in and out of foster homes staying at different families in Memphis, Tennessee. Despite being placed in different foster homes, Michael runs away each time and becomes homeless. It appears in the movie that Michael is uneducated and has a low GPA of 0.6. Even though Michael has a low academic
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The main reason why he is a misfit to both the white and black community is the major difference he had. Michael had a problem with being black, poor, big in body size compared to others. In Wingate Christian School, he was the only black and easily distinct compared to the rich white students. Back in his familiar home, he is unwanted by his mother, people surrounding Michael in his neighborhood tease and taunt him, and he was taken away from his house. These factors led his character to be timid, antisocial, and very self-conscious of himself.
The Blind Side deals with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory that centers around Michael Oher. According to Maslow’s theory, “A person’s ultimate need or motive is to self-actualize. However, Maslow claimed that this motive becomes active only if the person’s more basic needs are met first. According to Maslow, human motivation is characterized by a hierarchy of needs. First, a person requires food, water, safety, and the other essentials of survival. When those are in hand, the person then seeks sex, meaningful relationships, prestige, and money. Only when those desires are satisfied does the person turn to the quest for self-actualization” (Funder, 2013, pg. 434). It is interesting that the movie gradually progresses and show
The main reason why he is a misfit to both the white and black community is the major difference he had. Michael had a problem with being black, poor, big in body size compared to others. In Wingate Christian School, he was the only black and easily distinct compared to the rich white students. Back in his familiar home, he is unwanted by his mother, people surrounding Michael in his neighborhood tease and taunt him, and he was taken away from his house. These factors led his character to be timid, antisocial, and very self-conscious of himself.
The Blind Side deals with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory that centers around Michael Oher. According to Maslow’s theory, “A person’s ultimate need or motive is to self-actualize. However, Maslow claimed that this motive becomes active only if the person’s more basic needs are met first. According to Maslow, human motivation is characterized by a hierarchy of needs. First, a person requires food, water, safety, and the other essentials of survival. When those are in hand, the person then seeks sex, meaningful relationships, prestige, and money. Only when those desires are satisfied does the person turn to the quest for self-actualization” (Funder, 2013, pg. 434). It is interesting that the movie gradually progresses and show