Blind spot

What do you think of when you hear the word hero? Courage, perseverance, bravery? Well, in the book Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt published in October of 2015, I learned that heroes come in all shapes and sizes. The book is told from the point of 12 year old Jack who lives a quiet sheltered life on his parents' farm in Maine until his family takes in a foster kid named Joseph. Joseph, a normal looking black haired 14 year old with a past of hurt and abuse, became a father at 13 and was…

“The Blind Side” is a movie about not only football and new beginnings, but culturally ingrained racism and poverty, as well. The Touhy’s, a well-off white family living in Memphis, Tennessee, take in Michael Oher, an underprivileged black boy whom they save from wandering the streets one particularly rainy night. Michael is soft-spoken and introverted, but is gifted at playing football. The movie follows his life with the Tuohy’s as he becomes a part of the family. They give him new clothes, a…

In the inspirational film The Blind Side, the rags to riches archetype is very apparent and has a great affect on the characters and plot of this movie. This movie is about a 17 year-old boy named Michael Oher. Michael has been in foster care in Memphis, Tennessee, since he was a young boy. He was separated from his family due to his mother’s drug addiction. At the beginning of the movie Michael’s friend's father asks the coach of Wingate Christian School to help enroll his son and Michael. The…

The book Gym Candy by Carl deuker is about a boy named Mike Johnson who struggles with trying to make his dad proud of him by playing football and being the best on the team. Mike soon thinks that the only way to become stronger is by steroids. This idea came from his personal trainer Peter Volz. This eventually leads to mike using it and makes him addicted leading to one very intriguing story. The Protagonist of the novel is Mick Johnson. Micks dad Mike used to be a professional football…

"We will come back with a good group of good football generation but for that we need to build from foundation not from the roof." This was the statement from the new Fiji football coach Christophe Gamel who is planning to change the fortune of Fiji football with his vision and projects which he bought from France. Gamel who has been part of the Paris Saint-Germain FC as the assistant coach and he had also been the physical trainer for the Qatar national under-17 team for the qualification for…

The Blind Side is a 2009 American semi-biographical sports drama film. It was written and directed by John Lee Hancock, and based on the 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis. The storyline features Michael Oher, an offensive lineman who played for the Baltimore Ravens and the Tennessee Titans, and currently is signed with the Carolina Panthers in the NFL. The film follows Oher from his disadvantaged childhood, through his years at a prestigious Memphis, Tennessee high…

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…

The Blindside ‘Blood is thicker than water’ The Blindside is a 2009 American semi-biographical sports drama film. It was written and directed by John Lee Hancock, the films storyline revolves around Michael Oher’s (Big Mike) life as a young adult. The film trails Michael Oher from his poor upbringing, through his years at Wingate Christian School, his adoption by Sean Tuohy and Leigh Anne Tuohy, to his position as one of the most highly respected college football players, then finally…

The Blind Side The Blind Side is a quality film based on a true story. The main character, Michael Oher is homeless and has little educational knowledge due to drifting in and out of the school system. Eventually, Leigh and Sean adopted Michael and this changed his life forever. With a little help from them, Michael exceeds in school and becomes an All-American left tackle and first round NFL draft pick. The Blind Side is a quality film based on a true story that exemplifies that no matter what…

(Play the trailer) In 2009, John Lee Hancock’s enormously successful Hollywood sports and drama film, based on the Michael Lewis non-fiction best seller novel, The Blind Side, was not only awarded an Oscar nomination, but so was its leading actress, Sandra Bullock. The film’s narrative structure articulates the true story of Michael Oher, also known as “Big Mike”, played by Quinton Aaron. In the film, Oher is a 17-year-old homeless black teenager who has come from a broken home. One night, Leigh…