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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 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…

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 movie The Blind Side portrays the idea of how when individuals are adopted into a new family they may go through situations that they may have not had to go through in the previous years of their life. In the movie it was clear that Michael who had just been adopted by an all white family wasn't use to getting the attention he need to be gettin gas he didn’t perform well academically in school, this is due to the fact that he was use to his birth mom not caring about what was going on in…

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 Blind side/The Simple Gift “Relationships are essential for a sense of belonging” Relationships are essential for a sense of belonging as it makes you feel acceptance. Relationships are a vital component of health and wellbeing. There is evidence that states that strong relationships contribute to a long, healthy, and happy life. The health risks from being alone and isolated are a comparable risk to smoking, blood pressure and obesity. A review of 148 studies found that people with strong…

"The Blind Side" is a movie based off a real story that revolves around a homeless, African-American teen named Michael Oher and a white woman named Leigh Anne Tuohy eventually who adopts Michael into her family. Having grown up in a poor neighbourhood and being neglected by his family, Michael eventually gets noticed by Leigh Ann and her family, and they decided that they would help him by giving him a place to live as well as assisting him through high school. Throughout this time, Leigh Anne…

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…

Introduction In the film, The Blind Side, the story is a real life account of Oher’s journey from being homeless and broke to playing for the NFL. This film also shows how his relationship and adoption from Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, played by Sandra Bullock and Tim Mcgraw, gave him the strength and tenacity to overcome what most only dream of doing. Released in 2009, this film was directed by John Lee Hancock and grossed over 300 million dollars. “The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and…

Rags to Riches: “The Blind Side” Coming from nothing to achieving greatness is a huge accomplishment; however, rising to a national sports star from living homeless in the projects of Memphis, Tennessee is quite another. Micheal Lewis; the author of the true story about Michael Oher shows how the main character faced many struggles throughout his life, including leaving his drug addicted mother behind to scavenge his way from place to place; yet, his message of positivity and his drive and…