Name- D.M.H.

T Dasanayake, No- ENG/14/081, 3rd Semester

Assignment 2 - Review of the movie THE BLIND SIDE

The Blind side is an Oscar winning film which is conveys, how true love of a
mother changes the character of a person. Director of this film perfectly showed it by
presenting a football player and a rich woman who adopted this football player. The main
character of this movie is a football player known as Michael Oher. People called him as Big
Mike and big black bear in the past because of his giant body size.
At the beginning of this movie director tried to pop up the mental situation of this
black American boy using his habitual actions in the school, playing area, streets etc. All the
teachers neglect him because of his uneven actions, but one of the kindest teacher finds that
he has a talent and he is not using it properly. One day when he walks lonely on the street in a
rainy day the 2nd main character of this movie meet him accidently. She is a lovely, eye
catching woman who was a former cheerleader known as Leigh Anne Tuohy. When she is
riding along the street by her luxury car with her family. She meets this boy and her warm
heart feels something about this big black giant and starts to talk with him. However this
conversation ends up, after taking this aimless orphaned boy under her wings.
She uses her talents to balance his easy going millionaire husband (Sean), to board
mike in their house. Within this movie she acts as an outspoken, kind, warm hearted but
tough, multitasking woman who always tries to achieve her goals. Her two children also
accept this black bear as his brother because of his chubby appearance and gentle personality.
With the time, this black boy enters into her heart as well as other family members hearts and
makes him as a family member.
Her cute, pretty, cheerleading daughter (Collins) is a mirror image of her mother from
the appearance as well as qualities and Annes mischievous son (S.J.) also does a huge job to
make him happy as well as keep him connected to their family. It perfectly shows when they
were praying before eating in the 1st part of the movie. However, because of this new family,
mikes study level also improves to a certain level.
I think the reason for his downfall is his bad memories about his real mother, which
pops up time to time when he is in a critical situation. His mother is a drug addicted woman
who really has no idea of his fathers details, but Anne always helps mike to build his
personality. She buys clothes to mike, gives him his 1st bedroom, includes him in their

Christmas photo, makes him join to the football team, finally hires a full-time teacher to give
him the academic grades that would ensure a football scholarship to one of the top
universities eager to recruit him and buys him a car. This new car changes him to a real
football player.
According to his reports his teachers show that he is 98% talented in protective
instinct. He proves it when he is driving his car with S.J. He meets with an accident then he
uses his talent to protect S.J. from the air bag strike. After that incident, Anne got an idea
about his talent and she uses it to motivate him in football practices. She walks very
gorgeously to the football practicing field and slaps the coachs butt and says to Mike, Team
is your family Micheal, You have to protect them from those guys this actually shows that
how this woman motivates their son when he needs proper advice. So she is a representative
figure of a perfect mother. I think that is the turning point of his life as at the end, he
gradually becomes a perfect defender for his team.
Almost the only hiccup along the way is when a black female investigator from the
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) questions whether the family has taken up
Mike's cause in order to help their alma mater, the University of Mississippi, where Sean was
once a basketball star and Leigh Anne a cheerleader. Then he feels disappointed about it and
goes to his hometown to meet his real mother but unfortunately he makes problems with his
ex-friends. At the end, he feels the truth and goes to Annes hands again. Later he selects the
University of Mississippi and becomes the best NFL player and represents the national team.
Along the way, Anne never makes a wrong or unsteady move. She wins over Mikes
mother, shutting peoples mouth when they started to disrespect Mike during the match,
makes a shame on the members of her luncheon group, putting the fear of god into Mikes
menacing ex-friends from the hood, advises the football coach and takes over his job, giving
a lesson to the teachers, instructed Mike in necessary violence when in protection of the
family and raises her kids to be kind and patient. She never restricts her childrens freedom,
but she expects some self-control and discipline in their relevant ages. Best example is when
Mike enters to the university she advices and warns him: if you ever make a girl pregnant
Ill drive straight down there and cuts your penis off.
From all of these things make the story unique. My personal idea of this film is, this is
not just about a rich woman being charitable to a poor boy or the rise of an unlikely athlete;

its about the transformation of a family. She subtly but forcefully drives The Blind Side and
infuses it with a depth and charm, making it a truly inspiring film.