The blind side book and movie

Cloud far from the madding crowd the girl on the train tuck everlasting northanger abbey me before you and then there were none still alice the blind side the fault in our stars. The movie is, like most inspirational sports movies, a movie not really about sports at all but something bigger than just a game. Michael lewis book the blind side tells the true story of michael oher, a poor black kid who gets adopted by a rich white family and transforms himself into a football star. The 1920 blind march has become a milestone in the. When he was a teenager, he began living with big tony the point at which the blind side begins. And the winner isthe book this was my toughest one yet because i loved both so much. So football fans are excited for the nfl draft on thursday night. The ravens generated national headlines when they moved up to select oher, the inspiration for the bestselling book and academy awardwinning movie the blind side. Yeah, the book is the story of the movie, but it also has lots of information on football and strategy and human nature, in a very technical way.

Cite your film online video in american psychological association 6th edition format for free. Read about the director and cast, including quinton aaron, sandra bullock, tim mcgraw, kathy bates and more. If a story is true good to be true, it probably isnt true. This book compares the 2009 film, the blind side, to the real life story of michael oher. Michael lewiss book blind side is now a hollywood movie and is coming out november 20th, 2009. It uses football and the story of michael oher as a device to argue that anyone can overcome something with a little help from the people who love them. Michael goes on to have a brilliant career at ole missas the book ends, hes still extremely close with leigh anne, collins, sean, and sean junior, and is likely to be drafted by the nfl. But the blind side is a better and more genuinely empathetic movie than radio, and its heart and grit, aided by appealing performances, ultimately carry the day. The blind side the blind side directed by john lee hancock was a visual text about a teenage boy named michael. Blind side offensive tackle michael oher tells the real.

It is the left tackles job to protect the quarterbacks blind side. Comparing the movie, the blind side, to the real life. Despite the book being written in 2007, it is still very relevant. The movie could have accurately portrayed the book leaving out the dry football parts and been just as good. Robert kolker recommends five books on the resiliency of. But theres actually a major difference between the two. While the movie will glamorize the amazing story of michael oher, who is currently on the baltimore ravens, it seems the movie will not discuss. I liked both equally, but for very different reasons. The differences and similarities of the book and movie version of the blind side can be understood by looking at how the author michael lewis and the director attempted to inform and entertain their respective audiences. There is a notable difference between the number of words used by the particular medium to address an issue. The movie stars quinton aaron as michael oher, tim mcgraw as sean touhy, sandra bullock as leigh anne touhy and jae head as s. For the most part, the film made the story more endearing and took away some of the less heartwarming aspects.

It can also be explained by the strengths and limitations of. What are some of the keys to successfully adapting a nonfiction book like michael lewis the blind side or john berendts midnight in the garden of good and evil. This character was added to make the movie more inspirational. The 2009 movie was based on the book, the blind side. In the movie the blind side before meeting tuohys, michael was reserved and had very few friends. Psychosocial development as seen in the movie the blind side. Evolution of a game by michael lewis, the 2009 film the blind side is the true story of michael oher. The book behind the academy awardwinning film starring sandra bullock and tim mcgraw. To get you into the mood, were counting down the best football. He isnt shown taking online courses, he just gets better grades in regular classes because of his tutor. The movie may end up great, but the book is a must read. The blind side is the real life story of nfl player michael oher and his rise out of the depths of poverty, neglect, and homelessness to becoming one of the nfls greatest athletes. The blind side shows michael oher achieving a transformation in his life based on his relationship with the family who took him and nurtured him to independence and selfrespect.

This paper explores the difference in the blind side book and movie. The blind side movie tiein edition by michael lewis. Ohers story has reached millions through the book the blind side. Opening in theaters november 20, 2009, the blind side is a feature movie based on michaels lewiss new york times bestseller, produced by alcon entertainment and distributed by warner bros. Youve written original screenplays and adapted books as well. Michael oher in the blind side character analysis ara kim.

Sandra bullock delivers an emotionally resonant performance as a woman whose life is enriched by her simple act of kindness and courage to act from her values. One of the differences between the film and the book is that in the movie. Left tackle, the player installed to protect the quarterbacks blind side was previously viewed as a relatively unskilled position had now become one of the highest paid roles in all of sport. Michael oher came from the very poor ghettos where his father vanished from his life and his mother was known to be a drug addict. He was one of twelve children growing up in the broken home of their alcoholic and crack addicted mother. Best football movies to get psyched for nfl draft wtop. This affected the movie because sj helped michael through his struggles which wasnt in the book. The cinematic version of the blind side tells the story of nfl lineman michael oher. Bullock saunters through the film with a winning blend of toughness and tenderness, and both aaron and mcgraw are engaging in parts that could have been meatier. The blind side true story real leigh anne tuohy, michael. In the movie michael has a natural affinity for playing football.

If theres too much mirroring, the child wont be able to deal with frustrations. There are several major differences between the novel and the movie the blind side. Michael oher, the protagonist of the movie the blind side, is a troubled african american boy. In the book, sean tuohy is the person who first notices that michael needs help, while in the movie. To illustrate this phenomenon, im going to use the movie the blind side and the book the book thief which are both based true storiesevents. Here are several ways in which the movie the blind side differed from the book. The real story behind the blind side eternallifestyle. The movie didnt change the story, but it wasnt really complete either. The reason i chose this movie is because it deals with various sociological concepts, such as, being a nontraditional family, being an upperclass family taking in someone who was considered lowerclass, and being a family that wasnt all the same race. Hollywood ending awaits for lt oher sports the florida.

One alteration to the movie from the book was that michael attended briarcrest christian high school and in the movie michael attended wingate. Unlike the movie, the paperback version doesnt solely focus on big mike in the story. The book, however, is very much a sports book about sports and the technical development of the game of football. He fights with gang members in his old neighborhood. He is presented as not understanding the game and needing to learn. The blind side tells the inspirational story of michael oher, a homeless black teen taken. In 2009, this wonderfully told novel was turned into an oscar winning movie featuring sandra bullock and quinton aaron. The blind side is an american dramafilm made by john lee hancock, based by the book the blind side. Based on a true story michael, nicknamed big mike has grown up in a poor and broken family and goes to a public school where no one really cares about him. The 1986 movie about a smalltown high school basketball team in indiana tops the list of the best sports films. He is now playing for the panthers this year at the super bowl 50. Oher is an under privileged african american teenager living on the streets of memphis who is taken in and adopted by sean and leigh anne tuohy, an affluent white couple. The amazing story of michael oher is the exception.

Michaels absentee father was not present in michaels life, as he was frequently in prison and away from their home. In the movie michael gets into a fight with a teammate while at ole miss. The blind side study guide contains a biography of michael lewis, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. The first is an examination of how offensive football strategy has evolved over the past three decades in large. Differences between the blind side book vs movie page 1. The blind side summary from litcharts the creators of. The two media, that is, the book and the movie, try to explain the information, but at some points appear defiantly. Evolution of a game is a book by michael lewis released on september 2, 2006 by w. Sean and leigh anne tuohy are fairly equal characters in terms of their help with michael.

As diagrammed with the joe theismannlawrence taylor footage at the beginning of the movie see below, michael ohers position on the football field is left tackle. Evolution of the game, written by lewis michael, and its movie adaption the blind side. It uses football and the story of michael oher as a device to argue that. Warner brothers the real ncaa investigator depicted in the oscarwinning movie the blind side says hollywood took quite a few liberties with the details of her work. In order to get his grades up, oher takes several online courses that are short and easy to get as in. An addition to the movie from the book is the character sj. In the factbased film the blind side, a burly homeless black teenager michael oher quinton aaron is taken in by the family of leigh anne tuohy sandra bullock, a spunky white christian mother of two and assisted through school until he achieves success as a football player in high school and college, eventually being drafted in the first round by the professional baltimore ravens. The blind side is a movie based on a true story about a high socioeconomic status ses white family that takes in a homeless african american boy. The movie was directed by john lee hancock and was based on the book, the blind side. If theres too little, the development of the self is stunted. Sports fans havent had much to look forward to watch lately.