The Blind Side Essay

The movie the Blind Side chronicles the true events in the life of Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Michael Oher. The movie opens with historical footage of one of the defining moments in football when quarterback Joe Theismann suffered a career ending sack by Lawrence Taylor. Though this resulted in the demise of Joe Theismann’s career, it catapulted the position of offensive tackle in to one of the highest paid positions in football. Contextually, the blind side as it relates to football is the opposite side of the quarterbacks throwing arm that is protected by the offensive tackle. However, you do not need to be a football fan to appreciate the heartfelt message that is enmeshed in the plot. The Blind Side not only highlights Michael’s …show more content…
Donned a gentle giant, Michael had never held a football prior to befriending the Tuohy’s. The family seeing both his size and demure personality uses both as a key opportunity to yield his success. It becomes the mission of the entire household to see to it that Michael is accepted in to Ole Miss. A slew of emotions are played out on screen in order to achieve this once unfathomable goal. Triumph eventually prevails over …show more content…
The lighting used in the film creates the tone, emotion and intensity experienced in different scenes throughout the movie. One scene in particular that has left a lasting image in my mind, is when Miss Sue is speaking to Michael concerning a rival football team whose bodies are buried on their field under the turf. The intent is to scare Michael and the low lighting and shadows in the scene successfully set the tone for the story told by Miss Sue to have efficacy. The natural lighting observed in the film occurred more often in the scenes that are filmed outside. Such lighting gave rise to happiness and excitement producing a sea of