The Blind Side

Director - John Lee Hancock

Writers - John Lee Hancock and Michael Lewis

Main Casts

Sandra Bullock - Leigh Anne Tuohy
Tim McGraw - Sean Tuohy
Quinton Aaron - Michael Oher
Jae Head - S.J. Tuohy
Lily Collins - Collins Tuohy
Ray McKinnon - Coach Burt Cotton

This is a story about a homeless and traumatize 17 year old boy named Micheal Oher that grew up with with hardship. He was a homeless boy until a white women with the most kindest of heart found him and took him into her family. The women was Leigh Anne Tuohy role played by Sandra Bullock. Through the care and shelter given by the Tuohy's Micheal Oher became a American Footballer and played for the NFL (National Football League). There is a lot that can be learned through out the story because the presence of Micheal in the family lead the Touhy's insightful self-discoveries of their own.





Why do i say the theme of the story is Kindness Care and Family.

Leigh Anne Touhy is a white christian women who took Micheal Oher a large African American teenager in her home. It started, One night after a school a school play that S.J participated, the Touhy's went home and then they saw Micheal Oher walking in the freezing weather. Sean Touhy asked him to where he was going and he said he was on his way to the gym. After that the Touhy's drove along. Seconds after that Leigh Anne ask her husband Sean to turn the car around and then Leigh Anne went out of the car and talked to Micheal.....

Leigh Anne : Hey Big Mike.. Hey im Leigh Anne Touhy and My kids go to Wingate.
You said you where going to the gym?
The school's gym is closed.
Why were you going to the gym Micheal?

Micheal : Because.... its.. its warm..
Leigh Anne : Do you have any place to stay tonight Micheal?

(Micheal Nodded)

Leigh Anne : Don't you dare lie to me..


After that Leigh Anne took Micheal back to her house. With Micheal in the family, things in the Touhy's changed. For example, the family started eating together on the dinner table instead of eating together in front of the television. Micheal changed their lives in certain ways. After months of Micheal's stay with the Touhy's, Leigh Anne saw something good in Micheal. So Leigh Anne adopted Micheal legally. In the climax of the story it has been month of Micheal sleeping on the couch in the living room. Leigh Anne gave Micheal a bed and his own room. Micheal finally got what he has never had in his entire life. A bed...


Eventually, in the story Micheal started playing football and was really good in it as he had the advantage of a large body and he is physically fit. The whole family supported him. S.J trained Micheal well. He run the plays with Micheal so Micheal would understand every play of the game. Leigh Anne also taught something very important to Micheal that he can relate in his football game. Micheal position in the game is as a Line back. He has to protect the quaterback and the running back. This is where Leigh Anne ask him to resemble the quaterback as herself and ask Micheal to resemble the running back as S.J. Micheal loves his new family and protecting them is important to him. In the movie Micheal scored 98% in his protective instincts test.

In the movie, Leigh Anne also was questioned by her friends about taking in a large African American child the house joining her family. Leigh Anne did not care what her friends said. He took Micheal in because of her sheer kindness. Leigh Anne believed in her instincts and believed that she was doing the right thing. If it was not for Leigh Anne, Micheal would not be where he is now. An American Footballer in the NFL.

Micheal Oher, a homeless boy, achieved what he never dreamed to be, an American Footballer, with the help of care, love and support from Leigh Anne and her family. The Touhy's..

This movie can teach a person about love, care, believe in ourselves, kindness and the importance of having a family...

Be kind to a person, and the person shall repay the kindness...
Love a person as the person love us...
Believe in our decision because it may give us great values..
Take a chance is better than wasting an opportunity...
Last but not least, it is better to have and trust a family that wants us rather than having people that do not care about us.

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