The Blind Side

The Blind Side has got to be one of the most inspiring feel good movies that I have ever seen. This movie, based on a true story certainly had me rooting for the underdog. This movie had the best of all cinematic themes. I laughed and I cried. Each moment seemed to be better than the next. The characters were endearing and moving. The actors and actresses in this movie did a marvelous job. It was almost like you were being able to glimpse into Michael Orhe and his new families life. I did not realize how recent this story was. Or how plausible its messages were. The Blind Side was more than just a movie about the underdog beating unbelievable odds making a success of himself, but also recognized the very reality of race relations that exist today. How many times do you hear on the new that another child or young adult is dead due to unnecessary violence? More to the point, this violence occurs in neighborhoods that seem to have been left behind and neglected. Though of course in the movie, the “ghettos” were dramatized, but in reality so many children slip through the crack. The movie certainly touches on the many flawed programs in the United States that leave children and young adults no room to succeed; on how many children are set up to fail. The school systems in such neglected cities pass children through the system so that they become “someone else’s problem” as one character cleverly put it. Specifically in this movie, black youth in certain poorer areas were shown as succumbing to the violence and little bit of power that were available in such walks of life. While I was so moved by Michael’s story, it made me think of all the children he grew up with and their stories, the addiction to drugs and how it ruins lives. The Blind Side shows the intricate power struggle not only between races, but within races. It was a refreshing and eye opening story all in one.