She later asks Collins how she feels about it. 2016 started off in familiar fashion for Aaron, with a bit part inMothers and Daughtersthat didn't even make the first page of the film's IMDb credits. His name was Michael Oher, but everyone just called him Big Mike. Tony liked Big Mike, but he also could see that Big Mike was heading at warp speed toward a bad end. The two parties met at various athletic events, and it was the Tuohy patriarch, Sean, who noticed Oher was couch-surfing without a stable home. Hes also the biggest kid at Briarcrest by far, and he comes from an impoverished inner-city family. Most of the teachers have little faith he will succeed. But often, it's the lives of the players off the field that grab you by the heartstrings. The film ends with information about and photos of the real Tuohy family and Michael Oher. The next morning, Leigh Anne notices that Michael has left. What viewers can and do know is that the real-life Oherhas a career in the NFL. The film starred Nicolas Cage in the lead role, as well as Aaron's formerOne Tree Hillco-star Chad Michael Murray and Nicky Whelan and Jordin Sparks. He befriends the Tuohy family, who eventually adopt him as their own son. They're like having in-class notes for every discussion!, This is absolutely THE best teacher resource I have ever purchased. Our, "Sooo much more helpful thanSparkNotes. It's also pretty racist. Another source of prejudice is socio-economic status. In reality, by the time Oher and the Tuohys connected, he was already running track and playing basketball the sport he originally thought he'd go pro at as well as football. Doctors." Trending. His name was Michael Oher, but everyone just called him "Big Mike.". As of July 9, 2013, units sold for the DVD stand at more than 8.4 million copies and it has grossed a further $107,962,159 adding to its total gross. Adam Lacey. The Blind Side (27,159) 7.6 2 h 8 min 2009 X-Ray PG-13. Criminal Justice classes were also almost always filled with other football players. With him are the Tuohy Family (Collins, Sean, Leigh Anne and Sean Jr.), as well as his brother Marcus and his tutor, Sue Mitchell. There are so manyways. After that, he continued his busy streak with roles inWorthless, Fishbowl California, andBad Company. [20], Sandra Bullock's performance on The Blind Side received wide praise. Aaron played T.I., atrusting guy who ends up getting played by the leading lady. When the movie came out, Oher was in his first season in the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens though he eventually won a Super Bowl with the team in 2013 (via EW). (including. Michael is accepted into college and says his farewells to the Tuohy family. After they make the U-turn to pick up Michael, Sean asks, "Where to?" In specific, Oher said that it was the stability that the Tuohys provided for him that allowed him to thrive and grow into the person he's become. Head coach of the New York Giants, who favored a traditionalist, brawny approach to the game of football. However, the film's decision to rewriteOher's football education results in it turning its focus away from the greatest ways that his adoptive family helped him. Sandra Bullock played Leigh Anne Tuohy, the headstrong mother who took Oher in. From that moment, Michael improves dramatically, well enough to play at the college level. As for whether he has a dream role he'd love to pursue, Aaron showed his willingness to reach for the stars again when he admitted that he's always wanted to play 007 himself, James Bond. After all, when sports can provide a potential lifeline out of poverty, winning and losing isn't just a game, it's a matter of life and death. Tony liked Big Mike, but he also could see that Big Mike was heading at warp speed toward a bad end. Do you understand me? Aaron briefly appears as Silas, a gun-wielding card player that shoots another character. Given how much Michael Oher had lived through by the time he reached high school, it's disappointing but perhaps not surprising that "The Blind Side" oversimplifies his journey. Runningback for the Washington Redskins in the 1980s. All I can say is, if there were more Leigh Anne Tuohys, the world would be a better-run, more harmonious and more productive placeas long as it was by her rules! I mean, valley of death that's pretty salty stuff. Mike's performance on the field, once he remembers to use his protective instincts, is exemplary. "She's about to get her way.". [10] In its opening weekend, the movie already earned more than its $29 million production budget. Actor: The Blind Side. Players are in position, linemen are frozen, and anything's possible. Michael Oher: Courage is a hard thing to figure. Michael becomes a popular Briarcrest athlete, further allowing him to fit in with his peers. Sandra Bullock starred as Leigh Anne Tuohy, Oher's adoptive mother, andwon an Oscarfor her performance, but at just 25 years old, Aaron made a name for himself as a serious young actor with charisma, talent, and the potential for a long career. What does the future hold for Quinton Aaron? ", Quinton Aaron felt some similarities between himself and Oher: "Neither of us knew our fathers growing up. The film also received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Upon its release, the film quickly went on to become the ninth highest-grossing movie in the U.S.in 2009, and earned Sandra Bullock a Best Actress Oscar. She interviewed Oher as part of a program that identified top prospects and monitored their recruitment. Runningback for the San Francisco 49ers in the 1980s. He takes up football, and school, after a rich, white, Evangelical family plucks him from the streets. How you have my back. Never one to limit himself professionally,Aaron also secured a role in the TV seriesGods of Medicine. From the creators of SparkNotes, something better. Sociology Of Sport Journal, 29(2), 131150. Player for the New York Giants in the 1980s. By the time [Sean] met Big Mike, he had a new unofficial title: Life Guidance counselor to whatever black athlete stumbled into the Briarcrest Christian School. When the NCAA begins to investigate Mike's choice of college, it sows distrust about the recruitment process, and about the very nature of the Tuohys' efforts to make Mike a legal part of their family. Watch The Blind Side: Inspirational Video. In October 2014, The Wrap reported that Aaron was going to star in and executive produce a film called Halfway, about a man released from prison into a Wisconsin farming town. You worry about your life and Ill worry about mine, shed said. What The Blind Side Doesn't Tell You About The True Story. Teach your students to analyze literature like LitCharts does. [1], In its third weekend, the movie continued its trend of rare feats by moving up to the number one position with $20.4 million in sales after spending the previous two weekends in second place for a total gross of $128.8 million, due to strong word-of-mouth. Maybe they know best, but maybe they don't. SJ's mother, Leigh Anne, is a strong-minded interior designer and the wife of wealthy businessman Sean Sr. The 2009 film The Blind Side tells the true story of Michael Oher, a homeless boy from a disadvantaged background who was taken in by a family at his school. But this waxwork parade isn't it. Furthermore, his unlikely success story draws attention to inner-city conditions and hopefully inspires other people, including the Tuohys, to do more to fight institutional racism and help impoverished, struggling children. Aaron played the . On the football field the players became honorary white people, but off it they were still black, and unnatural combatants in Mississippi's white internecine war. Aaron is also an ambassador for Beating the Odds, a non-profit organization that helps kids overcome tough circumstances to achieve success in life. Accepting the Oscar for Best Actress for "The Blind Side," Sandra Bullock said, "I would like to thank what this film is about for me, which are the moms that take care of the babies and the children no matter where they come from. All of the Black men near Michael's home are portrayed as violent and thuggish, including one man who confronts Sandra Bullock. Then two great forces alter Oher: the family's love and the evolution of professional football itself into a game where the quarterback must be protected at any cost. (Not to mentionsports video games you'll probably enjoy even if you don't like sports.) David Furones, . One of the athletic tutors at the University of Mississippi, whose three-year-old child is injured when. An All-American at Ole' Miss, Michael Oher holds up a jersey after being selected as the Baltimore Ravens' first round draft pick at Radio City Music Hall April 25, 2009. -Graham S. Below you will find the important quotes in, Would not have made it through AP Literature without the printable PDFs. Michael runs away before the interview is over and confronts Leigh Anne about her motives for taking him in. [37][failed verification] The change was interpreted as a response to films like The Blind Side being nominated for Best Picture to fill up the set number of spots.[38][39]. Bullock's character essentially forces Oher into football once she learns of his "protective instincts" on a career-aptitude test. Its one greatachievement wasforcing the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, through sheer mediocrity, to change its voting rules so that similarly mediocre movies would never again be nominated for Best Picture. Michael Oher has one main issue with the Hollywoodized version of his life. When Michael gets his grades high enough, he decides to attend the University of Mississippi (known colloquially as "Ole Miss"). [9], The Blind Side opened in 3,110 theaters on its opening weekend, the weekend of November 20, 2009. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a rating of 66%, based on 205 reviews, with an average rating of 6.1/10. He found the movie to be "made up almost entirely of turning points and yet curiously devoid of drama or suspense" and called it a "live-action, reality-based version of a Disney cartoon: it's the heartwarming tale of a foundling taken in by strangers, who accept him even though he's different and treat him as one of their own. Teachers and parents! She had already satisfied his most basic needs: food, clothing, shelter, transportation, and health care. Whatever Happened To The Actor From The Blind Side? by Jake Cole. Why is the movie the blind side called the blind side? He also says that even though he and his siblings feared social workers because they didn't want to be separated, he now appreciates that his case worker did their best to not let him slip through the cracks. They called him names that neither he nor his coach cared to repeat. When it is apparent the coach is unable to instruct Michael how to use his protective instincts on the field, Leigh Anne steps in (as is her wont) and demonstrates how the other members of the team are stand-ins for his family. In Worthless, a cheerleader horror movie, he played the principal in a school overrun by mean girls and dark magic that sends the main character on a terrifying journey into her past. David A Paterson is him blind? Why did she assume anNFL career was the only viable path for a giant Black man? Aaron resurfaced in another supporting role as Benjamin in the Western filmJustice, also released in 2017, then shifted away from low-budget B-movies withHeart, Baby, a Newport Beach Film Festival selection for 2017. Coach O, for instance, pulled Michael into his office to discuss The Responsibilities of Being Michael Oher. In his interview withHuffington Post's Pam Stucky, he explained that while he'll always love acting, he's not opposed to testing the waters in other areas of showbiz. Collins replies that they cannot just throw Michael out. When the Ole Miss defense gathered in a single room, the only white people were coaches. At school, hes extremely shy and lonely, partly because he isnt sure how to make friends with his wealthy white classmates, and partly because he hasnt had many stable relationships in his life. Walsh is credited with introducing a new, tactical strategy to the game of football, one that emphasized throwing the ball instead of running with it. By CBSNews.com producer David Morgan . Big Mike responded badly; Harrington hadnt seen this side of him. "[27] Melissa Anderson of the Dallas Observer argues that the "mute, docile" portrayal of Oher effectively endorses the Uncle Tom stereotype of African-American submission to white authority. Prior to filming, Aaron underwent seven weeks of extensive training, and lost more than 100 pounds. 4/5. Quinton Aaron is best known for his portrayal of Michael Oher, aka Big Mike, alongside Oscar winner Sandra Bullock, in the Academy Award winning hit movie, The Blind Side (2009), which has grossed over $300 million in U.S. box office alone. And maybe even pray that the people telling you what to do have some, too. 'Ompaloompah' here is your tailback. "I was determined to do anything and everything required, because if you love what you're doing, you are going to give one hundred and ten percent," he said. Sleeping outside. It was available exclusively for rental from Blockbuster for 28 days.[41]. Newcomer Quinton Aaron portrays the oversized teenager transformed from a homeless street kid to a star athlete through the kindness and charity of a dynamic woman (Bullock--Gravity) who offers him. My students love how organized the handouts are and enjoy tracking the themes as a class.. In spite of her "feisty" and "energetic" performance, he felt that there was a lack of development concerning Michael's character: "Not until the end of the film do we ever get a chance to really see what's going on in Oher's headhow he feels about being the chosen one plucked from the poverty-stricken projects of Memphis and thrown into this protected, nonliberal-leaning environment of privilege. He began to throw elbows. While Oher's coach from high school, Hugh Freeze, has an uncredited cameo as a coach watching some game film, the role of the high school coach is named Coach Cotton in the film. There, he participates in the Quarterbacks of Life Program, which aims to show people as role models for overcoming the odds and achieving their dreams despite the setbacks they've faced. In 2009, actor Quinton Aaron had audiences buzzing with his stellar performance in The Blind Side. It was actually a return to the franchise for Aaron, as he had previously appeared in two episodes ofLaw & Orderin 2007, before his big break on The Blind Side. Left Behindmight not have done well with the critics, but Aaron toldThe Blazethat he stood by the story. While it wasn't a main character, it was a larger role than some of his previous films, and did merit a credit in the trailer. But details like that don't win actresses Academy Awards. Lists about racism, prejudice, and discrimination in the real world and as it is depicted throughout film, TV, and music. According toDread Central,Hybristophiliawas supposed to be released in 2017. Jones' seven-year tenure in charge of England ended in December with his sacking after a run of results in 2022 that included six defeats and a draw in 12 matches. The film's portrayal of Black America is an inner-city Donald Trump fantasy -andeven includes a crack addict mother, without which no quietly anti-Blackfilm is complete. With the support of the Tuohy family, Oher went on to become an All-American football player and made the first-round NFL draft pick. Squeezing the first 18 years of a person's life into a two-hour, biographical movie is pretty difficult. Though it won't completely win moviegoers over, they'll still be in awe of the bold lead actress. One night, Leigh Anne notices Michael walking alone on the road, shivering in the cold without adequate clothing. 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