", Aaron explained thatHalfwayrepresented an important turning point in his career. In real life, Thompson interviewed him at his house, with Sean Tuohy (the father) right beside him. The daughter of Phil Collins, she was chosen 2008 "International Model of the Year" by Spain's Glamour Magazine, and one of 20 women named by Maxim magazine as "The Hottest Daughters of Rock Stars" in 2009. Left Behindmight not have done well with the critics, but Aaron toldThe Blazethat he stood by the story. The Blind Side Script There's a moment of orderly silence before a football play begins. What if he wanted to play lacrosse? Oher was born Michael Jerome Williams Jr. on May 28, 1986, in Memphis, Tennessee. Rather dramatically, Coach O extracted from his desk a thick folder stuffed with newspaper clippings, and dropped it with a thud. For all we know, Michael could be a straight-upasshole, but because the film gives a very flat version of the real-life man, it's impossible to know as a viewer. My students love how organized the handouts are and enjoy tracking the themes as a class.. 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. But details like that don't win actresses Academy Awards. According toDread Central,Hybristophiliawas supposed to be released in 2017. And even though The Blind Side is based on true events, the movieloves its White Saviors as well, with Sandra Bullock selflessly rescuingfuture offensive lineman Michael Oherfrom an inevitable life of crime and poverty. Adam Lacey. Teach your students to analyze literature like LitCharts does. Queste pagine forniscono un resoconto dettagliato della sua storia . Michael Oher: Courage is a hard thing to figure. Fox in the cast ofJason's Letter, another indie that broaches the timely subject matter of the Black Lives Matter movement. It seems like they helped me to get to this point. Back then, according to his IMDb page, he played an uncredited bouncer/bodyguard. 4.4 out of 5 stars. That's when a lot of people at once began to scream hysterically and Michael noticed the little white boy on the floor, in a pool of blood. 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. She and everyone else around her congratulates her for this act for the rest of the movie. [11] The movie enjoyed a rare greater success for the second weekend than it did in its opening weekend, taking in an estimated $40 million, an increase of 18 percent, from November 27 to November 29, 2009, coming in second to New Moon once again, bringing its gross to $100.3 million. The original text plus a side-by-side modern translation of. [18] In the United Kingdom and Ireland, The Blind Side was released on March 26, 2010. Michael comes from an impoverished area, and the Tuohys live in a very nice, wealthy part of town. It was called "The Blind Side" because it is about coming over your "blind side" and never giving up on anything. The per-theater average for The Blind Side's opening weekend was $11,096. The movie stars Quinton Aaron as Michael Oher, alongside Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw. 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. Thanks to the persistence of a father figure, Big Tony, Michael becomes one of the only black students at Briarcrest Christian Academy. "Acting is definitely my primary focus," he said, "but I'm certainly interested in producing as well. March 5, 2010 / 10:40 AM After that, he continued his busy streak with roles inWorthless, Fishbowl California, andBad Company. If you die trying for something important, then you have both honor and courage, and that's pretty good. When hed charged Antonio, the boy somehow had been hit and thrown up against the wall. Oscar-winner and Memphis native Kathy Bates ("Misery," "Titanic," ") plays Miss Sue, the tutor who helps Michael raise his academic scores in order to qualify for a football scholarship. But that focus still pulls attention away from the other people in his life who did try to help him, including his own family and people from his community. Although Halfway would take some time to produce, Aaron didn't slow down while the indie film was underway, and stayed busy taking an assortment of other acting jobs in between. SJ's mother, Leigh Anne, is a strong-minded interior designer and the wife of wealthy businessman Sean Sr. All of the Black men near Michael's home are portrayed as violent and thuggish, including one man who confronts Sandra Bullock. While the trailer makes the film seem like a light comedy, critics like Scott Haeyes of the St. Albert Gazette and Last Caress of Battle Royale with Cheese note that it's actually much darker, but an enjoyable film nonetheless. The film version opens with a heated interview between Oher and "Jocelyn Granger," an NCAA investigator who wants to know why Oher chose to play for Mississippi State, the school where both Tuohy parents attended and are now boosters. And, of course, to Oher's athletic abilities, football instincts, and determined personality, which were real. Sean started paying for Oher's school meals, and then offered him a place to stay for one or two days at a time. White Domestic Goddess on a Postmodern Plantation: Charity and Commodity Racism in The Blind Side. Aaron isn't showing any signs of slowing down. By her own account, Bullock felt she could not objectively represent such a person's beliefs on screen. Runningback for the San Francisco 49ers in the 1980s. Furthermore, in becoming a Tuohy, Michael escapes the poverty he experienced as a child in the Memphis inner-city. The Blind Side (27,159) 7.6 2 h 8 min 2009 X-Ray PG-13. LitCharts Teacher Editions. Trending. The Blind Side is set in the South, which explains not only itspolite racism but also its obsession with football. Instead, the movie feels the need to drawextreme comparisons between the Tuohys'mannerly haven of Whiteness and Oher'scrack-addled, gun-toting extended family. Leigh Anne listened to the doctors discuss how bizarrely lucky Sean Junior had been in his collision with the airbag. Director John Lee Hancock Writers John Lee Hancock Michael Lewis (book "The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game") Stars Quinton Aaron Sandra Bullock Tim McGraw People who don't know a lefttackle from a right guard or pass interference from holding can still appreciate movies about football. Later, Leigh Anne and Sean watch their daughter Collins playing volleyball. He then proceeds to find his biological mother in Hurt Village. The school staff tells Michael that his father has died, apparently due to an accident. In other ways, Michael uses his outsiderness to his advantage: as the biggest kid at Briarcrestif not the biggest 16-year-old in the state of Tennesseehes a natural football player. 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. Lily Collins (with Bullock at the New York premiere of "The Blind Side," Nov. 17, 2009), was born in England and had already begun an acting career as a toddler before moving at age six to the U.S., where she studied at the Youth Academy for Dramatic Arts. Collins replies that they cannot just throw Michael out. Menu. He also had middle-class friends who were helping him get into a better school and living situation. Over the course of the book, the Memphis police arrest him for no discernible reason, racist fans and opposing players call him offensive slurs, and at the heavily white, historically racist University of Mississippi, where hes a star athlete, he still feels like a stranger. Our, "Sooo much more helpful thanSparkNotes. It runs out of narrative steam halfway through -and it's definitely not as funny as it thinks it is -but it is not terrible. 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. 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. Actor: The Blind Side. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a rating of 66%, based on 205 reviews, with an average rating of 6.1/10. -- barely above zero -- also means he has no chance to try out for sports. Home would have been behind them; they would have had to make another U-turn. Briarcrest was this kids last chance! "The mission of the foundation is to provide hope, encouragement, confidence and resources," reads the webpage, "to children on the brink of suicide or battling the damaging effect on self-esteem and confidence caused by the actions or words of others. creative supervisor: FuriousFX Dion March . Based on the true story of a Tennessee convict who became an undefeated boxer while serving 40 years in prison,Heart, Babydebuted at the festival in October 2017 and hasn't yet seen a theatrical release. He was shot and killed, then thrown off an overpass on the west side of Memphis. The circumstances were that the Ole Miss football team, like the Mississippi State football team, consisted mostly of poor black kids from Mississippi. Seriously, though, can you imagine how differently this would've played out hadthe rolesbeen reversed? Tony liked Big Mike, but he also could see that Big Mike was heading at warp speed toward a bad end. Based on the 2006 book of the same name by Michael Lewis,[2][3] the film tells the story of Michael Oher, an American football offensive lineman who overcame an impoverished upbringing to play in the National Football League (NFL) with the help of his adoptive parents Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy. Michael Lewis. [6], Academy Award winner Julia Roberts was originally offered Bullock's role, but turned it down. Football player for the University of Mississippi, and one of. How you have my back. 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InBad Company, his character joined a group of rookie cadets at boot camp who set out to earn a job in the service, but wind up tackling a much bigger conspiracy than they ever could have bargained for. as well as other partner offers and accept our, says Hollywood took quite a few liberties, she doesn't try to grill or intimidate kids. (with Bullock at the New York premiere of "The Blind Side," Nov. 17, 2009 . Returning to film, Aaron played Kenneth in the 2014 horror movie The Appearing. In some ways, Michael Oher successfully overcomes the challenges of being an outsider. Mike's performance on the field, once he remembers to use his protective instincts, is exemplary. Our, "Sooo much more helpful thanSparkNotes. Never one to limit himself professionally,Aaron also secured a role in the TV seriesGods of Medicine. Sometimes, popular overnight sensations likeThe Blind Sidecan be the kiss of death for young careers. She manages to do what she wants to do in the manner she wants to do it. Atlanta International School - 2890 N. Fulton Drive, Buckhead, Georgia, USA. Big Mike responded badly; Harrington hadnt seen this side of him. Despite that star power, it only grossed $6,300,147 at the box office on its opening weekend, and enduredserious scorn from critics. 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. It was a small role but that might have been a good thing, as the film was hardly a runaway success. She is currently a student at USC majoring in broadcast journalism. They had no food or clothing, except what they could scrounge from churches and the street. by Jake Cole. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Overall, he opined that the film provided "a Photoshopped [sic] image of reality that is bland, parochial, and stereotypically acted," and concluded: "There is a rich, complex story to be told about Michael Oher, and his mentor, Leigh Anne Tuohy. My students love how organized the handouts are and enjoy tracking the themes as a class.. 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. No, really. It proved to have remarkable staying power, taking in an additional $9.5 million, bringing its gross to $60.1 million by the weekend of November 27, 2009. When you look at him, think of me. One of the most successful movies to explore the transformational power of sports is "The Blind Side." From his place on the sideline Sean watched in amazement. Horror review siteCulture Crypt, for example, called it "a slow burn horror thriller without the thrills, the horror, or even the burn.". With him are the Tuohy Family (Collins, Sean, Leigh Anne and Sean Jr.), as well as his brother Marcus and his tutor, Sue Mitchell. "[26], Jeffrey Montez de Oca of the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs writes that in The Blind Side's portrayal of adoption, "charity operates as a signifying act of whiteness that obscures the social relations of domination that not only make charity possible but also creates an urban underclass in need of charity. On February 16, 2010, Redbox settled the lawsuit[43] and agreed to a 28-day window past the street date. High school football player, and a family friend of the Tuohys. Just keep him away from the ball carrier. When she learns that he plans to spend the night huddled outside the closed school gym, Leigh Anne offers to let him sleep on the couch in the Tuohy home. Family, school and sports photographs of the real Michael Oher and of the real Tuohy family are shown during the initial credits. Bullock played Leigh Anne Tuohy opposite Quinton Aaron who portrayed Michael Oher. He was one of 12 children born to Michael Jerome Williams Sr. and Denise Oher, who provided their . MICHAEL What about Mr. Tuohy and Collins? (Thats just the crap they wrote about me in the last sixty days!) You dont need one every year.) Now she was moving on to what she interpreted as his cultural deficiencies. 16/01/2023. Popular football scout who traveled the country searching for NFL prospects still in high school, and whose newsletter was once required reading for football coaches and other NFL insiders. First he played Michael, a genetic scientist, inThe Second Coming of Christ, another religious film about the rapture and finding faith in God. Bullock won an Oscar for her portrayal of Leigh Anne Tuohy. 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. 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. You threaten my son, you threaten me. "Ido believe in sending positive messages," he said. The film also received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture. The family seemed to have all the success and joy in the world, but when Michael showed up, it was as if he was the final piece to the puzzle. [13] The film hit $200 million domestically on January 1, 2010, marking the first time a movie marketed with a sole actress' name above the title (Bullock's) has crossed the $200 million mark. In his book, I Beat The Odds: From Homelessness, to The Blind Side, and Beyond, Oher wrote, "I felt like it [the movie] portrayed me as dumb instead of as a kid who had never had consistent academic instruction and ended up thriving once he got it. In 2015, Aaron had a small role in My Favorite Five, a film about a sexually manipulative woman who uses her feminine wiles to get ahead in life. You so much as cross into downtown, you will be sorry. Whatever Happened To The Actor From The Blind Side? [20], Sandra Bullock's performance on The Blind Side received wide praise. Why is the movie the blind side called the blind side? Talented, highly paid left tackle for the Baltimore Ravens. What does the future hold for Quinton Aaron? When she sees Michael, a large Black man, walking on the side of the road one night, she stops and talks to him instead of rolling up her windows. What happened to all the football equipment used in the movie? She also argues that the film portrays Oher as a simpleton who uses instinct over intellect, as a psychological test concludes that Oher has little "ability to learn" but much "protective instinct" (a scientifically nonsensical statement, according to DiAngelo). I think that's what the writer was saying, that you should hope for courage and try for honor. Racism and Outsiderness Quotes in The Blind Side. Michaels outsiderness is particularly noteworthy since The Blind Side is set in the state of Tennessee, which has a long history of racism against African-Americans, and which, even in the early 2000s, is a de facto segregated state in some ways. If you'd like to learn more about the quiet ways in which The Blind Sideis racist, by all means keep reading. Doctors." One night, Leigh Anne notices Michael walking alone on the road, shivering in the cold without adequate clothing. First African-American admitted to the University of Mississippi. He'd be an unorthodox choice, but it may not be bad timing, as word on the street is they're already looking for a brand new Bond. Quinton Aaron. Legendary quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, often said to be the best in NFL history. "She's about to get her way.". He's got an array of projects lined up, including a horror film calledHybristophilia, about a news team whose attempts to interview an at-large serial killer go very wrong. Aaron has guest-starred on many television shows including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) playing the son . Hugh had called a running play around the right end, away from Michaels side. 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. especially one that protects a left-handed quarterback's blind side. [10] In its opening weekend, the movie already earned more than its $29 million production budget. Bullock also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role. The Blind Side was released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 23, 2010. Sleeping outside. The Blind Side (2009) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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