White Walls and the "Blindside"

For me, the most significant part in the movie The Blindside was the poem that Michael wrote about his school. He described how he only saw white walls, white people, and white everything. He was the black speck in the white environment that he found himself residing. After taken in by a white Southern lady, Michael finds himself at the center of a rich woman's charity project. However, what turned out as a charity project quickly became a deep relationship between a mother and her adopted son. Their relationship quickly becomes blind of color as their race and gender are hazed as a wonderful story unfolds. My favorite relationship is between S.J. and Michael. S.J. is completely loving and thinks nothing about the color of his big brother's skin. S.J is also Michael's motivation to tackle his opponents in football. Michael is a protector and does not show the stereotypical violent behavior usually associated with his race. Mrs. Tuohy helps him find his inner strength and be a valuable memeber of the football team by reminding him of his loving heart and protective nature. After she tells him that the football is his family, Michael becomes a revolutionary member of the team and goes on to earn a scholarship and a spot playing pro-ball. I cannot read the story about Ferdinand the bulls the same way again. Michael really is the gentle bull.


I found this movie to be a delightful spin on a true movie as it combined a football heart warmer and crossing the racial boundary story. Was it predictable, yes. None-the-less it was a heartwarming story that made me tear up during the trailer.