Blinds Off
Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron) is The Blind Side of society. The reject is a giant, a colored, an orphan, a man with no place to go. And finds, however unlikely, a home and a future in the homestead of Sean and Leigh Anne (Tim McGraw, Sandra Bullock) and their sprightly kids SJ and Collins (Jae Head and Lily Collins) – a future that starts with getting into a regular schooling system, and ends with a successful NFL career. The fact that the movies is remarkably watchable owes a lot to the natural emotional appeal of sports movies. While Michael and SJ put in two remarkable roles, especially the latter, the best actress Oscar for Sandra Bullock is somewhat debatable. All in all, this is yet another heartwarming sports movie that does not explore in depth themes of racial conflict and does not mean to. So what does it explore? Exploring as to why people are philanthropic? Is this a heal-thyself story asking rich America to be more generous? Worth a watch and replete with old-school Christian values
12/20
12/20
Not suprising that a 'Best Actress' Oscar is open to debate..in my experience, it is very rare that I agree with the Acting Oscars- Reese Witherspoon,Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet - all debatable. Missing out DiCaprio for the Aviator also stands out. That said, my guess is a positive, emotional, 'Christian' movie stands to win in a year when the US is coming out of recession, rather than a 'No Country for Old Men' for example.
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