Scene from a Movie

          The Blind Side is based on the true story of Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy who take in a homeless teenage African-American named Michael Oher. Michael has no idea who his father is and his mother is a drug addict. Michael has had little formal education as well as few skills to help him learn. When he expresses an interest in football, Leigh Anne goes all out to help him. The movie starts as Leigh Anne Tuohy notices a poorly dressed Michael walking on the road shivering in the cold. When she learns he has no where to the spend the night she offers him a place to sleep. The next morning, she finds Michael attempting to leaving as like he was a robber. She asks him to spend the holiday with her family. Slowly, Michael becomes part of the Tuohy family. The scene that caught my attention in addition to a problem in College sports today is receiving benefits furthermore under the table offers to attend a school which is illegal. Michael needed a B to graduate as well as to enroll into college. He received a D in one class so Leigh Anne his foster mother went into the class and questioned the professor saying “all the teachers are on board I don’t know what your problem is.” By this it seemed  as or gave speculations that Michael was being given grades that he hadn’t proper received. Wether or not he was doing something illegal there was no proof but the Tuohys found themselves in trouble with the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) investigators. Michael was brought in for questioning. They asked him if he was aware of new coaching positions at Ole Miss, (the college the Tuohys all loved) if he was persuaded, and if he knew the Tuohys make generous loans to the school because they’re boasters. All of these questions the NCAA asked him are examples of illegal acts in College sports. Michael was unaware as well as not educated properly so he ran out. Today college recruiting has a big dark spotlight on it because of recruiting problems. This movie brought out a interesting true story as well as educating people of activities along with the pressure that big sports star face. In every movie, there is always one scene or moment that you remember the movie by or sticks out. This was it for me. If I were the Tuohys of course I’d want my son to attend my alma mater but you have to let him make his own decisions. As a parent you have to educate, help but not barge in. Michael later on went back more educated and proved himself innocent on his own through perseverance. Overall, found this to be one of the best movies of 2009. It was full of drama, ups & downs, laughter, and many emotions that an audience would want to watch. Michael Oher became an All-American at Ole Miss and now is one of the best offensive lineman in the NFL, being drafted in the first round.