The Blind Side

I am not really a fan for drama but this movie is both intriguing and inspiring! The film is based on the earlier real life story of Michael Oher, who is a current NFL player playing for the Baltimore Ravens. Michael (The Big Mike) came from an impoverished family of 12 siblings and he was separated from her drug addicted mother since he was young. Since then, he moved from one foster family to another until he met Leigh Anne (Sandra Bullock) and Sean Tuohy (Tim McGraw) on one cold night. Leigh Anne realized that Michael was homeless and was shivering in the cold weather, she decided to invite him to stay at their house. Slowly, Michael became part of Tuohy's family and their children love him.

Because of Mike's huge stature and gigantic strength, he is particularly suited to play American football and soon, he captured the attention of coaches from around the states. However, to in order to receive the NCAA scholarship, he needed to achieve 2.5GPA (I have no idea what it means but probably equivalent to TEE in Australia) but his GPA was too low at the time. Hence, Leigh Anne hired a private tutor to teach him at home and soon, all the teachers at the school were trying to help him out as well.

This one of the best "feel good" movies I have ever watched and it is probably Sandra's best!