The Blind Side

The film "The Blind Side" is based upon the true story about how Michael Oher went from being a poor, homeless boy to become a the first-round pick of the Baltimore Ravens in the 2009 NFL draft.

Michael Oher is an african-american boy from the ghetto. He don´t know who his father is and his mother is a crackhead. He´s been in foster care almost his whole life, but now he has no place to go. He has little formal education and his learning abilities are low. Against all odds, he get´s exepted in to a good chritian school. At school he get´s knowtised by different members of the Tuohy-family. One rainy night, when The Tuohy family are out driving, they see Michael walking along the road in shorts and a t-shirt. Leigh Anne Tuohy tell´s him to get in the car, and they all drive back to the house.

Michael end´s up staying with the Tuohy. He get´s his own room and they hire a private tutor to help him with his studies. He become´s a part of the family and The Tuohy´s become his legal gardien´s. Michael has a special body contruction that are pefect for american football and after a while of had work to get his grades up, he get´s a spot on the team. At first he doesn´t understand a lot of the game, but after Leigh Anne gives the coach some pointers, they are able to get a star player out of Michael. The film ends with a football scholarship to Old Miss(University of Mississippi).