Forget A Christmas Carol, The Blind Side is the definitive Christmas movie to see this year. It’s about overcoming immense adversity and using your God-given talents with a lot of help from your adopted family.
It’s a true story of Michael Oher, a homeless African-American born to an addicted crack mother who becomes enrolled in an all white Christian school. Leigh Anne Touhy (children belong to the same school) brings him home when he’s walking in the rain and realizes he might not have a home. She’s one tough cookie.
Michael’s schooling was affected from being homeless. Leigh Anne helped him overcome his struggle in school to become the Baltimore Ravens linebacker. Leigh Anne Touhy is a passionate woman, and somebody to admire.
The story is heartfelt and it's reflective of the power of one to make a difference in one person’s life. The movie is entertaining. It shows rather than tells Michael’s story.
How does this movie relate to writing? It is a screenplay that I would have been proud to write. What about your talents? Are you hiding them because you are afraid? Do you have a story to tell that is heartfelt and might touch another person’s heart?
Why not write that story that you’re passionate about?
In the meantime, don’t forget to see The Blind Side. Take your children, too. It’s entertaining, inspirational and reminds us of the goodness that humans can possess.
Check out –The real Michael Oher and his real family.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/2009/11/14/2009-11-14_new_movie_the_blind_side.html
Check out a more in depth review of the movie.
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