Analysis Of Silver Linings Playbook And The Blind Side

There are many movies, television shows, news stories and movies that portray individuals with disabilities. Films portraying anyone with a disability are more complicated than we think because of all the criticism they may receive and the makers need to be aware of the messages that they may be sending out. I chose to write a reaction critique of Silver Linings Playbook as well as The Blind Side. Both movie tell the story of individuals with disabilities and portray their daily life in their eyes as well as through the eyes of others. Overall it sees that the media worked to positively portray each characters disability in a way to positively influence the viewer’s perception. Silver Linings Playbook is a drama film, which portrays the

The way people reacted to Tiffany’s behavior also was displayed and showed how society labels people and how they form prejudices against people that are different. They weren’t looking at why she was doing what she was but rather judged her for her actions and this also contributed to her behavior throughout the movie. This caused her (as well as many other reasons) to say things that people normally wouldn’t say at least out loud which stirred a reaction from those around her in the movie. Another interesting thing I noticed in the movie was the way the characters acted towards each other. They both had disorders but said what was on their mind to each other no matter how bad it sounded. I think the bond between them that was displayed in the movie was very interesting in regards to how some people may act towards each other that have been

It was interesting because I actually was discussing with an 8 year old, who I babysit, our class paper topic and told him I was trying to think of a really good movie. He thought about it for a moment and then looked at me a little while later and said, “I got it- The Blind Side!” I thought it was extremely strange that he chose this out of all the other movies out there that portray people with disabilities. I watched the film again and realized that the media did pay specific attention to Michael Oher’s disabilities as a student. He was not stupid but needed help in order to succeed. So much so that he needed a tutor after school everyday until very late at night to help him pass. He understood better with one on one direction. The media did a good job of displaying the other student’s reactions towards Michael