Blindside Motivational Film

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Motivational Film “Blindside”

Although the movie “Blindside” is about a young boy who overcomes living off the streets, it is completely a riveting story with a vast array of emotional situations that keeps your attention and on the edge of your seat. The story revolves around a wealthy family that endorses a social change plan and makes it a huge success for all those involved. The mother figure of this family spear heads a social change that transforms the life of Michael Oher forever. This change allows for this young boy to live a life of possibility rather than a life of uncertain destitute.
There were many motivational factors within this film that leaves the viewer emotionally charged. First there is the “social change” aspect of the movie. Social change for anyone can be overwhelming. Taking someone from the streets and moving them right in to a respectable community with a set of rules and standards …show more content…

For this family, they had to endure great turmoil. Perhaps their thought process was like some, one that did not involve color. But for most, all they saw was a black boy who was not of their kind and did not fit in. The family was shunned by some and treated unfairly for the choices they made. In this movie, a world with conflicts between races of different colors and social economic backgrounds proves that you can benefit from each other regardless of circumstances.
Then we have “plight of the destitute”. Michael Oher did not go without being scathed. He not only was chastised, mistreated but was let known that he had no place in their community. With this said, he with the help of this family, made a huge impact on their community and proved with positive thinking and the willingness to persevere anything can happen. Perseverance and the willingness to allow himself to endure the unimaginable with the possibility of light at the end of the tunnel is the sign of true

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