Over the weekend (actually on my way back to school, using an FM transmitter and my iPod) I watched my favorite movie. Well, at least for right now it is. I think one of the reasons that I like The Blindside so much is because its a lot different from a lot of movies that come out these days. I think this movie actually has something more to it than comedy that is vulgar and disgusting or ,once again, preaches that we should all do just whatever we want to. This movie gives me hope in what sometimes seems to be a hopeless world.
One of the great things about The Blindside is the way that the movie was shot. None of the frames for this movie were shot hand-held; you couldn't see any minimal shaking in any of the frames. I think this was probably because the movie needed that idea of solidness, grace, and strength to keep up with the character of Leigh Anne Tuohy, played by Sandra Bullock. Also, many of the dialogue shots between Leigh Anne and her son, Michael, are mainly a back-and-forth movements of close ups between the two characters which allows the audience to fully see the emotions play out on the characters face and give the audience a more personal feel. The other thing that I thought that was cool about the way the movie was filmed is that when a character was narrating what was in their head, there would be shots of each thing that the character is talking about. I thought that this was a good idea because it helped reinforce the concepts that the character is explaining.
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I liked the Blindside as well. It's a fairly conventional approach to storytelling, though I felt the actor's performances exalted the writing a bit above a typical Hollywood treatment. It was well put together, compelling, and sometimes it is nice to see the positive side of things, though it doesn't always work out that way in real life.
-Prof
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