The Blind Side Movie Analysis

A movie that almost perfectly intertwines social work related issues and their various aspects into the storyline would be the 2009 movie The Blind Side. The movie follows Michael Oher; a boy living under harsh conditions at home that eventually lead him to be homeless. When spotted by a woman named Leigh Anne Tuohy, she takes him in and assists him in becoming a pro-football player (“The Blind Side (2009),” n.d.). The issues faced in the movie by Oher are reminiscent of issues dealt with by social workers, homelessness and child neglect being a few. For example, issues presented in the film that emphasizes social work-related problems are seen when Leigh goes to visit Michael’s mother, who is a drug addict, which is what led to Michael being

This is a clear example of microlevel intervention, although social workers do not go as far as inviting their clients to stay with them. Nonetheless, Leigh was working towards helping Michael on an individual level rather than fixing the issue of homelessness as a whole. Furthermore, issues arise with Michael’s new atmosphere, or new ‘environment,’ as he is African American, and the entire family is white, as well as the school he is enrolled in; this creates an atmosphere in which Michael feels as though he does not belong as he expresses in a poem he writes entitled “White Walls.” Nevertheless, Michael feeds off of the acceptance he feels as he gets closer to the Tuohy’s and the staff at his school, and eventually feels like a member of his community despite his race (Bourne et al, 2009); a clear example of the effects one’s environment and relationships have on his or her own personal