The Blind Side

At the beginning of the scene when 'S.

Tuohy' (qv) films 'Michael Oher' (qv) at football practice, an over-the-shoulder shot shows that the camcorder's screen is blank, indicating that the camera is off.

The Tuohys watch an Egg Bowl game (Mississippi State vs.

Ole Miss) during the daytime.

The game shown is the 2003 Egg Bowl at Mississippi State, as evidenced by 'Eli Manning' (qv) as Ole Miss QB, Ole Miss wearing white "away" jerseys, Mississippi State's white helmets with maroon numbers (worn during the 2003 season finale), shots of fans in rain gear (the game was played in a downpour), and being televised by ESPN (who last televised the Egg Bowl in 2003).

That game kicked off at 6:30 PM.

When 'Leigh Anne Tuohy' (qv) discovers that 'Michael Oher' (qv) is leaving after staying 1 night, she is wearing a skinny cross around her neck.

When she walks outside to stop him, her necklace is the round cross.

In the next scene, it switches back to the skinny cross.

'Leigh Anne Tuohy' (qv) wears a diamond cross throughout the movie.

In some scenes, the cross changes from large to small diamonds between shots.

At Thanksgiving dinner, while the family watches football, 'Leigh Anne Tuohy' (qv) is in the kitchen with the food.

Leigh is holding a glass of wine.

In one shot, she starts to take a drink.

In the next shot, the glass is nowhere near her lips.

'Sean Tuohy' (qv) uses Safari for Windows, which was not available until 2007.

The story takes place in Memphis, TN.

When 'Michael Oher' (qv) is with the NCAA representative, you can see Maggiano's Italian Restaraunt in the background.

There is no Maggiano's in Memphis.

'Quinton Aaron' (qv), who played 'Michael Oher' (qv), is 6'8", but the real Michael Oher is 6'5".

The 3 inches of "extra" size help the filmmakers dramatize (among other things) how out-of-place Oher looked at a school full of mostly average-sized white kids.

The movie's introduction credits former New York Giants linebacker 'Lawrence Taylor (II)' (qv) with making the left tackle the second most important and highest paid position in the NFL after quarterback.

That is an oversimplification, necessitated by the movie's focus on 'Michael Oher' (qv).

The book divides its narrative evenly between the evolution of offensive tackles in the NFL and Oher's story.

Among the top 10 highest paid players in 2008, only two were quarterbacks, and one, 'Flozell Adams' (qv), was a left tackle.

As the NFL's first dominant blitzing linebacker, Taylor forced NFL coaches to adjust their formations, personnel, play calling, and schemes.

However, left tackle was already a key position, and Taylor's impact went beyond one position.

The right tackle position became just as critical to NFL teams due to a large number of superstar left-handed QBs, including 'Stephen Young (I)' (qv) and 'Mark Brunell' (qv).

Oher started at right tackle during his 2009 rookie season for the Ravens, except when he filled in for injured left tackle Jared Gaither.

In at least one closeup of 'Michael Oher' (qv) in his football uniform, his mouthpiece is hanging from his facemask upside-down compared to the way most players hang it (e.

the guard would be facing down when he put it in his mouth instead of up).

Also, the mouthpiece is clearly brand new and has not been shaped to fit 'Quinton Aaron' (qv)'s mouth.

When 'Sean Tuohy' (qv) talks to 'Michael Oher' (qv) about the poem, he is leaning on the counter.

When the camera is focused on Miss Sue, he is standing.

When 'Michael Oher' (qv)'s driver's license appears on-screen, his last name is printed before his first name.

Tennessee driver's licenses show the driver's first, middle, and last names, in that order.

When 'Leigh Anne Tuohy' (qv) invites Big Mike to stay for Thanksgiving dinner, all the trees in their yard are full of green leaves.

In the following scenes when Leigh Ann takes 'Michael Oher' (qv) shopping, all the trees on the street and reflected in the windshield of her car have green leaves.

In Memphis in November, all of the trees would either be turned fall colors or would have already lost the majority of their leaves.

The scenes was clearly shot during the spring or summer.

In the Thanksgiving Day scene when 'Leigh Anne Tuohy' (qv) tells the family to come eat the first clip shows 'Sean Tuohy' (qv) serving himself mashed potatoes and green beans then the clip switches and shows Sean reserving himself mashed potatoes but no green beans.

In the scene where 'Leigh Anne Tuohy' (qv) is having lunch with her friends and they are discussing 'Michael Oher' (qv)'s appearance on the Touhys' Christmas card that year, the woman who says that Michael is a potential threat to 'Collins Tuohy (I)' (qv) is wearing a large necklace made of gold medallions.

The medallions change their positions as the camera angle changes back and forth from Leigh Ann's POV to the friend's POV.

Sometimes they are lying across her throat in a flat position and at other times they are twisted slightly, changing back and forth from flat to twisted for no apparent reason.

The film is set in Tennessee but was filmed in Georgia.

A Georgia lottery sign can be seen in a few scenes at one of the stores.

In the very beginning when 'Michael Oher' (qv)'s friend's dad is first driving him to Wingate, it must be late 2003 or early 2004.

As they drive past the lemonade stand, a Volkswagen EOS is visible, which wasn't introduced until late 2005 as a 2006 model.

Early in the movie, when 'Michael Oher' (qv) is riding in John Hamilton's car on their way from West Memphis to Wingate Christian School, a real estate sign with an area code 770 phone number can be seen through the car window.

The phone number belongs to a real estate agent in the greater Atlanta area.

(The phone number is 770-683-1800, which belongs to Josey Young & Brady Realty in Newnan, GA.

) The car driven by 'Leigh Anne Tuohy' (qv) is a BMW 750LI.

However, the BMW 750LI wasn't available until 2006, and the movie takes place in 2004.

The '06- '08 models have a face-lift compared to the prior models.

The morning following 'Michael Oher' (qv)'s first stay at the Tuohy house, 'Leigh Anne Tuohy' (qv) puts on a grey sweater with a noticeably pointed collar.

When she moves downstairs to look for Mike, the same grey sweater collar changes from a pointed collar to smooth rounded neckline.

As Miss Sue tells 'Michael Oher' (qv) the scary story of where the body parts are stored at the University of Tennessee, her Ole Miss cup changes positions several times without being touched.

After 'Michael Oher' (qv) and 'S.

Tuohy' (qv) are in the accident, we see S.

J's mother rush over to the ambulance where he is waiting on a stretcher without a C collar on.

If you are being transported to the hospital by ambulance after a car wreck, you are almost always immediately put in a C collar, in case of neck or spinal injury.

Since he had struck the airbag AND had facial injuries, he would have been put in the C collar right away.

In the office of the recruiting service when they guy hands Tom Lemming the DVD of 'Michael Oher' (qv), if you look at the magazine that the DVD case is sitting on you will see a picture of 'Bryce Brown (I)' (qv) in the Army All-American game.

Bryce didn't sign with Tennessee until 2009 which is when he graduated and the film is supposed to be set in 2003-2004.

In his first game, after the kickoff before their first play, you can see the scoreboard clock behind the team and the clock is running.

Clocks don't restart after a kickoff until the next play has started.

'Leigh Anne Tuohy' (qv) has access to 'Michael Oher' (qv)'s student files.

His social worker gives her confidential information about him.

That wouldn't be allowed unless Leigh Anne had legal power of attorney.

In one scene, the TV shows Tennessee beating Clemson.

The footage is doctored footage from the 2003 Peach Bowl, which Clemson won 27-14 and never trailed.

'Michael Oher' (qv)'s first name is misspelled "Micheal" on an early test paper.

On the very next test, his name is spelled correctly.

When 'Leigh Anne Tuohy' (qv) is taking 'Michael Oher' (qv) to get some clothes and pulls over, she stops next to a small hill covered in ivy.

In the shots of Oher, a small tree is waving in front a field.

The quote on the archway at the Christian School attended by 'Michael Oher' (qv) and 'S.

Tuohy' (qv) is a misquote of Scripture.

The second line ("With God all things are possible") is correct, but the first line should read "With Man this is impossible" not "With Man this is possible".

The original context being Jesus' reply to his disciples when they realize how difficult it is for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, recorded in Matthew's gospel.

During the first game, after a play, the down marker is seen being changed from a 2 to a 1, meaning that that would of been the second play ran.

The team scores two plays later, yet the coach says they scored in three plays, when in actuality it should have been four.

(at around 25 mins) Answer "B" to question 6"Which does not involve an oxidation process? readsUsing a "flaslight".

Of course it should have been written"flashlight".

Michael and SJ want to buy a newly released football video game, but at that time, it is spring.

The Madden NFL games are always released in August and their NCAA counterpart are released in July.

After they make the U-turn to pick up Michael, Sean asks, "Where to?" Leigh Anne points straight-ahead and says, "home".

Home would have been behind them; they would have had to make another U-turn.

During the first football game Michael plays in, the scoreboard is shown to read VISITOR, but later in the game it is shown to read GUEST.

When Michael and the Tuohy family go out to celebrate Michael's acceptance into spring football, Leigh Anne's hairstyle changes from a pony tail to simply pinned back on either side.

When coach Phil Fulmer finishes making his presentation to S.

and Michael, he stands up and says C.

J, instead of S.

At the end of the movie, Leigh Anne threatens to "drive up to Oxford" and cut Michael's penis off if he gets a girl pregnant.

Oxford, MS is southeast of Memphis, so she would have to drive, "down to" Oxford.

They say Michael is in the 98th percentile for "protective instincts.

" However, this means he scored better the 98% of all the students who have taken this test, and not that he reached 98% of the total score as Leigh Anne says later.

The Blind Side does nothing short but hit home, Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw do a phenomenal job of coming together to take in this man who is homeless and rugged looking. While raising two other children of their own, and fighting the many battles of two, very much Caucasian taking in an African American.

Michael Oher, played by Quinton Aaron, is a homeless teen until he meets Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) and her husband Sean (Tim McGraw) and they take him into their home as one of their own. Michael is a seventeen year old, with a drug addicted mom and no known father, therefore he was in foster care, however he kept running away with nowhere to call home.

*** This review may contain spoilers ***Michael Oher, performed by Quinton Aaron, a displaced adolescent, pending the acquaintance of Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock), her husband Sean (Tim McGraw) and kids Collins (Lily Collins) and S.J.

Okay let me get this right! The Republicans are insulted, the African Americans are insulted and the do gooders are insulted and the raw nitty gritty tell us the truth are insulted!

In this world of calling everyone a racist because they are white, this movies shows the truth and reality of people who have the love of Christ in their heart and do not look at color but see a person who had no hope and they loved him and gave him a home. They saw a life and cared about a life when no one else did.

This was simply an amazing movie. I have been wanting to see this movie for a very long time.

This is the true story of Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) and Sean Tuohy (Tim McGraw) who take in homeless African-American teenager Michael "Big Mike" Oher (Quinton Aaron). It's a straight forward feel good inspirational story.

Based on the novel by Michael Lewis, The Blind Side portrays the classic storyline of trying to find a place in the world. A powerful script written by John Lee Hancock strengthens the impeccable performances of Sandra Bullock and Quinton Aaron.