This is the story of Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy who take in a homeless teenage African-American, Michael "Big Mike" Oher. Michael has no idea who his father is and his mother is a drug addict. Michael has had little formal education and few skills to help him learn. Leigh Anne soon takes charge however, as is her nature, ensuring that the young man has every opportunity to succeed. When he expresses an interest in football, she goes all out to help him, including giving the coach a few ideas on how best to use Michael's skills. They not only provide him with a loving home, but hire a tutor to help him improve his grades to the point where he would qualify for an NCAA Division I athletic scholarship. Oher was a first round NFL pick in 2009 for the Baltimore Ravens.
It only dawned on me halfway through the film that i recognised the name Michael Oher, and that this was infact a true story about how he came to play in the NFL, but i was already enjoying it, so the fact that it was true only served to enhance my interest!
Sandra Bullock and Quinton Aaron who play Leigh Anne Tuohy and Mike Oher respectively both played their roles very well, presumably why Bullock won an Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
That aside, the movie really evokes the sense of lonliness that Mike Oher suffered as a teen in school, and the drastic change the Tuohy's had on his life.
Monday, 21 February 2011
Friday, 4 February 2011
As live idea
Ive had an idea for the as live briefing.
It would be similar to mastermind, in that each contestant would pick a specialist subject. These specialist subjects are then put into a hat and drawn out at random by the contestant who's turn it is.
There would be three rounds, the first of which would be a general knowledge buzzer round, and at the end of the round "lifelines" (such as phone a friend, ask an expert.. i havent thought about all of them just yet) would be awarded to the players, with the person with the lowest score getting more.
Not really got an idea for the second round.
The third round would then be the "specialist round" where, one by one, contestants would answer questions to do with the specialist subject that they pulled from the hat, against the clock. If the contestant gets a question wrong, the clock stops and the question is handed over to the other contestants to answer on a buzzer. The lifelines that have been aquired throughout the show would be used in this round, ie, the contestant uld ask an expert if they do not know the answer.
As with all good quiz shows, the winner would be the person with the highest score at the end of the quiz.
It would be similar to mastermind, in that each contestant would pick a specialist subject. These specialist subjects are then put into a hat and drawn out at random by the contestant who's turn it is.
There would be three rounds, the first of which would be a general knowledge buzzer round, and at the end of the round "lifelines" (such as phone a friend, ask an expert.. i havent thought about all of them just yet) would be awarded to the players, with the person with the lowest score getting more.
Not really got an idea for the second round.
The third round would then be the "specialist round" where, one by one, contestants would answer questions to do with the specialist subject that they pulled from the hat, against the clock. If the contestant gets a question wrong, the clock stops and the question is handed over to the other contestants to answer on a buzzer. The lifelines that have been aquired throughout the show would be used in this round, ie, the contestant uld ask an expert if they do not know the answer.
As with all good quiz shows, the winner would be the person with the highest score at the end of the quiz.
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