https://www.cbr.com/blind-side-michael-ohr-disliked/
Football star Michael Oher was the subject of the heartwarming 2009 film The Blind Side, but he didn't care for it despite its success.
Oher admitted to ESPN that he didn't like the film because of how it negatively affected his football career, attributing it to why he was "downgraded" so much.
First and foremost, it wasn't just the Tuohy's who influenced Oher and who he credits for his success. It takes a village. In I Beat the Odds, Oher also credits his siblings, his case worker growing up, and the security that came from his foster homes. Not to mention the coaching that pushed and motivated Oher to excel in athletics. The Tuohys provided Oher with the stability, care, and academic support he needed to propel him into his successful career.share
Probably because the movie portrayed him as overwhelmingly dumb and inept.
It was basically Harry and the Hendersons, if they had taught bigfoot to play Football!
It was basically Harry and the Hendersons, if they had taught bigfoot to play Football!
I recently re-watched the movie. I had forgotten the scene where they discussed his academic abilities. Mostly in the bottom 1/3 of the class. He was portrayed as a child-like gentle giant.
Yikes.
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