Sandra Bullock’s ‘The Blind Side’
long criticized for its ‘White savior’
view of a Black athlete
Posted By: NorthernDog, 8/16/2023 1:50:25 PM
Not all Americans fell in love with Sandra Bullock’s inspirational football movie “The Blind Side” when it was released in November 2009. Sure, “The Blind Side” made $309 million at the box office and Bullock won her long-awaited Academy Award, but many Black viewers “never cared much for it” according to The Root. Discerning critics also saw the movie, based on a best-selling book by Berkeley author Michael Lewis, as another Hollywood project that uses “White savior” tropes. Now, critics of the movie have more ammunition in the wake of bombshell court documents filed by Michael Oher, the Black athlete
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I wasn't aware until recently that liberals despised the movie. Not sure why it's called a 'white savior trope' since the film is largely based on actual events.