Comments on: The Blind Side–Reel and Real http://theculturebeat.com/2009/12/29/the-blind-side-reel-and-real/ Movies, TV, Faith, Comics, Books, Media, etc Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:22:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Alex http://theculturebeat.com/2009/12/29/the-blind-side-reel-and-real/#comment-2792 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:00:48 +0000 http://theculturebeat.com/?p=1121#comment-2792 Taj,
Thanks for the (rapid) reply after I posted it less than an hour ago! I felt while watching the movie that we rarely see films about “ordinary” people. We either want to escape or to be confronted with an artistic challenge–this story was something most in the audience could relate to or identify with. I also think that’s part of the appeal of Tyler Perry’s films, although they’re broader in humor and more melodramatic, but audiences see themselves and their life in them.

]]> By: taj http://theculturebeat.com/2009/12/29/the-blind-side-reel-and-real/#comment-2791 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:53:14 +0000 http://theculturebeat.com/?p=1121#comment-2791 I just saw this over the weekend myself, and I’ve scanned the critics’ responses, and I have to wonder at times what it is they want. I read different perspectives on films I enjoy (and loathe). I try to keep a critical eye and be honest with myself about a film’s weaknesses and strengths, even if I like it or hate it (and I drive my wife nuts). Honestly, I cannot find a lot to really hate about this picture. I loved it, personally. On a critical level, sure it has a few flaws. But the idea, as one critic put it, that the movie is “just dying to be loved” doesn’t really follow. All movies like this are dying to be loved; they do not belong in the same camp as THE CIDER HOUSE RULES.

Anyway, thanks for the heads-up on the 20/20 feature!

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