Film Analysis

The Blind Side

Ordinary World: Michael is a 17 year old boy living on the streets with no money and no one to take care of him. He wanders around looking for a warm place to stay and looking for food.
Call to Adventure: A mom sees him walking in the rain and stops by to give him a ride, but ends giving him a place to stay at her house, where he learns to play football.
Refusal of the Call: When the mom stops to ask him if he had a place to stay he lies to her and tells her that he has somewhere to go.
Meeting with the Mentor: Michael meets her son S.J. who helps him to look happier, how to talk to people and most importantly his football skills. They become best friends and brothers who do everything together.
Crossing the Threshold: He gets his drivers license, new clothes and a new car. They pay for everything he needs They adopt him and he finally feels like he has a family.
Tests, Allies, Enemies: Goes to find his real mom but she isn't there. he runs into a bad crowd of people that live by his old home who he doesn't get along with. Michael doesn't do very well in school and isn't doing very well in football. None of the teachers really have an interest in helping him so he gets a tutor to help him along the way.
Approach: A bunch of colleges want him on their team but he isn't making the grades to get a scholarship so he has to work extra hard and look for help to get better grades so he can play football.
Ordeal: He gets his grades up and every college wants him on their team. He has to meet with all the coaches and decide where he wants to play football and go to college.
Reward: He goes to the school of his choice and gets to play football and have a good family to support him.
The Road Back: Michael gets in a fight with his new mom and goes back to the bad part of town to find his real mom and meets up with his old "friends" who disrespect him.
Resurrection: He goes missing for awhile and his mom wonders if he will ever come back. She is really worried and drives all around town looking for him.
Return with Elixir: He finally tells his adopted mother about his past and decides to move forward in his life, go to college and play football at the college of his choice.