Michael Oher Comments On The Blind Side
He was one of twelve children growing up in the broken home of their alcoholic and crack addicted mother.
Michael oher comments on the blind side. The blind side turned tackle michael oher into a household name before he became a first round draft pick of the baltimore ravens in 2009. But to condense the story of michael oher s life to a movie the writers had to leave out some major details of his past. Aaron who played the.
Michael oher and the real story of the blind side when the blind side first hit cinemas in 2009 it became an instant success and even scored an oscar nomination for best film. In a interview with tmz the blind side star quinton aaron addressed michael oher s recent rumblings over the film s effects on his playing career. 3 2013 in new orleans which is where his adoptive father grew up and went to high school with author michael lewis who wrote the blind side ap photo gregory bull.
However it didn t satisfy one important person. On wednesday oher said the movie has. Oher went through a period when all anyone wanted to talk about was the blind side that has died down in recent years but the super bowl has a way of bringing old stories back to life.
The blind side doesn t hide the fact that michael oher endured a difficult upbringing. The movie based on michael lewis s 2006 best seller the blind side. The real michael oher the man on whom the film was based.
The blind side may have impressed critics but the 2009 oscar winning film is not a favorite of its subject carolina panthers left tackle michael oher. However oher doesn t view the film all that. Oher and his adoptive family were depicted in the book and movie the blind side oher will play in his first super bowl on sunday feb.
It even states mentions he had been homeless and lacked any real family. Andrew weber usa today sports i m not trying to prove anything oher said. Michael s absentee father was not present in michael s life as he was frequently in prison and away from their home.
