In the film: The Blind Side, Religion and God plays a big part of the struggles Michael goes through and how the Tuohy family overcomes difficult times through religion, faith and God. This is first shown when the teachers of Wingate Christain School struggle to find a reason why they should let someone like Michael Oher into their ‘precious’ school. The coach agreed to take Michael in, but none of the other teachers including the principal agreed with him. The coach tells Michael’s story of being without and family and tells the principal to let him in because they are Christian not because of what Michael looks like and where he comes from. This is then continued. It’s Thanksgiving; Michael has been taken under the wings of the Tuohy family. The rest of the family is in front of the television, watching a football match and eating. Michael looks at them strangely and then goes to sit on the large dining table by himself. Leigh Anne realises that Thanksgiving is about giving thanks to the Lord and it should be celebrated properly, so she turns off the T.V. and tells her family that they are going to eat in the dining room, like a family. They give thanks traditionally by holding hands and saying grace.
The Blind Side: Michael Oher 