The following column was taken from sportsfeelgoodstories.com and is discussing the recent film "The Blind Side". The column also makes a list of the top 20 inspirational sports films of all time. After you read the column, please pick a film that you have seen and that you believe to be inspirational. Then, write a 250-500 word Journal Entry that discusses the cause and effect that the film had both on you and on the characters in the movie. If the film is based on a true story then you may talk about the influence that the events in the film had on the real life people and/or society in general. HAVE FUN!Is “The Blind Side” one of the top inspirational sports movies of all time?
The movie “The Blind Side,” based on the book by Michael Lewis, took in an amazing $34.5 million in its opening weekend at theaters. The movie tells the story of Baltimore Ravens’ first round pick Michael Oher. A homeless teenager, Oher was adopted by the Tuohy family in Memphis, Tennessee. Sandra Bullock plays the Leigh Anne Tuohy role, and this movie opened stronger than any other Bullock release. It’s also receiving strong votes from most critics.
But where does it stack up related to other inspirational sports movies?
Sports Feel Good Stories “Top 20 Inspirational Sports Movies”
1. Hoosiers2. Remember the Titans
3. Cinderella Man
4. Miracle
5. Rocky
6. Seabiscuit
7. Field of Dreams
8. Rudy
9. Coach Carter
10. Brian’s Song
11. Friday Night Lights
12. Bend it like Beckham
13. Glory Road
14. The Rookie
15. We are Marshall
16. Finding Forrester
17. Bull Durham
18. Chariots of Fire
19. Breaking Away
20. The Natural
