Sandra Bullock and The Blind Side's White Savior Problem

When reviewing The Blind Side for the Telegraph, Sukhdev Sandu wrote “Just because the story is true doesn’t make it real.” Director John Lee Hancock chose to frame the film about a black teen who became a football star around his white benefactors, and in doing so may have actually contributed to Sandra Bullock’s Oscar win in 2010 for Best Actress. In this video, I show you how.
For more information on white savior films, read Matthew Hughey’s book: www.amazon.com...
Or Erin Ash’s article about The Blind Side: www.jstor.org/...
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[@Gingerm0nster]

The DISRESPECT towards Gabourey is infuriating.

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

Most of those articles were worried for her career knowing what Hollywood is not disrespecting her.

[@IllumiNatetheOracle]

The best revenge is that Gabbys career is still very much active.

[@kristopher1799]

@@IllumiNatetheOracle Well, she was in AHS: Coven, the series 3rd season, and did damn well!! She was also in the series, The Big C with Laura Linney; that lasted 4 seasons. She was back in season 4 and just the most recent season of AHS.

[@IllumiNatetheOracle]

Kristopher Kaun she’s also in Empire. Her personality is very infectious, she should try to put together a talk show if roles dry up.

[@kevlow9494]

@@IllumiNatetheOracle She's a breath of fresh air compared to many actresses her age.

[@lovestadance]

They really did Micheal wrong with *this* version of *his* story.

[@soilgrasswaterair]

*THEIR version of HIS story

[@jjh2456]

jj62024 it’s specifically said in the video the script changes the focus from Michael Orr to Sandra’s character. That’s the problem.

[@freddiegrace3770]

I don't think I have ever hated a movie like I hate The Blind Side! It is is so true how Michael Oher is given NO voice when it is about his life! Yeah, lets focus on the wealthy blond woman instead of the homeless young man who became a NFL football player? Yeah, who would want to see that?! Fucking HATE THIS FUCKING AWFUL MOVIE!!

[@moonbeam3362]

I liked Michael’s character the best. Why did ya’ll like the white woman better than the black boy? Was it his skin?

[@JohnDee633]

@@moonbeam3362 every comment here is bashing the movie for its portrayal of him. Not one comment says they liked her character more than his. Why do you see everything in such a small minded way? There is a whole world out there outside of obsessing over being a victim.

[@thelastattempt666]

“We did it guys! We Ended Racism!” - The Academy

[@morley364]

The things they decided to reframe or change in this story are borderline painful.

[@thelastattempt666]

Morley not to mention belittling and simplified to the point of stupidity for the audience doesn’t know any better

[@thelastattempt666]

D Leo yes

[@morley364]

@D Leo What do you mean we can't do anything about them? We've clearly done things about them in the past

[@humbleharry3871]

@D Leo People with power can circumvent the law without actively breaking it. For example: outlaw segregated public schools in a community, and those with the power and means to do so can just abandon them in favor of supporting private institutions, or they can just move away. There are some things you just can't outlaw in an ostensible free society. Racism is one of them.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Michael Oher himself hates this movie. That tells me a lot.

[@erinwhipple4666]

The reason he hates it is because they didn’t portray him correctly. This is not Quinton Arron’s (actor who played him) fault, he was just following directions. But yeah, Mike claims that he’s always been a goofball, and that his portrayal in the film was way too quiet and serious.

[@priscilamorales6997]

The video said it perfectly, they used his character as a prop, and it is quite literally his story

[@jongon0848]

@@erinwhipple4666 He also had issues with them portraying him as an idiot who didn't know how to play football, which I think is the most insulting part of the film. He always knew how to play football and didn't need his mom to hold his hand and explain it to him like he's Forrest Gump. It also doesn't make sense in the context of the film since they show him knowing how to play basketball without any issues, but when it comes to football, he can't understand it...

[@AbdiqalisMohamud010]

@@jongon0848 It kinda plays into the stereotype that Black athletes are more physical than brains. Aka why Black QBs are seen as runners and not Peyton Manning high level IQ type. It should be situational depending on the individual athlete.

[@kotabear6556]

@@erinwhipple4666 he also says they portrayed him as stupid and shy. And made all of his achievements the result of Sandra's character.

[@EHH246]

I remember seeing a parody trailer that made the joke that Straight Outa Compton could have been an Oscar contender if it was framed from the white manager’s POV.

[@MM-yb2fy]

Sad thing is I dont think that's a joke. I cant remember what other movies were up for BP that year however with some tweaking - had they turned it into a savior story from Paul Giamattis POV - it might have won.

[@machiavelli061]

@@MM-yb2fy probably because if you made it a white savior story, it would have better structure because it would be based around 1 character instead of spread out over 3.

[@MM-yb2fy]

@@machiavelli061 Nope. Lol It doesnt have to be a white savior story to be based on one character. It wasnt based on anyone's POV it was an ensemble story. And a very good movie despite some flaws.

[@machiavelli061]

@@MM-yb2fy I thought it lacked conflict in some areas and an overall story arch. It's hard to have an ensemble movie all three of your main characters doing different things.

[@MM-yb2fy]

I disagree about all three characters doing different things taking away from the movie since that only happened in the 3 act. Prior to the third act (or between 2 and 3rd act) the movie showed them United for one common goal in trying to become successful and then dealing with said sucess. Granted the 3 act (the consequence of that sucess) was the weakest however, the same can be said for many great movies i.e. Goodfellas.

[@charlybrown5264]

I'm still so happy that Mo'Nique won that Oscar, she was the best and she knew it, she even said: "Thank you to the Academy for showing that it can be about the performance and not the politics".

[@kevlow9494]

Definitely! Disappointing to hear about being blacklisted, she really should get more work from that role.

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

@@kevlow9494 yeah a lot of the major roles Octavia Spencer got in after the help were technically suppose to be for Monique, same with Oprah in the butler and taraj p Henson on the TV series empire

[@mediaondisplay3089]

@D Leo i think hollywooe forgot she's a fucking comic. She did stand up for a long time amd really gained fame for her vulgar "tell it like it is" comedy. Though im not sure what she said that got her blacklisted, must be something pretty bad?

[@CharlieGoldDirector]

@@Dragonessa007 because she loves fighting everybody and everyone is tired of it.

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

@D Leo she got blackballed bc she refused to kiss anyone ass. That's why

[@TrippyKitty08]

I always felt "weird" about The Blind Side....this explains why. Why didn't I see it before? I think I was distracted by how much I love Sandra Bullock.

[@heyhorinshi]

H: a comic by Alyssa Stehle and that is why she’s there! Everyone already likes her so is easy to convey that her character is likeable and if we are content in liking her story why would we need more?

[@adriana9236]

Same

[@JohnDee633]

Aww, you're such a good person, because you had that "feeling" man, if we could all be like you. The world would be perfect, in your eyes.

[@gregorywright9971]

No disrespect if you are a female and not a black male might be why. I hated it I couldn’t understand why in the movie he seemed stupid and unable to make his own choices and the one time he did he ran with Thugs. But then in real life interviews he seemed smart and like he was not special.

[@RomanZolanski123]

Gregory Wright this movie came out when I was 10 and even then I felt disconnected from this story but was too young to understand why. It was a story about Michael based on a book on HIS perspective... and we know more about his white motherly figure than of him. We know nothing about him except he’s black, he’s big and he’s good at football.

[@judegnelson]

From Oher's book: "I felt like it portrayed me as dumb instead of as a kid who had never had consistent academic instruction and ended up thriving once he got it. Quinton Aaron did a great job acting the part, but I could not figure out why the director chose to show me as someone who had to be taught the game of football. Whether it was S.J. moving around ketchup bottles or Leigh Anne explaining to me what blocking is about, I watched those scenes thinking, 'No, that's not me at all! I've been studying - really studying - the game since I was a kid!' That was my main hang-up with the film."

[@motherboomer]

Thank you! Also, the actor that played him was fat with small shoulders, instead of shaped like an athlete big shoulders and smaller waist. AND the Tuouys never adopted him!

[@ellie4601]

You can't deny that Sandra was good in The Blind Side, but when you compare the material she and Gabourey were given, Gabourey should have won. Her character in Precious demonstrated far more emotional depth, thus giving Gabourey the opportunity to show the vast range of her acting abilities. It's such a shame because even though Sandra was good, Gabourey was better.

[@pa4o93ir49]

P R sandra bullock is prettier though

[@Bizarro69]

Good my foot.

[@goodrose4734]

@@Bizarro69 I see that username

[@claymccoy]

All Sandra did was wear a blonde wig (or dyed her hair blonde) and speak in a southern accent. Any number of actresses in Hollywood could have done at least as good, if not better.

[@Garbeaux.]

I agree but Oscars are sometimes, fairly or unfairly, given after a fairly good movie but a career of much better work. Think Leo DiCaprio or Brad Pitt.

[@mahajanssen]

"Gabourey could not be called the next Audrey Hepburn because Hollywood was spending time asking if she even belonged there in the first place and no one who looks like Gabourey Sidibe was allowed to become a Audrey Hepburn". Powerful!!!!

[@gabbyb7347]

It happened yet again, This time with Yalitza Aparicio sigh 😢

[@karmicobsession1636]

@@gabbyb7347 yea like Olivia Coleman is an Audrey Hepburn lol spare me

[@Arashi441]

@@karmicobsession1636 that has nothing to do with Olivia. What they mean is the discourse surrounding Yalitza in regards to the fact that some people think she doesn't even deserve to be called an actress. Here in Mexico, in the days leading up to the Oscars, many other Tv hosts and local actors said she didn't count. Sone said it was she didn't have experience/formal education, and others implied it was because she's indigenous.

[@kingtut7213]

maha janssen Maybe because Gabourey is overweight and not very attractive whilst Audrey Hepburn is extremely attractive?

[@IncreibleTV2010]

Arashi441 she didn’t count though. She looked like lady gaga’s maid lmao

[@trfr98]

I let out the biggest sigh when you put up the clip of green book. we're at the end of the decade and Hollywood's learned nothing

[@gravygravyjosh]

Green book has that post-racial "yay we can get along" aspect, but its not a white saviour movie. Way more nuanced

[@mfstarr1]

@@gravygravyjosh it is still very much a white savior movie lol

[@gravygravyjosh]

@@mfstarr1well interesting, but how so?

[@fredbernardin3]

@@gravygravyjosh Not that you have to agree with the analysis, but there is one (admittedly very critical of the movie) here kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqqzeJihr8iDq7c

[@woodrowdrake5287]

@@gravygravyjosh I agree. I understand the concern of Green Book giving white people a way to pretend that racism doesn't exist, but you can't paint the film as condescending to it's black characters or the complexity of racism. I think it is a nuanced story about a friendship, and both characters have unique vulnerabilities and growth in the film. It's as much about Doctor Shirley's struggle with identity as it is about Tony development. I really detest how people dismiss this film for what it has on it's surface, because it's one of the well acted quality films of the decade.

[@matthewsawczyn6592]

Sandra Bullock - Amazing, we love her Gabourey Sidibe - should totally have won Carey Mulligan - criminally 'under known'

[@eaqua56]

Yeah after knowing who else was in that category, I was really surprised that she won.

[@bibaolaitan5189]

Ikr.... I mean Meryl Streep was there...

[@ms.rstake_1211]

@@bibaolaitan5189 lol... Yeah but Sidibe was it.

[@ms.rstake_1211]

Criminally underknown?

[@thefilmseeker]

I just like to refer to Mulligan as "Not Michelle Williams."

[@alonsomillan3321]

I literally saw the title and audibly went “ooOoOoOoOOOH yes”

[@kevlow9494]

@Gustavo López Spilled everywhere.

[@AnaFariaable]

literally what I said hahhah

[@milkcatdog394]

Me too bich!!!

[@marinameilenstein]

Same!! I felt so uncomfortable watching The Blind Side and watching this video finally made me realize why

[@marywatkins9438]

Same too.

[@pyroshayniac1090]

I think I remember the real guy the movie was based on was upset about how they portrayed him.

[@dianasimms1810]

Condescending as hell

[@dianasimms1810]

Me too.

[@themadlad8540]

@@rosselliswilkinson that is not true he was a first round draft pick and made some pro bowls.

[@crysdee461]

I remember when the Blindside came out and there was so much hype around it. It was so disappointing. It felt like a lifetime movie. Nothing about it gave me Oscar worthy.

[@pa4o93ir49]

Crystal Aggrey maybe you just didnt understand the movie, it was great

[@IncreibleTV2010]

imnot surewhat some Lifetime movies are also great

[@anthonymarquez6493]

Gabourey Sidibe lost the best actress award to the blind side? WTELF. I love Sandra Bullock but I truly believe the best actress award should have gone to Sidibe she was amazing in Precious.

[@heyhorinshi]

Anthony Marquez precious broke me I had to pause a little because it was so raw and I was young then so The dark humour got lost but I could tell it was very well performed and too real for me

[@YouKnowWhereYouWentWrong]

@Anthony Marquez Agreed. She was ROBBED of that Oscar.

[@hunterelliott4772]

Does that really surprise you especially after Whoopi didn’t win the Oscar for A Colour Purple

[@pla5730]

Sandra deserved that Oscar

[@maggiemae7749]

@@heyhorinshi it was a dark movie with no dark humor

[@lauramarschmallow2922]

I am from Germany, where interest in american football is comparetavely low, and I am not at all interested in any kind of sports other than the one I'm doing in private. Therefore EVERYTHING I knew about this guy came from the movie (which I only saw on tv, because I was not interested in sports movies when it came to cinenas) I honest to God thought this guy was mentally retarded the way they presented him in this movie. Later I found out that this was not the case. But I think this shows HOW hurtful movies with the white savior story can be.

[@BakuraDiray]

same with me. his whole character is just so... bland that I thought there had to be something wrong with him. at around half of it i thought that this "blind side" the movie is named after would be something like: he doesn't even really like football (because that's what it looked like), he just wants to make his new family happy, and then they find out and have to learn to accept him in his own way. meaning that they were blind to the real him or something.

[@RandomSkyeRoses]

@@BakuraDiray Your version of the movie sounds more interesting than the real version

[@snowangel7980]

He wasn’t meant to be portrayed as mentally retarded but he was supposed to present as underdeveloped. His poor early education, home life, etc meant that he was never presented with the same opportunities to mentally grow the way young kids are. If your getting passed grade to grade out of pity, that’s obviously going to affect the way you go about the world, from communication to problem solving to emotional intelligence. I actually thought the blind side presented very well what is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. In the scene after Collins’s volleyball game, Michael is seen picking up leftover food from the stands, concerned that it might be the only thing he has to eat for days. Part of the adjustment of the family was not that Michael was stupid but that things like going to Taco Bell and not having to worry about whether you could afford what was on the menu or not was a massive privilege that they’d never considered before. So when you consider that this boy is helpless and 16 and eating other people’s leftover popcorn and has two pairs of clothes and has no reliable shelter, you can only imagine that the rest of the hierarchy is unfulfilled. How can he focus on his education or friendships or sports or communication with others or mental or self fulfillment or anything when for his whole life he’s never even gotten past worrying about the basic necessities of life?

[@cb.on.yt22]

Stephanie Lloyd but the issue is the michael in real life DID have reliable homes and he WAS capable of normal conversation but the director decided to portray him in a position of desperation to make the White Woman look like more of an angel. It makes it seems like he NEEDED that white family to save him and teach him football, in real life, he had been playing football since he could remember and even formed leagues, but god bless this white family for giving him the gift of football right? Maslows hierarchy of needs doesn’t work in a way that you completely forget learned information when you’re bumped down a tier. Did you even watch the goddamn video????????????

[@snowangel7980]

@@cb.on.yt22 He didn't have a reliable home though... he was moving house to house sleeping on couches. The beginning of the movie when addressing the principal of the school Michael would later join, it was explained that he was gifted in sports. Could shoot a basketball and make it every time. Could play football like a pro. The Tuohuy's weren't there to teach him football. They provided him with the resources he need to maximize his potential. I'm beginning to think you've neither read the book nor watched the movie and instead you're relying on some "woke" youtube video to bash a family doing something good for a fellow human.

[@AndreiGromit]

Who needs to be Audrey Hepburn, when one can be one's own person, just like Audrey Hepburn herself was.

[@oof-rr5nf]

[@MissSimone02]

Yes!

[@spookystela4661]

This is a beautiful statement. 👏🏼👏🏼

[@ms.rstake_1211]

Makes sense

[@violettbellerose1173]

"I'll be the first me, not the next Tom Cruise, thank you very much"

[@jesusdelgadillo8428]

Greenbook won best picture last year and Viggo Mortensen was nominated for best actor....zero progress.

[@Tonia682]

There was so many genuine stories that could have been told about the era that the Green Book was used. I had no interest in seeing that movie.

[@Rubber_Monkey]

At least Mahershali Ali won Best Supporting Actor

[@jesusdelgadillo8428]

Annie Hattie McDaniel won for playing Mammie in Gone With The Wind sooo I don’t see the upside to Greenbook, 80 years later doing wrong by black folk in film...if anything Mahershala should have been the lead and won Best Actor.

[@Rubber_Monkey]

Jesus Delgadillo Yeah, the film would’ve been better if it was told through Don Shirley’s perspective

[@jesusdelgadillo8428]

Annie 💯

[@RLBM89]

I've never enjoyed the Blindside because I felt so uncomfortable watching, however I have a family that LOVES and watches it all the time. Interestingly when you talk to them about it they never mention it from the perspective of "helping" the boy. They like the relationship between LeAnn and her husband. They like the sassy tutor and all American teenage girl that comes home to her family emotionally. They don't understand the white savior trope because they literally don't see his character at all. He might as well be the new home or the father that loses his job and creates more family time, or the Christmas season in a Hallmark movie or any other event that brings a family together. They completely erase his story from things and that feels almost worse. He is a catalyst for their success as a family.

[@locutusdborg126]

Very insightful comment.

[@kaylaglazz]

Please help your white people change, they are the reason why racism isn't "seen" in higher society and why a lot of people refuse to see the hurt we endure. Because this statement scares me.

[@morganstarchild5359]

I've never watched it, I can't stand to watch the white savior movies and when trailers hit for the blind side I instantly thought ughh smh I watched precious though and omfg she definitely should have been recognized for her acting. But yes op very insightful and expressed honestly. Blessed be y'all

[@wylier]

if michael was 'completely erased' from the story, he wouldnt have been IN the movie at all! They could have just as easily made a fictional drama about a southern family, a la 'Fried Green Tomatoes'.

[@christienelson1437]

True I felt confused after watching the Blind Side as if I had been blind sided. I knew nothing about the male hero in the story and was disappointed. I thought that this was due to poor editing and a cheap budget. A very poor representation of him and his achievements.😕☹️🤨🤨

[@christianx8761]

This is so tasteful and so well done, bravo again!!! The White Savior Trope is something that needs more light to be shone upon it!

[@itsathi6055]

It already has plenty of light. Snl has done a few skits on it. Its just that no one cares. These types of roles are more refreshing than the reality of racism. They are never going to go away

[@Shalalacls]

@@itsathi6055 That's because these type of stories are in the realm of "feelgood movies", and the general public eats them right up. Honestly, apart from Black Panther, Green Book was the only Best Picture nominee that didn't leave me wanting to throw myself out the window. And I'm not defending Green Book, it's a white savior movie masked as a buddy comedy and the only reason it got away with it was because there was Mahershala Ali. But I enjoyed the experience of watching Green Book more than say BlackkKlansman, which I recognized as an objectively better movie in every way. The general public can't make the distinction though, so white savior stories make more money, get talked about more, win awards, so they get made more, and the cycle continues. I hope I've expressed my point without offending anyone.

[@itsathi6055]

@@Shalalacls Nah i agree. Thats exactly the reason

[@erickamorgan4564]

THAT'S RACIST!

[@julijakeit]

like what? is it bad to show white person helping black person? if you guys really think so, you need white and black saviors. we need more white saviors. more black saviors, more asian saviors. saviors of the trees, of the bees, of the oceans and the skies. stop being ridiculous about people helping others.

[@jelenam.2078]

Precious is one of the toughest movies ever, i cried the entire time

[@dianasimms1810]

It was a punch in the gut. I felt sick. Acting was off the charts. Hard movie but great.

[@a.d.w8385]

It was great. However, I only watched it twice. Will never in my life watch it again. Its too disturbing.

[@annnee6818]

It's just horrifying because we know this kind of stuff really happens and not nearly as seldom as we like to tell ourselves so we can sleep at night

[@bubbleapple13]

i first saw gabourey in american horror story and wanted to see more of her, so i watched precious, and while it's an amazing film, it's so hard to watch. i hope she gets more lead roles so i can watch her without having a depressive episode

[@itscarolina837]

It’s probably one of my favorite films but yes it’s extremely gut wrenching

[@robertr798]

Gabourey was astonishing and, in my opinion, the clear highlight among those nominees.

[@luciamota1249]

Only if you didn't watch An Education...

[@robertr798]

I watched all of the nominees ;)

[@joeburinskas8672]

Nope

[@robertr798]

...Yup.

[@robertr798]

Nicolas Costas thank you! lol

[@dumisa7]

My favorite Sandra Bullock moment: The scene in Miss Congeniality when her team has left her and she insists on doing the show anyay. She's backstage and has no idea how to get ready, makeup and that, and the girls all pitch in to help. I tear up every time.

[@thegdthadman]

"Honey, you're changing his life." "No. He's changing mine" (retches) *chef's kiss*

[@heyhorinshi]

Thaddaeus Edwards I heard that in real life! It was nausea inducing not about race but adoption anyway still irked me

[@martag825]

I actually watched "While you were sleeping" last night and she has a very similar line there as well. Although it was much better placed there.

[@taptap2446]

Anonymous One that line itself is not condescending its just extremely cheesy as is her delivery

[@thomasmills339]

Ugh I know.. what about. " you never had your own room before?... I never had a bed." What utter bullshit.

[@arnepianocanada]

Both true.

[@jonathanhunter8076]

love sandra but gabourey should have won, precious made me cry so fucking much and the performances of both gabourey and monique were perfect and so touching

[@sallybrite1530]

Well, Precious got a lot of criticism from the African-American community...That could be the topic of a whole new video.

[@Arpege92]

Precious was a difficult movie to watch but it was well worth it when she finally got away from her mother for good.

[@chuckychuck8318]

And also. You're cute 😊😚☺

[@evergreenrodeo]

The movie felt awkward when I watched it but I didn't know all of the stuff they changed! That truly changes the story.

[@harrietamidala1691]

The liberties they made for the blind side reminded me of Patch Adams.

[@universalsoldier2293]

It wasn't a documentary. Heck, they even took liberties with When They See Us for dramatic effect. That's how it works in entertainment.

[@iamflubber2222]

I watched it before I knew about the true story behind it. I was a young Sandra bullock fan and as a movie I was just like "oh that was a good film". Viewing now with a critical eye and knowing the truth I would've much preferred to watch a film about his ACTUAL story that showd all of the players in his life. Now I see him as he said himself, a prop and a big dope. It's shitty honestly.

[@heyhorinshi]

Abigail Olds it was terribly awkward! It was clear there was something wrong with it, now I know why

[@leandrox1]

@@iamflubber2222 you still believe the..."i had no idea that the movie would give me an oscar chance"... Hahahaha...bullshit...

[@agirlwithdreams15]

"No, he's changing mine" has the same energy as "No mom/dad, I'm giving up your dream."

[@coolhellu]

adjgfs omfg

[@jesse-5318]

ronnie. og Can you plz explain this to me?

[@braydenfitzsimmons6824]

It’s no coincidence that Sidibe’s two most notable roles since Precious are American Horror Story & Empire. TV shows by Ryan Murphy & Lee Daniels, people who are also seen as "othered" by Hollywood.

[@1958mlvc]

This right here! Notice most of her credits are from. Ryan Murphy.

[@jongon0848]

Something I seriously never understood about the portrayal of Michael Oher is how they made him look like he was an idiot at football who needed his mom to come out and hold his hand and explain to him how to play. But in the beginning, he had no problem with playing basketball, he didn't need his mom to break it down for him like he was Forrest Gump. How come?!

[@GurpreetSingh-db9nh]

Like every other Hollywood biopic , they take liberties with stories that they think will help them make the story appeal to audiences and at the end of the day Sandra Bullock was the big star on whose name the movie was going to sell tickets so it made sense for th creator's to put her front and center along with Michael

[@tkennedy2000]

The Academy’s white savior obsession will be its downfall.

[@Alusnovalotus]

Tory Kennedy we already see the cracks....

[@tkennedy2000]

@Jeremy Jones Nobody cares what you think Jeremy.

[@jagp135]

@@tkennedy2000 Nobody cares what you think Tory

[@jagp135]

Kou 1 it seems like you’re the only one who cares what you think

[@FancyFufflyBunny]

@Jeremy Jones Pointless woke reboots and white savior movies comes from the same place though. It's all about pandering to audiences to make more money because that's how capitalism works. Disney (and Hollywood) keeps pumping out bullshit version of actual issues by placing the blame on a few problematic individuals instead of actually criticizing the system that creates those issues. Why do they do that, you say? Well, the system is in their favor and they don't want it to change. Also it's easier to make movies who seem socially conscious but aren't really to please a wider range of people. I'd love more movies with strong female protagonists (like Mad Max) but instead we get a live action of Beauty and the Beast where apparently women reading suddenly became controversial, even if it never was in that time period in France. It's stupid and it doesn't say shit about real issues. We need more movies like "Get Out" who actually has a messsage to tell and does it in great metaphors, using the media it's in to talk about larger, systemic problems.

[@dakotahale1788]

I appreciate how you gave Sandra Bullock the credit she deserves not just by saying what amounts to "no harm meant to Sandra" then continuing on with the analysis, but really discussing her as well as the systems surrounding her that led to that particular story and performance captivating the academy. Yes it is a White Savior story. Yes this is a long standing tradition that we need to be critical of. But too often I think our society gets all defensive when approached with critical analysis, seeing it as a personal attack, and you helped to make sure that isn't the case in a kind and approachable way. Glad I found your channel!

[@gregorywright9971]

Thing is Sandra knew what she was doing. Oddly enough from all her back lashes she then goes to a Netflix movie and falls in love with a black male out of her league instead of one around her age. A 29 year old falling in love with a 54 year old woman with a child over a single white woman his age also being in the house riiight. I wouldn’t even be shocked to find out if they didn’t change the role around and remove the dads parts in favor of her taking over the roles would also be why they wrote out the other 2 families he had before there family. They sure wrote out how he really learned the sport in favor of them teaching him.

[@cathycarpenter7294]

Right! Right! No one is to blame. It's institutionalized racism. We can't fix what we can't see. And it's hard for some to even see it...yet. This is a lovely presentation without emotionally driven finger pointing that can serve to increase awareness. Its beautiful!!

[@cathycarpenter7294]

@It's time to stop Absolutely! But some people don't even see the institutionalized racism. Awareness has to increase. And this video is a very good tool for doing that.

[@love_agapi_m3976]

Like male leads are not older then the female leads in Hollywood? Also happens in real life. Anyway 🤙🏻

[@patkawasaki771]

Sometimes the supply of racism can't keep up with the demand. So it has to be manufactured.

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

I always wondered why Sandra won when in terms of the best actress nomination that year Gabby and Meryl gave the best performances and Sandra gave the least best. This video not only explains it but also why also explains why I hate white savior movies

[@AJ-cq5pw]

Same. I also recommend Renegate Cut's video talking about Green Book and why white savior movies are awful.

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

@@AJ-cq5pw thanks I recommend watching it bc white savior movies to me makes no sense

[@jo_verabradleyfan4743]

Yep. Gabby or Meryl should have won that year. Both were fantastic. I never understood why Sandy won that year, as much I like her.

[@samph3315]

@@jo_verabradleyfan4743 Meryl didn't have a shot - it was a comedy. If they were cool about comedy then she would have won for The Devil Wears Prada.

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

@@samph3315 true marsia tomai is the only actress that comes to mind that won Oscar for a comedy film and today her win is considered one of the worst upsets in academy awards history

[@noahlsmith2488]

I have to admit that Gabourey Sidibe is one of the saddest stories. Like it was a miracle she was even at the Awards and would not be there if she didn't skip school.

[@joehorne2808]

"I thought with Speed 2 I had it in the bag." LMAO the sarcasm.

[@jblue705]

Yeah I thought that was hilarious too 😁

[@alienlove2182]

The Rickey Thompson clip took me out. Great analysis!

[@AnnaA-mj4st]

Yeah it “blind sided” me

[@flowerchild9815]

Anna Antony hee hee

[@stephendavis6267]

Excellent video, and I do appreciate that you didn't slam Bullock's performance even though the film itself is extremely problematic. In terms of her actual work in "The Blind Side," Bullock is actually very good and definitely manages to do a lot of the heavy lifting in terms of making Leigh Anne Tuohy seem like a real person with dimension. It's easy to dogpile her because of the problematic film around her, but judging her work in the movie, I think she was very good. Of the nominees, Gabourey Sidibe should've taken it in a walk, but I do prefer Bullock's performance over Mulligan, Mirren and Streep. With that said, I do wish it had been "Gravity" she had won for.

[@ronaldososa]

She was better in Gravity, but that was Cate Blanchett's year, and no one was taking that Oscar from her

[@ayindestevens6152]

Yeah it should’ve been Gravity

[@CeliniacForLife]

Yes, she definitely should’ve won for Gravity. Or better yet she should’ve been nominated for her role in A Time to Kill and won it.

[@cinemaholic730]

I think she should have won or at least been nominated for Crash.

[@champagnesocialist3716]

I’ve been waiting for another one of your amazing videos!!

[@alejandroespinosa7085]

same here

[@lilnikkisixx]

I came back here to rewatch this video after it came out the family was using him for financial gain

[@Aiphiae]

You don't even know that's what happened. It was an *accusation* yet all you muppets think he just won a landmark court decision. Is there *NO* rational thought anymore? Jesus.

[@usainengland]

I noticed that an ad for “The Blind Side” popped up next to your critique. KZbin algorithm didn’t listen to the video though. My Black mom who adopted me, saved me, a white girl. Many might question her choice but today as we laughed over the phone I loved her more than other. I am honoured that a wonderful, intelligent and cultured woman loves me. But Black saviour-mom movie? The world ain’t ready!

[@steamboatwill3.367]

@M. Jacobson ) you agian? - he was saved and helped by white man, ironiclay played by the NAZI antagonist from Tarantinos previous film, but it is impressive how different those characters are, but that would still make it fall under the white savior trope. - DJANGO DOES NOT SAVE ANY WHITE CHARACTERS ( litteraly the opposite ), so it's not "black savior" ( Wich Im aware it's also a trope but much less prevelent ). Btw, I'm white, but not american and all i see is condesencion and gaslighting from people like you towards people of color.

[@kellyrobinson6543]

Thank you very much for shedding more light on the white savior trope

[@katie-st8nx]

its not a trope if it actually happened.....then it's just a family who took in an abused kid regardless of race.

[@doylegaines1319]

Unfortunately, people who look for things like "white savior trope" in movies or in life are emotionally and intellectually stunted misfits. They belong in an environment with padded walls where sharp objects cannot be found...

[@goldburnm]

Thank you so much for taking on the white savior trope.

[@danielebowman]

In this case it wasn't a trope, it was a true story based off a well reviewed book from an author whose books have on multiple occasions been oscar bait. Not only that actor taking on real life characters also tends to be good oscar bait.

[@goldburnm]

@@danielebowman I think this is semantics. The two things are not mutually exclusive. The movie can be based on a true story and still rely on themes that we're familiar with.

[@Brookelleluv]

It's a movie about a high school kid from an abusive homelife who found a family to treat him like their own and take care of him. Black or white he's a child who needed help and a home just like any child......not sure why his or her race matters to you guys so much.

[@goldburnm]

@@Brookelleluv Thanks for adding your infinite wisdom by giving us a summary of a movie we already know about. If you're not sure why his race matters to us I see no reason for you to tell us that. It's not like you're asking a question. But of course an all-wise, all-knowing white woman had to drop in to condescend to us.

[@Brookelleluv]

@@goldburnm i figured I'd give a synopsis since you seem to be confused about the premise if the movie lol but uh yeah, for all i know you could be a white woman too, does that matter?

[@jeanettetackett5119]

What an excellent thought provoking analysis. Thank you.

[@AlphaEarth]

It's time to face the sad fact, that rather than ending racism, Hollywood is one of the main catalysts for it. Same goes for sexism, xenophobia, and a whole host of other negative 'isms'. This is a brilliant, thought provoking video, you deserve far more subs and recognition.

[@wylier]

yet racism was far more prevalent in the 1700 and 1800s, than now. Same deal with the other 'isms' you mention. Consider how long slavery was practiced here, before emancipation.

[@briannab4037]

@@wylier Hollywood wasn't around in the 18th and 19th centuries...

[@wylier]

Which sort of reinforces my argument, actually. Lol

[@Niobesnuppa]

@@wylier They didn't say it's the main catalyst, just that it's one of the main ones. Also new things can spread "isms", it doesn't have to be an old thing that has always existed. Just because it wasn't around in the 1700's, it doesn't mean it's not responsible for holding on to a lot of racist ideas of the past and continuing to teach them to new generations.

[@wylier]

@@Niobesnuppa can you give me some examples of recent hollywood movies that actively preach 'racist ideas'?

[@mi_handle]

I avoid white savior films so I've never seen Sandra's Oscar win movie.

[@dianasimms1810]

Me too

[@pauldrummond755]

What about black saviour films?

[@doylegaines1319]

I heard that. I never watch black savior films.

[@mi_handle]

@@pauldrummond755 Is there such a thing?

[@ezekieltete6584]

paul drummond what is a black saviour film??? 😅😂😂😂

[@TheMorganVEVO]

This is probably my FAVORITE channel on KZbin. Your analyses about the entertainment industry are really interesting and thought-provoking. You are *really* talented. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@littlemissmello]

if you like this channel, you should check out Pop Culture Detective here on youtube as well. It is well researched as a channel and really gets to the core of issues. Love that channel!

[@TheMorganVEVO]

littlemissmello I’m gonna look for that channel. Thanks for the suggestion! 😊

[@littlemissmello]

@@TheMorganVEVO no problem, happy watching!

[@MegaJae]

@Michael Freed love your comment, I am not christian or jews 😅

[@MegaJae]

@Michael Freed 😍😍😍

[@kristoferwilson6593]

after watching the movie I read the book and was like woah, thats crazy...thats very different.

[@amyclarke41]

i liked it which suprised me as the character could get me annoyed as michael ore could have managed could he ? its based on a real story yes so the real saviour are wrong to help ? i saw it as michael whatever colour and background hasnt got the confidence to sort himself but they gave him confidence yes they are well off but why not help?😁wish more people could help with uk government ?mishaps in the uk this is my personal view i saw carey in an education excellent not precious didnt get round to seeing it sadly i dont see colour in helping i see helping 😊

[@Sweetish_Jeff_]

Kristofer Wilson The book is almost always better than the film.

[@PeterRabbit4Eva]

She should have won with Gravity, that is her best performance of her entire career for sure ! ❤️

[@champagnesocialist3716]

Cate Blanchett was sooo good in blue jasmine tho

[@BA-hv5og]

Siam_Boyz _1988 I think she was good but that year Cate Blanchett's performance was beyond dispute

[@msmilano7091]

Siam_Boyz _1988 28 days and Crash, for me, the best Sandy performances. She is simply a great actress

[@isabelaoliveira9270]

No. Cate Blanchett was better

[@raluca8112]

Cate Blanchett was better

[@vrtvngelz]

Ever since I was a kid I knew something was wrong with that movie and I totally get it now

[@themadlad8540]

It was a sappy ass movie it had nothing to do with white sa oir shit.

[@bethanychatman9531]

@@themadlad8540 no it really did. The story was supposed to be about him and the made it about the white people.

[@91137732]

@@bethanychatman9531 Plus the black guy portraited in the movie seemed mentally retarted, only recently I've found out that was not the truth in real life

[@bpeoples4043]

7:05 I love how this subject is so serious, and you're tackling it with such passion and grace but still have time to make us laugh.

[@jb8839]

I remember watching 'The Blind Side' in Mumbai, India weeks before the Oscars. My only reaction was: Really!!! This is the frontrunner!!!

[@paulyantonio9410]

Gabourey should have won. Probably the only snub I'm still mad at today.

[@bigbaby4815]

Agreed

[@pa4o93ir49]

nope.

[@venessaabrams8687]

I agree also Angela Bassett for playing Tina Turner, Denzel for Malcolm X etc....The Oscars is TRASH! Stopped watching it long ago....

[@nigelhenriques1893]

You do realize that every time you post a video i legit have to make it an event. I legit rewatch your videos a million times because this is basically a woke TCM. Thank you.

[@cnashford2]

What's TCM?

[@nigelhenriques1893]

@@cnashford2 turner classic movies.

[@mackenzieb6497]

Woke TCM! Ya nailed it. :)

[@ImmaURq]

I kinda feel like Sandra’s role in the blindside was basically a grown up version of her rom-com characters, one in an established marriage and loving kids. So yeah they could’ve done that without the stereotyping

[@jonathand.9555]

If “white savior complex” is ever found in a dictionary, there would be a poster of the Blind Side next to the definition!

[@myettechase]

And The Help, and Green Book. The ultimate trio of white savior films...🤮

[@alexsmalley9993]

@@myettechase The Help is definitely better than the Blind Side though. At least it acknowledges the systematic issues that Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis' characters face. They have agency and are allowed to be emotional and angry at their unfair circumstances. Michael Oher is stripped of any character and is basically a lamp, god he doesn't even seem to want to play football at all.

[@dajaaveu]

Thank you so much for this. Thank you. Gabby should’ve won that year.

[@kevlow9494]

Oprah said it best with "Where did you learn how to do THAT?" Gabby was incredible. Carey too!

[@mae64khlo]

The title made me "and I oop…" Great job as always!

[@KittyPieVibes]

👁o 👁

[@parissideris1757]

“I thought I had it in the bag for Speed 2” That was actually so funny

[@richierich7229]

@M. Jacobson And you are clearly a hater.

[@richierich7229]

@M. Jacobson if you say so. But it just sounds like you are mad at her for being successful when she has done nothing to offend you. I'm not saying that she is the greatest actress to ever walk the face of the earth but there is obviously a reason why people like her and want to see her movies. She's just doing her job and she hasn't done anything to warrant negative commentary. I wish you all the best in life and hope you can be more positive about things in the future.

[@amarahc4351]

“he was a prop” ouff

[@matriaxpunk]

And a big one

[@ShakespearsCyst]

Interesting looking back at this after it's come out that the family didn't adopt him but made him agree to a conservatorship without knowing it.

[@Advent3546]

I didn't know I needed this episode until you gave it to us. Thank you!

[@thegirllikesmovies7389]

I love Sandra Bullock but her Oscar win is one of the most undeserving in the history right after Renee Zellweger

[@GMAMEC]

TheGirlLikesMovies , wow, the most undeserving? While I understand the videos points and possibly not liking the movie, her performance was great.

[@thegirllikesmovies7389]

@@GMAMEC I said one of the most undeserving and no I do not think her performance was great at all. I LOVE Sandra Bullock but her performance and that movie are nothing special in my opinion. I hate the movie. It's like if Disney had a baby with Hallmark and the Godparents were the Lifetime and Uplift Networks.

[@jsharp1701]

Zellweger should have won for Chicago. Her win for Cold Mountain was one of those horrible consolation Oscars.

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

Agreed she was amazing gravity and was more deserving for that role. I believe the most undeserved best actress will forever be between gwyneth Paltrow for Shakespeare in love and grace kelly in the country girl

[@sallybrite1530]

OMG Zellwegger is THE WORST ACTRESS EVER. Closely followed by Naomi Watts.

[@BKcritic]

This video slaps. I've been waiting for someone to take this trope to task.

[@edoverhills]

Yes to Carey Mulligan having an extremely bright future ahead of her. She's been making interesting film choices and delivering amazing performances since her breakout role in An Education. The latest of which is her lauded performance in Promising Young Woman.

[@marthenri]

1. I thought I see movies pretty deeply, but you make me see movies even deeper. Thank you. 2. Wow! So true! Bullock in Practical Magic, Speed, and Miss Congeniality was pretty awesome.

[@casanova2469]

Seriously, can you please do a video on Hillary Swank? The fact that she has won 2 Oscars and is not a powerhouse actress speaks volumes.

[@BrokenSocialScene23]

Also if I remember correctly, she won the only two times she's been nominated.

[@harrietamidala1691]

Yeah, she really has disappeared. I can't think of any recent title Hilary's been in.

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

Bc her film credits were inconsistent outside her two Oscar movies a lot of her movies were mediocre from artistic content standpoint, as well as from critical reception and box office performance

[@sunnesunne4039]

Swank is a very interesting and unusual case to be sure but I'd argue she is a tremendous actress given the right material, her work in the homesman, conviction, insomnia and the recent Netflix film mother were all terrific . Some of this is Holywood not knowing how to cast an actress like her . Jodie Foster while probably much more successful had some of these similar issues happen to her in the 90s too following her two Oscar wins for the accused and silence of the lambs.

[@rogat9775]

HOW DO YOU ONLY HAVE 60K?!?!?! Your videos are so well put together, seriously interesting, and just such a high quality overall. I'm in love with this channel

[@sundaesorceress]

Very well said! The problem isn’t Sandra necessarily but the system that Sandra is in, a system she is uniquely situated to benefit from. Goes to show not only the dangerous racial politics in Hollywood but also that a lot of these awards, like high school elections, are basically all circumstance and popularity contests

[@sundaesorceress]

​@M. Jacobson Yes, she is also accountable as well. However I think speculating about her marriage and whether or not she drove her husband to cheat on her is completely superflous to this conversation??? That seems irrelevant and honestly a kind of shitty thing to do mate

[@roxanamunoz1358]

I would love for you to do an analysis on how Jennifer Lawrence won her Oscar for Silver Linings Playbook - mostly why she always gets miscast for characters in much older ages. Or even that same year for Anne Hathaway taking best supporting role from Sally Field and (of course) Amy Adams. 2013 was a weird one. I love your channel! Keep making amazing content as always.

[@dixied3386]

Yes!!! She's a good actress but many of her Oscar's are not earned. She was good but I thought oscar? Really?

[@gabrieltalavera4465]

The irony is that Sandra won for playing the white savior over Gabourey Sidibe who plays a painfully resilient girl that is truly an inspiration and is a breath of fresh air. She was the performance of the year and her character didn't need a white savior to survive. 💜

[@blopez16]

And a Rickey Thompson clip?! Just when I had thought you already had great content.

[@EuroGuy85]

“Watching the NFL Awards is like watching the Oscars, if the Oscars nominated black people!” - C. O’Brien (2016)

[@kalahking1221]

I've always hated this movie, in school white female teachers LOVE to show this.

[@graceliz52]

the PE department would always show it when it was raining

[@il3077]

Oh my god yes

[@princessdior9]

that sucks.

[@aprilgrant8075]

@@graceliz52 That's just cruel.

[@doylegaines1319]

Beats the hell out of "Roots"....

[@joeblack7942]

Please, make a video on Reese Witherspoon and "Walk the Line"

[@Nirrini]

Joaquin was so robbed of his Oscar. Why the hell Reese won I will never understand!

[@wolfstar675]

Joaquin should have won for that movie.

[@antoniobrooks1113]

WOLF STAR over Hoffman in Capote... absolutely not. Walk the Line was just a typical Hollywood biopic, Reese won for the same reason Sandra won, “it’s her last chance” yet both have been nominated since and have had their biggest commercial successes since lol. If anything, Phoenix should’ve won for The Master

[@grahamcinemagrahamnc6777]

@@Nirrini I would make an argument for Joaquin in The Master over Walk The Line.

[@PeaceFan1]

Gabourey had the FAR Superior Performance, Period!!

[@pa4o93ir49]

PeaceFan1 not really, she wasnt very pretty.

[@songbirrd7008]

imnot surewhat it’s not about being pretty you ginormous asshole

[@carlosmartins3009]

Once again, I am amazed with the consistency of your analysis. I never viewed “The Blind Side” in such a way, even aware of the concept of White Savior movies. As a Brazilian, now I can understand how that the social context involved in 2010 and this movie fits like a glove, and that Sandra’s win is much more about the values Hollywood endorses and the opportunity to acknowledge her well known talent. As a matter of fact, I think her acting in Gravity and loss to Cate Blanchett in 2014 only reinforces her versatility as an actress and what was said here about what Academy voters are concerned (even though I believe Cate’s win involves much more). Congratulations for your channel. I am very grateful to see such an analytical point of view in a subject I love, that speaks universally to our condition. Thank you!

[@josakonstanzer417]

Yet another great video. You are absolutely brilliant. I hope you will make videos about Marion Cotillard and Kate Winslet winning their Oscars one day.

[@kevlow9494]

Ditto! I also look forward to her analysis and breakdown of Nicole Kidman, Brie Larson, Jennifer Lawrence's wins.

[@sarahthompson8098]

ABSOLUTELY! I could never quite articulate my all of my problems with The Blind Side, but you've done so beautifully. Thanks for another quality video essay.

[@o_portolanos]

“I guess blondes really do have more fun” I choked and shivered at the same time

[@SurahOnline]

*I feel like the movie 'DANGEROUS MINDS' was the beginning of these types of movies* 😔

[@hciapetus1251]

Surah Online - I think you’re right about this. While I personally love Dangerous Minds, I feel this is the movie where studies, and maybe directors and screenwriters, got the wrong idea about the formula of what it takes to show a story of a middle class (or upper) white person who gets a taste of the less privileged lives and tries to help.

[@megg.6651]

The thing is "Dangerous Minds" and "Freedom Writers" are TRUE STORIES. These are not made up by Hollywood to push a narrative - it is REAL. I am a teacher in an urban district and the majority of the teachers are white women - not because hiring practices are discriminatory, but because there are few black teachers applying for these jobs! I don't think we should be demonizing people who go into a very difficult, stressful career because the color of their skin makes some people uncomfortable.

[@MM-yb2fy]

@@megg.6651 Disagree. You're saying that because they are true stories they are not being pushed for a specific narrative is false. There are many true stories out there and there are many teachers of color who have been able to turn things around in an inner city (Stand and Deliver and Lean on Me - come to mind). These types of "whitr savior" stories are being promoted because they make a certain population feel good about themselves.

[@letthetrumpetsound7893]

No honey, this genre goes way back.

[@eveharris30]

@@megg.6651 Freedom writers the teacher was Latina not a whit lady.

[@erauprcwa]

I love Sandra Bullock, and I was happy she finally won an Oscar, it I was disappointed that it was for a white savior film... glad you talked about this narrative in Hollywood. I know you mostly do female actresses in Hollywood and film, but I’d love to hear your take on Denzel Washington and the racial politics of his films... which was very apparent after “Training Day” win.

[@Pinkladyisv]

It would be fun to see a few male winners stories too!

[@adagiobreeze8493]

The Blind Side was super condescending and cringe-worthy

[@fbaallied]

Just call it what it is, racist!

[@reynam2576]

The movie was based on a true story.. What's racist about it?

[@fbaallied]

@@reynam2576 Well, the video outlines why it is implicitly racist, It suggests black people cannot chart the success of their own lives; The White Savior narrative: needing white people to lead them to salvation. Not everything racist is overtly so. But just because it isn't overt, doesn't make it any less racist.

[@bagel3707]

Cherry Boy it’s based on a TRUE STORY. The movie itself is not racist. Real life is racist .

[@yodoquynh5597]

B A G E L but the book is different from the storytelling of the movie??? Have u watched the video?

[@dustinreckling5496]

YES!! I’ve been waiting for this specific year!

[@robertdiez3854]

When you showed the clip of "The Help" I instantly recognized what you were talking about and it was something I felt while watching the entire movie.

[@heeeresjohnny7503]

its not just about a "white savior" problem, it's also about a "big star savior" problem. What did people expect when bullock is in the movie? that they would give more screen time to a (black) kid???!!

[@MsJubjubbird]

this is why I hate the Harry Potter movies. You have Alan Rickman, Ralph Fiennes, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Gambon/Richard Harris, ect. and you put most of the focus on three kids that can't act. But that works box office wise because it's a famous book series. Financially it is a huge gamble to place the focus on some unknown kid when you have Sandra Bullock. People also wanted to see women take dominant roles during this time.

[@doylegaines1319]

@ MsJubjubbird...Yes, but try explaining that to most of the people in these comments. People don't like to have their pre-conceived notions questioned or rebutted.

[@phoebemcneece9273]

@@MsJubjubbird With the Blind Side it doesn't make any sense since it was Michael's story. Harry Potter changing perspective of who the movies focused on would have been a similar mistake making no sense. It wasn't titled Severus Snape - it was Harry Potter. The books were written from the perspective of Harry and changing the lens of the movie to showcase an adult veteran actor would not only have been silly but would not have worked because that wasn't the story. I'm sure there are better examples for you to use than Harry Potter.

[@grahamcinemagrahamnc6777]

Great comment!!! 100%!

[@ericplunder2744]

That is exactly the point you have missed.

[@justthecoolestdudeyo9446]

I “oof”ed so loud at the “seems like blondes do have more fun”. Incisive as always!

[@keelahrose]

Fantastic video as usual, and great commentary on Hollywood's obsession with the BS White Savior cliché. I'm now really curious to know what your take on Crash is, lol.

[@onoalerr]

this is always amazing!! your videos always deliver and can´t wait for upcoming ones. Vivien Leigh, Joan Fontaine, Natalie Portman, Faye Dunaway, Kathy Bates, Ingrid Bergman etc.

[@lovelyA933]

I'm from Mexico, and Gabourey Sidibe's role in "Precious" stayed forever memorable to my family and I. It was an amazing performance and even though I was like 12 at the time I really thought she would win the oscar and we were all dissapointed she didn't. We also liked Avatar and The Blind Side as well, so I guess that says something about how we treat race here in Mexico and how we've been influenced by the US.

[@tres5533]

Oh snap! I didn't expect a very smart, insightful analysis. This video was well-written and should be required viewing for any media education's curriculum,...and screenwriters. Bravo!

[@lucho8841]

I get giddy when I see an update on this channel. Keep it up, amazing work.

[@claranism]

Well done!! 👍 Trivia: Julia Roberts was rumored to be the 1st choice for The Blind Side. She turned it down as she found the role too similar to her Oscar winning Erin Brockovich.

[@prashantsingh9068]

Claran Gui Julia Roberts also turned down The Proposal that year. Another Sandra Bullock film that was rejected by Julia Roberts was While You Were Sleeping. Julia Roberts had also rejected Sleepless in Seattle and Shakespeare in Love.

[@claranism]

​@@prashantsingh9068 Maybe if Julia turns down the chance to play herself in future, Sandy can step in..as usual...lol

[@jimmydaves]

I'd love to see you do a "Crash vs. Brokeback Mountain" video or "Virginia Woolf vs. A Man for all Seasons"

[@agriswold2009]

I’ve never seen this movie because I Knew it was a white savior film however this video was very well done!👏🏽👏🏽

[@rosaisha833]

I really wish they would’ve shown the movie from micheal’s eyes. Would’ve been interesting and different.

[@selty]

@@rosaisha833 I would have loved for it to be entirely from his perspective.

[@michaela9967]

Honestly I'm from a white country and not American. But even I find it cringy ...

[@jungleninja-tropic5690]

April G i havent seen it either. yet it seemed like a situation where she helps him because of some kind of financial benefit or motive :/

[@lefat4697]

That's ok. It was made for white people.

[@wingchundragon]

I loved Sandra Bullock since Demolition Man. The blind side was a typical lifetime type movie.

[@arthurojimenez883]

I love Sandra Bullock. I would also love a Judy Holiday video and her winning her Oscar against Bette Davis and Gloria Swanson.

[@Brian-yw2yb]

Arthuro Jimenez Yes! So much yes!

[@gauravw6947]

That was one of the most competitive year for the best actress race... But Judy Holliday deserved it, for one of the best comedic performances in American cinema ever...

[@arthurojimenez883]

Gaurav W it was also groundbreaking for a best actress performance winning for a comedy! They all had performances that were highlights of their career and ones that people mostly remember them for.

[@kellie8468]

Great idea! I think Judy deserved it but I think it’s worthy of analysis.

[@ymerejny]

@@gauravw6947 I think a lot of people who can't believe that Bette and Gloria didn't win have never seen Born Yesterday. I used to be one of them, but once I watched Born Yesterday, I totally understood why Judy won. She was brilliant in it. She took the dumb-blonde stereotype to places it had never been and has never been since.

[@lucascialla2964]

You should definitely do a video about Frances McDormand's win for Fargo

[@Pinkittydrinkitty]

This video is fascinating from every perspective imaginable. Sandra Bullock winning for The Blind Side has always been one of the toughest Oscars pills to swallow so to speak. Gabourey Sidibe was the CLEAR standout that year, considering it was her first folm role ever and she was able to captivate every person who watched Precious. I to this day will never forget how the scene on the staircase arguing with Mary, or the classroom scene will make me feel. I am truly at a deep loss for words more so than any other movie scenes. The Oscars should have embraced the best performance of that year, without the fake shock value of a mediocre hitmaker making a slightly better than average dramedy. This wasn't Sandra's best performance and it wasn't the best performance of the year, by far. It makes me sad knowing that Gabourey probably won't see that podium again and if she does, it will most likely be judged unfairly and some excuse will be made as to why she shouldn't win and not reasoning as to why she should. Be Kind Rewind, thank you for keeping modern KZbin viewers in the loop about Academy history. Not everything that glitters is gold, and you're truly changing lives.

[@Dedego768]

Just coming back here after the Micheal news smh

Funny to notice that, despite that early hype and it-girl status, Carey Mulligan remains an underrated and overlooked actress.