The light brigade - scene from "The blind side"

Movie: The blind side
In this scene Michael Oher is being teached about the charge of the light brigade
If you want to know why, I suggest you watch the movie :p
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[@taylahh13]

Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die My favorite part of the whole poem

[@filipjohansson5319]

@Bode Torgrimson no

[@TearYouApart360]

It's a soldiers duty.

[@anthonygiarrusso4312]

Mine too

[@ThankYouGoogle4]

Same

[@RazaNoonan]

"I think you just found something to write about Michael..." Yeah me too.

[@cillian9663]

Ha ha nice

[@Joreselin]

It's called an analogy, they weren't saying that this poem was about football, they were saying how it was similar to the determination of football players. Some of you take things too literally.

[@johnbreeden5093]

He clearly states that Tennyson was talking about lsu and ole miss.

[@drmayeda1930]

@@johnbreeden5093 Which is an interesting retcon since Tennyson was British and they din't know about American Football.

[@steveforster9764]

@@drmayeda1930 Typically Yanks stealing someone else's history.

[@Russsketch596]

Thank uuu!!! I needed this for my English class. Your the best! :D

[@jgjg3848]

@@Russsketch596 You're (for your grammar class)

[@chriscarty8864]

This poem and scene hit so hard especially the lines “Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die”

[@Archangel251]

Boldly they rode and well, into the Jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell; Rode the Six hundred.

[@indigo3154]

Half a league half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred: 'Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns' he said: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. 'Forward, the Light Brigade!' Was there a man dismay'd ? Not tho' the soldier knew Some one had blunder'd: Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do & die, Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.

[@CraftyPact]

The poem is about the charge of the light brigade during the crimean war. There was a major communication mix up. Cardigan was told to attack a retreating artillery unit but instead attacked a well dug in, fortified artillery position with a great field of fire. You could argue the poem sums up the Crimean war, and British psyche at the time. It's quite interesting!

[@superduck340]

This was my favourite scene in the whole movie

[@VOLCAL]

IF THEYRE GONNA PUT OUT THIS KIND OF PROPAGANDA FOR BLACK PEOPLE, THEY SHOULD DO IT FOR HARD WORKING LATINO AMERICANS, ASIAN AMERICANS, INDIAN AMERICANS....ETC ETC. ETC...

[@maskedrusian8034]

same here

[@jeffrobeauxdean2625]

@@VOLCAL You are very right, but at the same time try not to loose focus on the meaning of the clip. And also if you want and are willing to learn. I as well as others are willing to teach. The beauty of literature is not only reading but the comprehension of what the novel, short story, poem, or essay is about. I would love to teach inner city, and culturally diverse kids how to comprehend literature. Passion is not in who is being taught, but what you are teaching. No one should be left behind. I wish you well.

[@VOLCAL]

@@jeffrobeauxdean2625 EH....NOBODY GIVES A CHIT ABOUT THAT BS YOU JUST POSTED....THEY JUST NEEDS TO KEEP IT REAL WITH THEIR PROPAGANDA.

[@jeffrobeauxdean2625]

@@VOLCAL And with that attitude and mindset. We will never advance as a society. It's as if you are purposely ruffling feathers. Just to be mean and hateful. Your not the solution You are the problem.

[@Magnolia296]

Brilliant movie. Some people said that Sandra Bullock didn't deserve that Oscar. I don't agree. She was impressive and charming here. Quinton Aaron, Tim McGraw, Jae Head, Ray McKinnon were great as well. The whole film was very deep, personal, emotional & touching. Just like "In Love and War" (1996), "A Time to Kill" (1996), "Hope Floats" (1998), "Crash" (2004), "The Lake House" (2006), this film proves that Sandra can act dramatic roles brilliantly well!

[@abaddon5759]

I Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. “Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns!” he said. Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. II “Forward, the Light Brigade!” Was there a man dismayed? Not though the soldier knew Someone had blundered. Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die. Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. III Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them Volleyed and thundered; Stormed at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well, Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of hell Rode the six hundred. IV Flashed all their sabres bare, Flashed as they turned in air Sabring the gunners there, Charging an army, while All the world wondered. Plunged in the battery-smoke Right through the line they broke; Cossack and Russian Reeled from the sabre stroke Shattered and sundered. Then they rode back, but not Not the six hundred. V Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon behind them Volleyed and thundered; Stormed at with shot and shell, While horse and hero fell. They that had fought so well Came through the jaws of Death, Back from the mouth of hell, All that was left of them, Left of six hundred. VI When can their glory fade? O the wild charge they made! All the world wondered. Honour the charge they made! Honour the Light Brigade, Noble six hundred!

[@TheJoeyboots]

Nice

[@K8E666]

Roughly 147 of the light brigade returned without injury, roughly 47 returned badly injured, the rest were either killed or so severely wounded they died shortly after in place…. It was either a misunderstanding of the original order given or a deliberate act by Raglan who despised his commander and decided that he would give a variation on the order to obtain personal glory. The order was to prevent the enemy from stealing the guns on the ridge that had been lost the day before by charging them with The Light Brigade. Raglan however didn’t pass on this order as given, and from the valley below, Lord Lucan (not THAT one obviously..) and Lord Cardigan (his brother in law) who also despised each other, couldn’t see the Russian soldiers stealing away the guns at the emplacement on the ridge and thought that the order was to charge down the valley towards the enemy. Lucan was incensed and thought immediately that this was utter madness and asked Raglan to return and request that the order be questioned and then brought back to him. Raglan began to rage and refused saying “ your commander requests that you charge the guns” and pointed down towards the WRONG VALLEY ! Lord Cardigan was leader of the Light Brigade and he actually survived as did his horse, Lord Lucan headed the cavalry part of the Heavy Brigade and he followed Cardigan with the infantry but, Raglan began speeding forward overtaking Cardigan, and began galloping towards the enemy and Lucan and the heavy brigade fell behind by some distance. Lucan saw the almost Annihilation of the Light Brigade and decided to damn the orders and halt before every man and horse was lost. Thank god he did or the losses would’ve been far greater than they already were... As to Raglan’s motives, we’ll never know why he did what he did, as he was the first man to die, obtaining the ‘glory’ he so desperately desired…

[@1NorthernWarrior]

Love this film! Absolute favorite and I first was shown it in an RE class :/ Not often you get a great film out of school!

[@bgstreetchamp]

Thank you for uploading!

[@ibby314]

I'm just learning this poem for my GCSE lit paper and I soon as I read it I came back here

[@chrismasse1797]

i love this poem

[@username4535]

Honestly love that poem ❤️

[@LastDr3am3r445]

"The Charge of the Light Brigade..." -"Half a league, half a league, half a league onward!" ~recites the poem~ That reminded me of my father :)

[@rockndude87]

One of the best scenes of one of the best movies I've EVER SEEN!

[@dianakuhn4955]

Makes me cry every time

[@ThrillerKiller77]

@f1ozzy Any interpretation of this poem that allows the message of this poem to reach an individual is fantastic. The poem commemorates not only the significance of these events but a general sentiment that goes along with it

[@curleycuejuly]

I love this poem

[@christophtrispec3083]

I tear’d up. So I know you did too.

[@rockndude87]

"Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do & die, Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred"

[@pankajbiswakarma1640]

My favorite movie of all time ❤️

[@britsluver]

Tim was amazing in this movie

[@icyvlogs4286]

I read this yesterday in my English 4 class and put to and to together knowing this movie

[@wfbratton]

To the fellow below, We don't think the poem is about us. TIm McGraw's character is simply relating the poem to something familiar for Michael's character (football) so that he can understand and appreciate the gravity of the story. You are very correct the poem isn't about LSU & Old Miss but either way you want to look at it, the embedded message is the same. And if you think Americans are so dumb, it might prove wise for you to stop watching our movies. Just a thought.

[@Talbot6832]

@colinwt It was the Battle of Balaklava and the cannons used for VC's are actually of Chinese origin that were unlimbered at Sevastopol by the Russians. I'm fairly sure that the Charge of the Light Brigade is recognised world wide as a British event.

[@Undidiridium_]

Learn about this war in history today. very cool

[@godannyboy95]

I understand your point but this was trying to get Michael too understand the poem. To relate to something he knows and loves.

[@wolfeusmc2011]

Tennyson, Hemingway, Fitzgerald it's amazing what experience and self reflection of the human experience can do for us as a species...........

[@Atomic_Mayhem21]

There is to not make reply.... there isn’t a reason why. There is but to do... and die. Into the valley of death rode the 600. Why does that always tug at my heart

[@Talbot6832]

The Charge of the Light Brigade is the embodiment of what it is to be a British soldier.

[@cameronschmid4773]

There is not to make reply There is not to reason why There is but to do and die Into the Valley of Death rode the 600 I don't think people fully understand the impact of this. Under suicidal orders, charging in with 3 sides covered with cannons, on horseback and on foot. Any sane man would not follow those orders, but those who are truly loyal will do anything that their CO would tell them to do. Even charge right into their own deaths for nothing. It's a truly remarkable instance of a horrible mistake.

[@TheJoeyboots]

Soldiers obey commands

[@cameronschmid4773]

JoeMoe Moe Good soldiers follow orders. Even if it leads to their death

[@joshuaatkins6944]

Not only did they follow their orders but they succeeded in their task and a decent majority survived

[@alairyrobert9041]

Will be very happy if i can watch the full movie

[@sistagalsistagal8136]

CJ is such a little cute pie 🙃.

[@xcaibur]

@SargeantShaw "Whoa there cherry bums! " Death or Glory has been the motto of Hales Horse,reformed later unto the 17th light Dragoons since 1759.It is one of the oldest Regimental symbols in the British Army and the motto is still carried nobley to this day by the Queens Royal Lancers ( still a cavalry regt; I think you'll find! ) Do I detect a certain (ehum..) amount of Lancer envy ?

[@pitot1988]

being "taught"...

[@Redraptorxx]

@HorusFree i'm really busy with exams but ill try to put it up tomorrow.

[@Redraptorxx]

@madjak007 im one of the very few rugby players in belgium actually ;) , in countries other than england and france rarely anyone knows what rugby or american football is so the same thing goes for that

[@tysonkretz8806]

It’s the best scene in the movie

[@Redraptorxx]

@Tw1St3DSt33L No I don't think so, i know theres countries like france and germany that made a translation for the title and the translation doesnt mean the blind side (probably because we don't have a translation for blindside in most european languages + its a football term and 99% of the people in europe dont know anything about american football)

[@tmlafrance]

"They're all gonna die, aren't they?..."

[@6039488l]

Not all of the 600 died

[@Babyfaceayla]

A pOeM

[@xcaibur]

@SargeantShaw Well thats ME told ! It's a bloody good cap badge Sgt and I'm sure your a credit to it ' Keep y'head down' Hawk !

[@Normyoz1]

@Redraptorxx Not where i live but i wasnt really talking about the adults. I was talking about anyone who is about 15-25 who watched this really. Okay their young adults but still. You are required to read this poem and make an anology like the man did with the football team. So i guess maybe to some it was about americans but most of the youth will know its not.

[@colinwt]

Dear God - only Americans could think this was about them.....Its about a glorious, but fatal charge of the British Light Brigade against the Russian cannons during the Crimean war. More specifically during the battle for Sebastapol. The battle happened before America was even civilised! For any Americans reading this - The Crimea is a very long long way away in another country.

[@Redraptorxx]

@madjak007 I ment to say western europe in that previous comment ;) But sweden and japan, i didnt know rugby was big there.

[@GoldenAngelAbbie]

I'm also looking for the essay he wrote, do you have that too? The clipp of it.

[@sleepinalldaymf]

is it just me but this poem reminds me of 300

[@kiru712]

That's Jo from the Office! The CEO of Sabre, lmao.

[@bigisme4390]

I think its about loyalty

[@cillian9663]

Yea that's what I took from it anyway

[@ChezProductions7849]

Me, too :)

[@lukechynoweth7800]

I'm watching this for school. Its super cheesy, I don't understand why we can't just read the poem.

[@faithgirl777]

@Redraptorxx did you put the report up??

[@amd9500]

"Forward, the Light Brigade!" Was there a man dismay'd? Not tho' the soldier knew Someone had blunder'd: Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. that's my favorite part.

[@Redraptorxx]

@Normyoz1 you must admit that many americans would think that? I thought it did the first time i heard it.

[@weiliu9471]

i want to watch the whole movie if someone could share me where or what linm can i watch it....thank u

[@Talbot6832]

@OMG1wtf He was wrong, which would mean Wikipedia is wrong... but then I just checked it and it has it right.

[@421werelate]

@X2xDoM1N4ToRx4X yup

[@Tusk_III]

One of 600 rides into the mouth of hell why? for the other 599… that’s why

[@dpinzow]

Haha, I'm not sure if Tennyson was writing about LSU-Ole Miss

[@Ghost_7rr]

it is pretty sad though fp

[@vegasche1023]

just do everyone knows.......Alfred, Lord Tennyson wrote this about the Battle of Balaclava, NOT about LSU/OLE MISS.

[@CaptainBogroll]

"They're all gonna die, aren't they?" Well no they didn't, some yes, but it was a successful attack, they easily took out the artillery, and then fended off the russian counter-attack!.... After the battle the cannons were melted down into medals-Victoria Cross', to be awarded to men for valour and extreme courage, beyond that normally expected of a British soldier in face of the enemy. So yeah that scene was quite wrong.....

[@cillian9663]

I thought the Russians won

[@spencermurphy5796]

@@cillian9663 yes the Russians won but they weren't able to hold their ground and were forced to withdraw once the British Heavy Cavalry moved to advance. In a way it was a British victory because they blocked the Russian force from flanking the french and sardinian armies and that was their objective, however it wasnt a russian rout so the Russians also won in a way because they withdrew on their own terms.

[@6039488l]

Well he definitely wasn't talking about lsu and ole Miss

[@CemeteryGateSynGates]

@Tw1St3DSt33L nope, still called the Blind side ;) well in Britain at least

[@AINOKEAWARRIOR808]

I thought this was originally for clemson. I mean they run down the hill like the soldiers did. Clemsons stadium is nicknamed death valley. But hey you learn somethin new everyday

[@IB3ASTINONU786]

This isn't about either of them. That's just how he explained it for him too be able too understand.

[@susana01992]

Hold up that's Tim McGraw I didn't know he was in this movie

[@421werelate]

@imbored200 thats the best part

[@xoxcaraodxox]

It's funny, it took them 1 minute 35 seconds to make me well up..

[@imbored200]

U should put the report the he did 4 it

[@SaneHearts]

My school showed this clip

[@looneycrewvideos]

yeh guys should so conversate together, conversating is so fun

[@PalolaCorzzz]

I like the poem it's nice. But my way of thinking is different though, i just can't keep going knowing someone made a mistake that will cost me my life. Some people may call that bravery, because it's a far kinder word than stupidity . I question the decisions of those that set the rules, i don't blindly follow.

[@gioojisba2758]

Ofc, then at Waterloo when the 5000 men of the french cavalry charged at you with Ney up front, at the order to form square your smartass would have popped up with a question, delaying the deployment of the squares and causing Wellington's defeat.

[@TheJoeyboots]

Fucking Hollywood!

[@dravendfr]

I don't think Lord Tennyson meant this for L.S.U. rather that L.S.U. adopted

[@gunshow2121]

@vegasche1023 true fact, im doing an essay on it ahah

[@gunshow2121]

John Stowers mine was 9 years ago though... time flies. Good luck on yours!

[@gunshow2121]

@shahi1 Its a poeeem:P

[@Redraptorxx]

@tuberesu Maybe you should learn my native language so we can conversate better.

[@MartinJames389]

Eh? Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina, Italy, Papua New Guinea, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and all the Pacific islands -to name only some MAJOR rugby countries apart from England and France.

[@dravendfr]

It

[@patrickbass3542]

Michael is being "taught"...not "teached"!!!!!

[@ShellHite]

Michael Oher is being TAUGHT, not "teached" ACK! Please don't ruin this AMAZING SCENE!! Tim McGraw steals the movie here....

[@MartinJames389]

"..99% of the people in europe dont know anything about american football" Because it's junk and not played with the feet, so not football. "Blind side" is, however, a term in RUGBY FOOTBALL (both League and Union), which is played by many more people in many more countries than the gridiron rubbish you refer to. It is also called the "narrow side", and that is perhaps more common nowadays. The other side is called the "open side".

[@Koba4329]

Is this a poem about stupidity, or courage? There seems to be a grey area between the two.

[@scl9671]

Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die, Into the valley of death, Rode the 600

[@martini549332]

Not necessarily about either. It's about principle of a soldier. It's not really about courage or bravery. It's about what victory costs. The principle of being a soldier and following orders even when you know the orders aren't right. If you reject orders because it's obvious that they won't work, are you really a soldier?

[@lucavignolini2408]

There is**

[@Wis_Dom]

Damn, soldiers are stupid. I guess that is why they market towards the lower class.

[@JoshGreenCanMod]

+Wis Dom cowards like you wouldn't understand, I hope one day you actually find wisdom.

[@putiimsong1563]

Watching this after learning the parents were sued by this son for deceiving him hits different.

[@estefanytorres125]

I dont get the poem

[@TheJoeyboots]

Keep reading it.

[@user-fd1so6mz6s]

stop judging - english isn't even his first language

[@us-bw6hg]

Such a cheesy scene lol 😂😂😂.

[@muridymemehnatani7090]

See no evil Naziss alive $nena Monet girl Muridyme

[@ndecety]

Too bad this isn't historically accurate

[@f1ozzy]

Fuck football this poem was baased on the English soildures who died in the crimean war. I'm English with Russian heratige so this 'story' means alot to me. Poeple died in reality and i bet they didn't do it to be rememberd for a football game. i love this move but this scene is wrong.

[@stevenfoster9402]

Oh shoot he's talking about the Trump administration

[@kingsuest4713]

I Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. “Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns!” he said. Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. II “Forward, the Light Brigade!” Was there a man dismayed? Not though the soldier knew Someone had blundered. Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die. Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. III Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them Volleyed and thundered; Stormed at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well, Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of hell Rode the six hundred. IV Flashed all their sabres bare, Flashed as they turned in air Sabring the gunners there, Charging an army, while All the world wondered. Plunged in the battery-smoke Right through the line they broke; Cossack and Russian Reeled from the sabre stroke Shattered and sundered. Then they rode back, but not Not the six hundred. V Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon behind them Volleyed and thundered; Stormed at with shot and shell, While horse and hero fell. They that had fought so well Came through the jaws of Death, Back from the mouth of hell, All that was left of them, Left of six hundred. VI When can their glory fade? O the wild charge they made! All the world wondered. Honour the charge they made! Honour the Light Brigade, Noble six hundred!