When it comes to biopics, what kind of fidelity to the truth do you expect from Hollywood?
its white-savior tropes. Even so, the movie was nominated for two Oscars, including best picture. Sandra Bullock won for her portrayal of Leigh Anne Tuohy, adding a sheen of art, status and validity to what Oher claims is a fundamentally bogus story.
White filmmakers have a habit of trafficking in these themes and Oscar voters have a habit of rewarding them for it. The 2019 best picture winner “Green Book” depicts a growing friendship between the Black pianist Dr. Don Shirley and his white driver Tony Lip. The latter worked as a chauffeur for a concert tour across the South in the early 1960s and, at various moments, Tony-as-bodyguard comes to the rescue.
she regretted doing it: “There’s a part of me that feels like I betrayed myself, and my people, because I was in a movie that wasn’t ready” to tell the whole truth.“The Blind Side” was adapted from a 2006 nonfiction book by Michael Lewis that includes this stunning quote from Sean Tuohy: “Michael’s gift is that the good Lord gave him the ability to forget. He’s mad at no one and doesn’t really care what happened.
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