At first glance, this sports drama is another football vehicle in the vein of Facing the Giants or Remember the Titans, where the main characters have internal or team challenges to overcome in order to beat the opposing team and succeed in life. After all, the term “blind side” is a football term.
But this movie is really more about two things: believing that you can have a better life if you can apply yourself through hard work and believing in the goodness of humanity. Actually, in the end, the film is really about change, change for the better.
Sandra Bullock not only looks amazing in this film, but she also really does a wonderful job of portraying a very different type of woman than we have seen her play. Bullock’s typical comic or anal idiosyncrasies fall away and suddenly you aren’t watching Bullock on screen anymore. Instead, you are pulled into the life of strong, Southern socialite Leigh Anne Tuohy as she rallies around her new cause, a young and talented athlete from the projects called Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron). Continue reading
Dissecting Deeper Themes in ‘Pelham 123’
Posted in Action, At Box Office, Film Genre, Film Rating, Film Release, Film Review, Rated R, Thriller with tags box office, Columbia, Denzel Washington, face off, film, John Travolta, Liz Lane, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, movie commentary, new release, Pelham 123, Positive Hit Radio The Current, Positive Hit Radio The Current FM, radio, redemption, sin, The Current, Tony Scott, train, train ride on June 19, 2009 by Laura J. BagbyI really enjoyed discussing the deeper themes in the new Denzel Washington and John Travolta, about two men who face off and stand divided on what is right and wrong in one crazy train ride.
I shared my own ‘train’ of thought with Positive Hit Radio The Current. My buddy, radio personality Liz Lane, and I talked in particular about the issues of sin and redemption that are heavily prevalent in this Columbia/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer release from director Tony Scott.
Audio Commentary:
The above audio clip is not the original on-air version from The Current FM. It has been edited for this blog.
— Laura J. Bagby
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