Comments on: “Blind Side” Success: What If Sandra Bullock Starred In “Precious”?

By: Dillon Plecker

Dillon Plecker — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:36:00 +0000

Sandra Bullock is one of the most talanted actors in the world.

By: d.l.

d.l. — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:11:34 +0000

Remember the Titans.

By: Aymar Jean Christian

Aymar Jean Christian — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:19:12 +0000

Interesting! I wonder how many examples I’m missing simply because I don’t normally watch sports films. Sigh.

By: tmsakato

tmsakato — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:44:55 +0000

Among your movie comparisons, you may also want to consider the marketing of “The Express” which came out in fall 2008. It had similar elements of football history/imagery, black-white relations, ‘based on a true story’, etc., and featured prominent Hollywood actors Dennis Quaid and Rob Brown.

By: Aymar Jean Christian

Aymar Jean Christian — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:58:55 +0000

Thanks for your comment. Seeing a movie in full and talking about its marketing are too different things. You’re right though, it’s obviously about more than race, and I do say as much (like you and I say, it’s also very much about class). But race is a big part of it. Would this movie have been made if Aaron’s character were white or Asian-American? Maybe, certainly those movies exist too. Needless to say, the race part doesn’t make it “bad.” Quite the opposite! It’s just part of the story that we should reflect on.

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:53:30 +0000

Wow, I never thought of it as some kind of racial harmony movie. It seems to me this movie would have worked even if it was about a poor white kid with the same skills and demeanor. I saw the movie and really liked it. To me it wasn’t about pulling a poor black child out of the depths of despair as it was about a kid who pulled himself out, worked really hard and made it big. Be careful about making every movie you see with an African American solely having to do with race.

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By: Aymar Jean Christian

Aymar Jean Christian — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:34:18 +0000

Good point, though $85 million in 1995 is more today.

By: Aymar Jean Christian

Aymar Jean Christian — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:33:50 +0000

Thanks for pointing this out. This isn’t a review. People go to see films based on the marketing. I’m basing my assumptions on the marketing, since I’m trying to find out why someone would see the movie, not whether or not the movie is of artistic value, which I’m sure it is.

By: Anon

Anon — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:32:49 +0000

To be accurate, “Dangerous Minds” made $180 million worldwide, but domestically it made $85 million.