November 22

This weekend I went to the movies and I watched Sandra Bullock’s newest movie – “The Blind Side.” I loved this movie and I thought that the male/female dynamic in the movie was quite fascinating. In a lot of movies the female role has to depend on the male role in order to be happy. A woman can be successful, but in a lot of movies that’s not enough – she needs a man to be happy. She is often unhappy and is waiting for her knight in shining armor to come and rescue her. This movie was not like that. Sandra Bullock’s character had a gorgeous house, her kids went to a private school, she drove a BMW – she was well off. Her husband was quite successful, however, so was she. There are numerous clips throughout the movie showing how she’s a designer and that she works. Then, she picks up her kids, attends all their sporting events, etc. She even went to a great university and therefore she’s educated. I thought that this portrayal of a woman was quite refreshing. She showed a balance between being a successful career-woman and a great mother to her children. I was quite impressed with that fact that the movie was able to portray a woman that had it all and didn’t have to choose between family and a career. She had a well-balanced life. Realizing this made me like this movie that much more.