No.064　《The Blind Side》　弱点　那份温暖人心的感动

英文导读

The Blind Side is a 2009 American semi-biographical sports drama film. It is written and directed by John Lee Hancock, and based on the 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis.

The storyline features Michael Oher, a homeless African-American youngster from a broken home, is taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher's presence in the Touhys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment, the teen faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome. As a football player and student in Wingate Christian School (a fictional representation of Briarcrest Christian School in Memphis, Tennessee), Oher works hard and, with the help of his coaches and adopted family, becomes an All-American offensive left tackle.

Sandra Bullock stars alongside Quinton Aaron as Michael Oher, Tim McGraw as Sean Tuohy, and Kathy Bates as Miss Sue. The movie also features appearances by several current and former NCAA coaches, including SEC coaches Houston Nutt and Ed Orgeron (Oher's coaches in college, though Nutt represented Arkansas at the time and therefore does so in the film) and Nick Saban (who was at LSU at the time and represents it in the film), former coaches Lou Holtz, Tommy Tuberville, Phillip Fulmer, as well as recruiting analyst Tom Lemming.

The Blind Side was produced by Alcon Entertainment and released by Warner Bros. According to Reuters, the film's production budget was $29 million. Filming for the school scenes took place at Atlanta International School and The Westminster Schools in Atlanta, Georgia, and it features many of their students as extras. The film premiered on November 17 in New York City and New Orleans and opened in theaters on November 20 in the rest of the United States and in Canada.

Academy Award winner Julia Roberts was originally offered Bullock's role, but turned it down. Bullock, who is not outwardly religious, initially turned down the starring role three times due to discomfort with portraying a devout Christian. According to Bullock, she felt she couldn't objectively represent such a person's beliefs on screen. But after a visit with the real Leigh Anne Tuohy, Bullock was not only won over, but also took a pay cut and agreed to receive a percentage of the profits instead.

The Blind Side was a box-office success, grossing over $300 million. The film was well-received by critics, who most notably praised Sandra Bullock's performance. Bullock went on to win the Academy Award for Best Actress, as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role. The film itself also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.

获奖情况

2010年第82届奥斯卡：最佳女主角奖，并荣获最佳影片提名。

影片信息

导演：约翰·李·汉考克

编剧：约翰·李·汉考克、迈克尔·刘易斯

主演：桑德拉·布洛克、蒂姆·麦格罗、昆东·亚伦、杰·海德

类型：剧情、家庭、传记、运动

制片国家（地区）：美国

上映日期：2009-11-20（美国）

片长：USA：129分钟

又名：《守护有心人》《温情橄榄球》《攻其不备》《暗算》《盲点》

剧情简介

黑人奥赫（昆东·亚伦　饰）自幼父母离异，无家可归。不过，木讷的他却因为良好的身体条件和运动天赋，幸运地进入了一家学校。虽然他学习成绩很差，连小学一年级也能留级，但是一些细节却让他显得与众不同。一次排球比赛后，他主动收拾垃圾的行为，引起了陶西一家的注意。于是，陶西太太（桑德拉·布洛克　饰）决定收养奥赫，并把他培养成橄榄球选手。一直以来辗转在无数个收养的家庭中的奥赫，在陶西太太家中，感受到了家庭的温暖。陶西太太甚至专门为他请来了私人家教苏小姐（凯西·贝茨　饰）。

同时，陶西的儿子还帮助奥赫训练，使他很快地融入了橄榄球队的生活，不断激发他运动的潜能。终于，在一次比赛中，他因出色的表现而崭露头角，获得了球探的关注，随之带来了一系列的甜蜜和麻烦……

制作花絮

现实生活里的奥赫是一个标准的大块头，6英尺4英寸（1.93米）的身高、344磅（156千克）的体重，让他成为了大学橄榄球赛场上人见人怕的“霸主”。但是，要在苗条男横行的好莱坞找到这么一个大块头，实在不是什么简单的事情。为了找主角，导演约翰·李·汉考克吃了不少苦头。

桑德拉·布洛克说：“整个故事里最打动我的就是奥赫的成长经历，很难想象在那种情形里长大的小孩还能保持乐观和向上的心态，也很难想象他后来是那么成功，成为了万众瞩目的体育明星。我想这个故事是有教育意义的，它能教导我们每一个人在任何时候都别放弃理想和追求。也许再走一步就能到达理想的彼岸。”

重点学习

But turned it down

Turn down是英语中很常见的一个固定搭配，它词义丰富，最常见的意思是“关?。ɑ蚺ば?、调低）（灯光、声音、煤气等）”，比如：Would you turn down your radio a little?（把收音机关小一点好吗？）另外，其他较常见的意思还有“使弯转；折叠；折转；翻转；把…翻下”“转入；拐入“萧条；衰落，下降”等等。

Turn down在美国英语中，它有“拒绝（请求、劝告等），拒绝（某人）的请求（或劝告等）；驳回”的意思，比如：Some impractical suggestions were turned down by the committee.（一些不切实际的建议被委员会驳回了。）在文中，turn down是“拒绝（请求、劝告等）”的意思。

Bullock was not only won over

文中的won over是win over的过去时态，它是英语中的一个固定搭配，在文中是“把…争取过来；争取到”的意思，比如：We'll be working hard over the next ten days to win over the undecided voters.（我们必须再努力奋斗10天把尚未拿定主意的选民争取过来。）另外，它还有“说服；诱使转过来”的意思，当它用于口语中，还能表达“取得对…的胜利”的意思。

单词时间

evolution[?i:v??lu:??n] n. 演变；进化论；进展

storyline[?st?:ri?lain] n. 故事情节

potential[p?u?ten??l] n. 潜能；可能性；电势

insightful[?in?saitful] adj. 有深刻见解的，富有洞察力的

overcome[??uv??k?m] vi. 克服；得胜

representation[?reprizen?tei??n] n. 代表；表现；表示法；陈述

coach[k?ut?] n. 教练；旅客车厢；长途公车；四轮大马车

outwardly[?autw?dli] adv. 表面上；向外；外观上地

devout[di?vaut] adj. 虔诚的；衷心的

objectively[?b?d?ektivli] adv. 客观地

percentage[p??sentid?] n. 百分比；百分率，百分数