In A Heartbeat-- Post 4

While short, I thought that the next chapters, written by Tim McGraw and Sandra Bullock said a lot about the Tuohys and how everything that they have done appears in the eyes of a “normal” person. (Tim McGraw and Sandra Bullock were the actors that played Sean and Leigh Anne in the movie). One of the first things that Tim McGraw mentions is the idea that while it takes so much heart and courage for a family to take in a child, it also takes so much courage for a child to accept this and to willingly go into a stranger’s house. Taking in Michael Oher, the Tuohys were taking a big risk. They had no idea what kind of person he was and he had no idea what type of people they were. It is a similar situation as picking up a hijacker, but to an even bigger extreme. They had no clue what they were going to be getting into, but neither did he. He was going from growing up in the projects in an all black community to suddenly living in a huge house with a wealthy white family and attending a private Christian school. The fear that Michael must have felt is unimaginable, but it is often something that is quickly overlooked. One thing that both Tim and Sandra said was that they initially did not want to do the movie and rejected the part multiple times before finally accepting it. Both of them felt that there was no way to do justice to the Tuohys and they feared misrepresenting the family and their story. The Tuohys had done something so incredible with their lives, and these actors didn’t want to portray them in an inaccurate way. The story is such a powerful story because it makes people who see the movie or read the book do a double take and think about their own lives. Sandra continuously reflected on the idea that the Tuohys are going to place a big impact on America. I think that this is a very true statement because after watching the movie. I think that many people have begun to reflect on their own lives and realized that they can do something to help others who are less fortunate, even if it isn’t something as extreme as what the Tuohys did with Michael Oher.