Interpersonal Communication In The Movie: The Blind Side

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The film, The Blind Side, is a film based on a true event that revolves around Michael Oher, also known as Big Mike whom is a boy from the projects in Memphis who ends up being an orphan when he was taken away from his mother who was a drug addict. Michael gets a second chance in life when he is taken in by a well to do family, the Touhy’s. Michael slowly grows to be a star player in American Football and has been offered many scholarships to join many universities. The film shows the struggle Michael goes through from being a ward of the state to succeeding in life when given a second chance. The aim of watching and analysing the film, The Blind Side , was to identify and apply the interpersonal communication theories that were present in the particular scene that I have chosen and from this movie, I hope to learn to assess and interpret situations using interpersonal communication to be applied in my daily life when encountering such situations with such circumstances. In my opinion, a scene that highlights several interpersonal communication theories is the one where Michael Oher, goes back to the projects in Memphis where he used to live to look for his mom. Upon reaching the area, he meets the thug, Alton whom invites Michael into his shared home to catch up while waiting for his mother whom supposedly would drop by any time as usual. In the…show more content…
In the first segment, when Michael walks to Alton’s home grounds, he keeps a distance from Alton. This is based on proxemics and equilibrium theory. Proxemics is a form of nonverbal communication which is the study of space. Proxemics can be further subdivided into four categories of space which is public, social, personal and intimate. Equilibrium theory is the regulation of distance according to the intimacy level of the relationship. In this scene, we can see the distance Michael puts himself between himself and Alton is social distance, when Michael

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