“Blind Side”: The White “Precious”?


That’s the question the occurred to at least one movie blogger when he saw the trailer for the Nov. 20 release “The Blind Side,” which is stirring up some Oscar talk for Sandra Bullock. Why the “Precious” comparison? Because both movies are about the compassion and nurturing offered to a young African-American — an obese female in “Precious,” a mountain-sized homeless teenaged male in “Blind Side.”

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