50/50

                              This movie was entitled 50/50 because Adam (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) was diagnosed with a rare spinal cancer. The movie started as Adam was jogging around the city he started feeling pain from his lower back which he immediately consulted to a doctor. The doctor explained that Adam has a rare spinal cancer and his chances of living is 50%. Even though Adam doesn't like to tell her mother about his illness he decided to just say it. Adam's mother decided to move in with him and Rachael. Adam rejected her mom, however, as Rachael promised to take care of Adam. Adam also told his problem to Kyle (Seth Rogen) which is his best friend. Kyle did not take it that seriously because he said that 50/50 is still a good chance of living. Adam started to go to a inexperienced therapist, Katie (Anna Kendrick), and although their relationship and sessions started on a wrong foot, he slowly begins to open up to her about his experiences about the disease and how is it affecting him. After a few weeks, Kyle saw Rachael dating another guy and she was cheating on Adam. Kyle immediately reported it to Adam and the two broke up right away. Rachael started to beg for Adam's forgiveness but Adam refused to. Adam fought hard for his survival with the help of his best friend Kyle, Katie the therapist , and his parents. 

The Blind Side

                        Based on a true story of Michael "Big Mike" Oher. Michael is an extremely large, and very physical black guy who grew up in Memphis. He no longer lives with his Mom because she is a drug addict. Michael sleeps wherever he wants to, he usually stays at the gym because it's warm there. Wingate Christian School's Football coach saw Michael and said that he could be an asset of the Football team because of his size. Michael got accepted and started going to school. One night when Michael was on his way to the gym to sleep, Leigh Anne saw him and invited Michael if he wants to stay in the Tuohy's home for the night. But that one night slowly extends as the Tuohys begin to treat Michael as a part of the family and vice versa. Sj, the son of Leigh Anne, started to like Michael and started bonding with him. Sj trained Michael as a football player and started recording the improvements they saw in him. At first, the football coach of Wingate Christian School did not like the performance of Michael but as time goes by Michael became one of the best players. A video from Sj was spread among the different universities and they were surprised about the performance of Michael. Michael became famous and was drafted to a professional league. Michael was very thankful to the Tuohy Family for giving him the chance.