Everyone Has Weaknesses, It's About Overcoming Them
People don't need to be handouts, they need to be treated equally. No one is born a weak person, most are just too impoverished in life.
Michael is a black boy who grew up in a foster family or in an orphanage. Michael never felt the warmth of a family, which made him somewhat autistic. Because he was tall, he had a not-so-nice nickname, 'Big Dummy.'
Michael ran away from his foster family again because he didn't want to bother others. Michael was wearing a baggy T-shirt and carried a plastic bag as his only property. Michael didn't know how he would solve his next meal or where he would sleep at night.
Michael was wandering in the streets in a helpless state. At that time, the Tao family just happened to drive by, and the Tao family was very kind, having done a lot of charity work, and Sean was Tao's husband, and they had a son and a daughter, the daughter was Collins, and the son was SJ. Tao opened the car door, walked up to Michael and asked if he would like to go home with her. In this way, homeless Michael followed Tao home. Michael didn't realize that this would be a turning point in his life. That night, Michael slept on the sofa. The next morning, Tao found Michael had already left, and the blanket on the sofa was neatly folded. Tao was once again touched. How many hardships had this child endured? Tao asked Michael to join her for Thanksgiving. The next day, Tao took Michael to buy clothes. Michael gradually opened up and told Tao that Mrs. Tao didn't like him being called 'Big Dummy.' Wearing new clothes, Michael went to school with SJ. Tao came to the school and saw Michael's file. Michael's scores were all low, except for his protective awareness, which was 98, which made Tao even more distressed. After returning home, Tao arranged a new room for Michael. Michael was very moved and said he had never had his own room before. Tao wondered, 'Has he never had his own bed?' Tao learned that he had never had his own bed. Tao couldn't help but cry. Michael became more willing to communicate. Sean said that in a few months, there would be an NFL game, and Michael had been noticed by the coach. As long as he trained hard, he could play. Tao's family always treated Michael as a family member, and Michael, in his own way, protected this family.
Soon, Michael started football training, but Michael seemed unable to understand this sport well, so he always made mistakes. Although Michael had a lot of strength, if he didn't know how to play football, it was useless to play. The coach had no way to train him. After returning home, SJ took the initiative to become Michael's coach and started training Michael in his own way. Michael gradually entered the state.
That day, Tao visited Michael's biological mother and learned that her mother was an addict and couldn't take care of Michael, but the mother loved him very much, but this couldn't give Michael a legal identity. So Tao decided to be Michael's guardian, which meant Michael would be her son. Sean and Tao asked Michael if he wanted to be part of the family. Michael happily agreed. Dad Sean gave Michael a car. That day, Michael and SJ went out to play, but they had a car accident, but Michael was fine and protected SJ, which made Tao realize Michael had a high protective awareness.
Football training continued, but Michael still didn't perform well, and he always made mistakes. The coach was at a loss. At this time, Tao appeared and told Michael, 'You should protect these players like you protect your family. Think about how you would protect me and SJ.' Michael seemed to understand something, and his training became more and more skilled.
Soon, the NFL game began, and Michael played as a player. In the first half of the game, Michael's team was constantly being overwhelmed. As Michael was about to lose and the opposing player kicked Michael's head and insulted him with words, the referee only showed a yellow card. The coach couldn't stand it and said, 'Michael is my player, I will protect him like I would protect my son.' He wanted to hit the referee. These words unlocked Michael's heart, because he didn't know what role he was playing in the team. Michael was happy, because the coach treated him like a child. Michael held the excited coach and said, 'It's okay, Coach. You can let me handle the next game.' And Michael performed as planned, Michael smashed the opponent's players one by one, no one could block him, and the opponent's players were scared out of their wits because no one could block Michael, and the audience cheered for Michael's performance. SJ recorded the game and made it into a CD to send to various universities. College football coaches who saw Michael's performance felt like they were seeing their babies and rushed to see Michael. After seeing Michael, the coaches of several colleges wanted to invite Michael to visit their universities. But the only problem was that Michael's grades were not up to standard. Tao invited Miss Sue to be Michael's tutor. Although Michael wasn't smart, he was always trying hard. Finally, with heaven's favor, Michael's grades were all up to standard, and several of his subjects rose from C to A. Now, Michael could choose the university he wanted.
Finally, Michael decided to go to Mississippi State University. However, government officials suspected that this was a conspiracy. Why did Tao adopt Michael? Because he had amazing athletic talent. And Tao, Sean, and Miss Sue were all graduates of Mississippi State University. This inevitably made people suspect that Tao was plotting something. Michael was a simple child and couldn't fully understand many things. After a period of struggle, Michael realized that there was no conspiracy, only love. He went to Mississippi State University just because he wanted to go to the university where his family had studied. The film ended, and Michael also began his university life.
If it weren't for Tao's kindness, Michael might have continued to wander without a fixed residence. If it weren't for Tao's family's kindness, Michael might not have played so well. The film is called 'Weakness,' perhaps to tell people that everyone has weaknesses from birth, which is unavoidable, but people also have a powerful weapon: love. The ending borrowed SJ's words, 'Smile at them, let them know you are a friend.'
