Remember the Titans (2000)

Waste of time

Simply Perfect

How sad is this?

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

All sports drama films tend to hold their worth in their ending - win or lose and this dynamic must prevail. A comparison can be made to another 'true story' film, Gridiron Gang (2006). Both films are manipulative, set against orchestral and heart strings. Both have a social message, a rah rah rhetoric, and are well produced with their hearts in the right place. The Titans of 1971, is a little more ham-fisted and predictable; the Kilpatrick Mustangs in 1990, as reforming criminals, is less hard hitting but less pretentious. But, intolerance and corruption lingers and intimidates at every turn in Remember the Titans which is why it is bound to have broader appeal.

8 to me is a good film, especially when the synopsis leans towards the usual Hollywood blackcentric or social commentary. Early on I thought how much more Black good / White bad can I take. Once you've finished with Getttysburg nonsense the idea that rank and file Union / Confederate troops were fighting for or against slavery it settles down to decent viewing.The Whites actually become human, some even showing more sensitivity than Blacks. Must be worth 5 votes in itself :-) Has the usual heavy dose of U.S. touching moments, but the star is the white coach daughter.

Saw this for the first time for my English class. This is a film that you could re-watch it every day. Remember the Titans is much more than a story about a high school football team. It is a true story about two men who overcome their differences and help an entire town deal with frustration, anger, and mistrust. Herman Boone (Denzel Washington) is the head coach of the football team at the black high school while Bill Yoast (Will Patton) is the head coach of the football team at the white high school. In 1971 the high schools are integrated and Coach Boone is chosen to become the head coach of the football team while Coach Yoast is demoted to assistant coach.This is a great film from the story, to cinematography and of coarse the acting was brilliant by their entire cast.

On April 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier. Twenty- four years later in, ''Remember the Titans,'' we are still fighting the very same battle. Based upon a less well-known episode in the racial history of American sports, the integration of a high school football team in Alexandria, Virginia in 1971, it provides an awful lot of swelling from within. No matter your skin color, "Remember the Titans" is bound to put a lump in your throat and bring out emotions that you may have never known you had. This movie is not strictly about football. "Football teaches you to control your anger" Denzel Washington says in the movie. "Remember the Titans" provides a compelling and convincing portrayal of how a single group of people, no matter their age, can unite people together. Towards the end of the movie Julius Campbell (Wood Harris) goes to visit Gerry Bertier (Ryan Hurst) who had just been involved in a serious car accident. As Julius enters into Gerry's room the nurse tells him that visitation rights are for family only. Gerry's response is one that can show you the transformation throughout the movie. He responds, "Ma'am, can't you see that's my brother?"Coach Boone (Denzel Washington) and Coach Yoast (Will Patton) meet in the beginning of the movie and Coach Yoast shares his concern that his players won't play. Coach Boone then says that the best player will play, skin color doesn't matter. Coach Yoast then responds with, "Coach, I'm afraid that is the only thing that does matter right now." Coach Boone and Coach Yoast do an unbelievable job of balancing the effects of racism in developing these young football players into men. They use football to teach them to control their anger on the gridiron, but most importantly, in real life. One defining moment comes after Coach Boone issues a challenge for each player to get to know a player of the opposite race every single day and report to him what they learned. Julius and Gerry are undoubtedly the leaders of the team, in particularly the leaders of their race. As they accept the challenge they interact in a heart to heart conversation that could seem confrontational, but to them it was eye opening and inspirational. One event stands out so clear in my mind on the maturity and impact these players have in the small town of Alexandria. Gerry and Julius were talking on the first day of school when Gerry's girlfriend, Emma Hoyt (Kate Bosworth), approaches Gerry to talk to him. Julius was trying to be kind, and gently extended his hand to greet Emma and officially meet her. She refused his handshake and just walked away, which lead to Gerry apologizing to Julius. You could easily see that this was something that Julius was used to, so there were no hard feelings. This is something that you will see occur quite frequently in this movie. In the end of it all, this movie crosses more than one goal line and overcomes defeat. The Titans defy the odds and conquer defeat in the game of football, but more importantly, in the game of life.