At the start of the film, the Whites are the only people that play football. Virginia has decided to bring the Blacks and the Whites together, so they start up a school for both Blacks and Whites. A new coach for the Titans is hired, the coach's name is Boone. Boone is a Black man. Boone is the one man that can influence many others. The Titans are the first team to have Blacks and Whites playing together, even though they are very …show more content…
This is during the camp at Gettysburg High School. Boone is telling everyone to get to know each other. And until then they would move to three practices a day. This afternoon, after a long training Gerry bumped into Julius and they start talking about themselves, Julius is saying that he is not going to start playing as a team until Ray starts to block. Gerry then says that Julius has the worst attitude he has ever heard. Julius responds saying, "Attitude reflects leadership captain." This is an important part of the film because this has made Gerry really think about how he is leading the team. This coveys the message that we all get so few opportunities for advancement in life, and if we do not take and make the most of them, we are undoubtedly going to live to regret it. You can tell this is an important part of the film because of the way they use a close-up of Gerry and Julius' faces. This was also a signpost for later on in the film where Rays gets kicked off the team for not blocking. In summary, Julius shows Gerry how to be a better leader by showing him what it looks