Remember the Titans - Triumph over Adversity
Remember the Titans
The director, Boaz Yakin establishes triumph over adversity by effectively utilising a range of characters in the film Remember the Titans. Through the use of Coach Boone as he deals with racism within the team, let alone the community, Yakin displays a valuable example of overcoming adversity. In addition, Yakin uses Louie Lastik to triumph over his personal adversities of struggling academically. Furthermore, Gerry is used to triumph over his best friend Ray, along with his girlfriend Emma, as well as the team’s discrimination towards opposite race. Using these characters Yakin conveys triumph over adversity in an efficient manner.
Throughout Remember the Titans, Yakin utilises Coach Boone to display triumph over the teams and communities racism. As the head coach of the Titans, Boone has the responsibility to make his team overcome their racist views and function as a unit. Boone uses numerous metaphors to encourage the team in triumphing over racism, an example is when Boone takes the team to a cemetery and delivers an inspirational speech about how a range of “young boys” died on that hallowed ground which they were standing on, fighting the same fight they are fighting today, symbolising the racist conflict. Boone urged the boys to “take a lesson from the dead” and to dispel their racism and respect each other. The team then respected one another and functioned as a unit, regardless of race. Because of this event, the Titans then won every game they played, which gained respect towards the integration from the community. Coach Boone had an important role in Remember the Titans and Yakin uses him well to display triumph over adversity.
Yakin displays triumph over adversity through the use of Louie Lastik and his academic struggles in the film, Remember the Titans. Lastik refers to himself as “not a brainiac like Rev, just white trash,” indicating his academic struggles and his inability to get accepted into college. Coach Boone makes
The director, Boaz Yakin establishes triumph over adversity by effectively utilising a range of characters in the film Remember the Titans. Through the use of Coach Boone as he deals with racism within the team, let alone the community, Yakin displays a valuable example of overcoming adversity. In addition, Yakin uses Louie Lastik to triumph over his personal adversities of struggling academically. Furthermore, Gerry is used to triumph over his best friend Ray, along with his girlfriend Emma, as well as the team’s discrimination towards opposite race. Using these characters Yakin conveys triumph over adversity in an efficient manner.
Throughout Remember the Titans, Yakin utilises Coach Boone to display triumph over the teams and communities racism. As the head coach of the Titans, Boone has the responsibility to make his team overcome their racist views and function as a unit. Boone uses numerous metaphors to encourage the team in triumphing over racism, an example is when Boone takes the team to a cemetery and delivers an inspirational speech about how a range of “young boys” died on that hallowed ground which they were standing on, fighting the same fight they are fighting today, symbolising the racist conflict. Boone urged the boys to “take a lesson from the dead” and to dispel their racism and respect each other. The team then respected one another and functioned as a unit, regardless of race. Because of this event, the Titans then won every game they played, which gained respect towards the integration from the community. Coach Boone had an important role in Remember the Titans and Yakin uses him well to display triumph over adversity.
Yakin displays triumph over adversity through the use of Louie Lastik and his academic struggles in the film, Remember the Titans. Lastik refers to himself as “not a brainiac like Rev, just white trash,” indicating his academic struggles and his inability to get accepted into college. Coach Boone makes