Best Actor in 2001 for his role in the film Training Day. Ryan Hurst as LB Gerry Bertier Ryan Douglas Hurst (born June 19‚ 1976) is an American actor who perhaps most notably starred as Gerry Bertier‚ an All-American linebacker in Disney’s Remember the Titans and as Alison’s brother‚ Michael‚ in the show Medium. He also played the role of football player Lump Hudson in The Ladykillers‚ appeared in the movie We Were Soldiers as Sgt. Savage‚ and starred in the TNT show Wanted. In Saving Private Ryan
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‘Remember the Titans’ ‘I was afraid of you‚ Julius. I don’t see what I was afraid of. Now I see I was only hating my brother’. This quote Gerry made towards Julius‚ illustrates how the characters in the movie were afraid of change‚ and that it is possible to overcome that fear. This quote is important‚ especially in the movie‚ because it sets an example that change is necessary and possible. The characters in ‘Remember the Titans’ are forced to face many issues that revolve around change and
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Summary "Remember the Titans‚" directed by Boaz Yakin‚ is an American drama film which focused on the major social problem of racism. Every scene in the movie displayed racism and showed how it affects everyone. Based on a true story‚ "Remember the Titans" is a movie about events which occurred in 1971 and focuses on the racial attitudes and tensions of the football team at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria‚ Virginia. During 1971‚ federal laws were passed that required schools to desegregate
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Remember The Titans The theme of this movie is that we should treat everyone with equal respect‚ regardless of their skin color or race‚ sexual orientation‚ gender‚ ethnicity‚ or religion. We should accept everyone for who they are‚ rather than trying to change them. It also shows the integration of a racist America into a culturally accepting society with the help of a teacher/coach. Boone and Yoast are the two main coaches in Remember the Titans. Boone is the new african-american coach and
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Jennifer Graves Summer School Health Class June 6‚ 2008 Remember the Titans Essay Have you ever watched a movie where there was not a conflict at some point that needed to be solved? The answer should be no because within every movie there is always some kind of conflict that must be solved. In “Remember the Titans” there are at least a series of ten or more conflicts‚ whether they are physical‚ mental‚ interpersonal‚ or even just random violence. These conflicts affect the movie itself and because
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Remember The Titans Within this organization there are two main leader who take very different approaches in there method of management. Coach Boone is the head football coach‚ he is very strict when it comes to his players as well as his team staff‚ he takes a classical approach at management. Division of labor and priorities are some main concepts used in the classical approach‚ Boone believe’s everyone should know where they stand and who is the boss‚ he is focused on building a strong winning
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Remember the Titans: A Theoretical Analysis Rameca Leary Regent University Ph.D. Program Communication and the Arts‚ Charleston Email: ramecaleary@aol.com ABSTRACT This paper addresses a pivotal time in American history‚ when a 1971 Supreme Court mandate required southern school districts to end segregation (Daugherity‚ 2011). In Alexandria‚ Virginia‚ the merger of three rival high schools yielded a racially diverse football team and coaching staff. Beforehand‚ blacks and whites had their own schools
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Remember the Titans Movie Review Football: the All-American sport that can either bring people together or tear them apart. In Remember the Titans’s case‚ the sport of football brings white and black teenagers together with the help of two coaches – one white‚ one black. This is a “feel good” film that moves us by the triumph over discrimination but lacks a touch of reality. Remember the Titans takes place in Alexandria‚ Virginia in 1971. Racism was a huge issue‚ and schools were starting to integrate
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The movie “Remember the Titans” by Boaz Yakin is based on a true story of African American coach who gets assigned to racially integrated high school football team in Alexandria‚ Virginia during 1970s. The story depicts the clear benefits of merging cultures (two races in this case)‚ group cohesiveness and effective leadership‚ which results in The Titans becoming the champions of the league. It also shows the hardships that the process of integration of two cultures can bring and is a good example
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In 1965‚ African Americans were given the right to vote. The decade that followed brought with it an increasing recognition of black rights‚ but the prejudice of the white community was still profuse. ‘Remember the Titans’ is set in this socio cultural climate. Directed by Boaz Yakin‚ this film follows the adversities faced by an newly integrated high school football team and their African-American coach. Throughout the film‚ characters are presented with a number of defining ethical and moral dilemmas
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