“People say that it can’t work‚ black and white; well here we make it work‚ every day. We have our disagreements‚ of course‚ but before we reach for hate‚ always‚ always‚ we remember the Titans.” Remember the Titans is a movie based on a true story about racism and discrimination. In 1971‚ the blacks and the whites were forced to integrate schools in Alexandria Virginia. Coach Boone (black male) was hired to replace Coach Yoast (white male) as the head football coach for the High School. The team
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Remember the Titans is more than a film about winning. The movie has many aspects to it and discusses many important issues including friendship‚ which was between Gerry and Julius‚ racial tolerance‚ which was shown among Julius and Emma and many historical facts. People say that the journey makes up the end and the movie displays this expression perfectly‚ winning was just a fraction of the film it was the many other important parts that make up the end. A key component to the film was its historical
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how individuals and groups behave and their mental processes. Characteristics of these behaviors and mental processes are portrayed in many different ways within the movies that we create. Within the movie‚ Remember the Titans‚ many social psychology concepts are present. Remember the Titans is a movie set in Virginia 1971‚ its about a high school football team and how they come together in order to try and win the state championship. Unfortunately it is not that simple‚ this is a high school that
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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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In the film ‘Remember the Titans’ directed by Boaz Yakin‚ there is an important character named Gerry Bertier. Throughout the film‚ we see Gerry Bertier mature‚ become less narrow-minded and more accepting of his football playing counterparts. We see these qualities come out when Yakin uses film techniques such as dialogue and camera shots to show how Gerry Bertier develops as a character. ‘Remember the Titans’ is a film set in Virginia‚ USA‚ in 1971. This film is about the integration of a school
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Remember The Titans‚ is a movie based on actual events that occurred in 1971. Remember the Titans is about how a black high school and a white high school were closed‚ and the students from both were forced to attend the same school under federal mandate to integrate. In the movie the football team is the main focus because a black man is hired to coach the team over a successful white coach. The team becomes one as the players and parents learn to trust each other‚ and get along. The reason I Remember
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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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Remember the Titans‚ directed by Boaz Yakin (2000)‚ is an inspirational film that addresses major issues of tolerance and anti-racism. The film also celebrates success on the football field‚ however the greater messages explore racism and the friendships that develop as blacks and whites work together to reach a common goal‚ football victories. Anti-racism is a consistent theme that runs throughout the movie. The movie is set during the 1950’s in the community of Alexandra‚ a small southern town
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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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Remember the Titans Movie Review The arrival of African slaves‚ sold in the plantations of colonial America‚ definitely triggered a superior-inferior relationship and mentality between “the whites” and “the blacks”. This present-day culture‚ resulting from a society of masters and slaves‚ has struggled against central concepts deeply rooted in the nations past .With strong cultural values on racial discrimination‚ the path towards the concept of racism in America was a vital moment in the course
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