Before they could win, they had to become one.

Before they could win, they had to become one.

Thursday, January 3, 2013

PRIMARY SOURCE

Remember the Titans. Dir. Boaz Yakin. Perf. Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Wood Harris. 2000. Jerry Bruckeimer Films, 2000. DVD.


Remember the Titans directed by Boaz Yakin is a moving, true story of overcoming prejudices.  Coach Boone, played by Denzel Washington, is the new head football coach at T.C. Williams High School.  The movie depicts the team's first season as a racially integrated school and, it is not a smooth transition with the team or the community.  The men find it very difficult to accept one another but, until they do, they have no chance of winning games.  When the teammates understand that fact and start to work together, they realize how wrong they have been.  They make strong friendships and, their love for each other starts to affect their community.  According to Internet Movie Database, "They came together when their classmates and loved ones would not."  Eventually even the community's eyes were opened: with their support, there is no stopping the Titans.    

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