Remember The Titans Analysis

     Historically speaking, the movie relates the United States history poorly. It has many accuracies historically, but the problems far outweigh them.

Remember The Titans was a movie that was set in a very hostile time in our country. We were in the middle of what I like to call a civil war. Although there were no battles or gunfights our country was torn in half. There was an issue dealing with race in the United States. The movie, Remember the Titans is based on actual events that occurred in the year 1971. Mainly on the integration of a school called TC Williams High School. When the school was integrated the old football coach, Coach Yoast, was let go and a black coach Herman Boone was hired on. The main plot of this movie is regarding the coaching change in the school and the 1971 football season the TC Williams Titans have.

Throughout the film I began seeing America and its culture in a new light. I was able to see the things that Americans take for granted every single day, that other countries and people would worship. I was able to see American beliefs, traditions and practices through a different perspective. One practice that stood out to me was our use of technology and how dependent we are on technology. When the Lost Boys of Sudan came to America, they had never used electricity at all and it was hard for them to adjust to using it. This, I found was strange because technology has become second nature to Americans. We don’t have to even think about using it anymore. One tradition that stood out to me was how we as Americans, celebrate the Fourth of July.

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 of the nation’s history. Social concepts and attitudes could not be altered overnight, but it can be altered. Indeed, in the quest for social progress, the struggle for equality has gone a long way, with black Americans now holding high-ranking

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Regardless of age, race, or religion, the film’s powerful imagery captivated audiences nationwide. It not only set the tone for how people were already feeling, but it was also a call to those unaware of how bad conditions of poverty, gang violence and the feeling of oppression had become for the lower class. Though the movie was purely fictional, the issues it portrayed helped exploit a huge problem in our country.  In some areas, the films message hit so hard that riots broke out at theaters. The worst of these occurred at the Halsted Twin Outdoor Theater in the south Chicago suburb of Riverdale, where a man was fatally shot in his car by another man as both were leaving the drive-in. (???) Similarly, in the movie, Dough boy feels resentful about America because they don’t care about the ghetto which leads him to an endless cycle of violence.

In the film “Remember the Titans” head coach H. Boone exhibits many perspectives of an effective leader of change. He embraces natural tactics of being Real, Relevant, and Relatable as a way of implementing change amongst these divided young men.

Scott Mendelson in his review writes “the film fails as a study of individual humanity, as both of its stars are presented as broadest and most clichéd class-related stereotypes imaginable… There

Through his directing Kaye shows the viewer the link between Danny and Derek, highlighting the issue of racial traits being passed down through modern American families and warning the audience about the future. His use of camerawork and soundtrack in uncommon ways compared to how other films of this genre make this film stand out and provide a more visceral and realistic sense of how racism affects many Americans’ in modern times. Kaye’s use of close-ups provide the raw and gut wrenching emotions in every scene, be it the stomach turning sense of teeth touching the curb or to highlight the emotion on a character’s face. His use of soundtrack further enhances every scene seamlessly building tension and then bringing it all crashing down in a high pitched threnody. Through studying this film it is clear to see that Tony Kaye’s masterful use of camerawork and soundtrack in these two scenes successfully pushes the message of the film home, which is that even though we may not be able to see it, racist traits are still passed down through families in today’s world.

That every black women are loud and rude and plain disrespectful. And let’s not forget abusive. Director/screenwriter Tim Alexander details the increasingly difficult relationships between black men and women in this controversial comedy detailing one man's quest to find the perfect mate. Overall, this movie use comedy to soften the blow before they hit you with there so called reality check. But not to mention the male lead in the movie just might have bad taste in women period. Another important thing to note is that this movie had expanded its international influence.

The power and prestige of this film comes not from its controversial and serious subject matter, but from the unbiased way in which the story is

In conclusion, what is seen in Spike Lee's Malcolm X is a break from the traditional cinema of its time which was a film of historical fact, biography and political commentary with the intended effect of raising social consciousness. Lee pushed the limits and dared to create controversy and shock viewers. Furthermore, Denzel Washington portrayal of a much wounded young boy who evolves into a very powerful speaker and political figure is outstanding and helped shaped the movie into an incredible historical depiction of Malcolm X’s life.

Towards the ending months of our class we watched a movie called “In America”, a movie about a family from Ireland who moves to New York City, the family settles into American life despite their deplorable living conditions. We were asked to write a review of the movie and our opinions of the story line and acting skills of the characters. In my review, I discuss both the strengths and weaknesses of the film, it was a wonderful story with a great lesson about Love and Family. At times, there were a few acting errors but overall the movie had a wonderful story

The film was panned and bombed at the box office upon its release but has found new life since. In later years, the film gained a cult following due to Jackson’s later work. This is another early example of Jackson’s creative, offbeat humor making a film stand

All of the critics were writing for the public sphere, which is characterized by Inch and Warnick as containing arguments that are "intended for public or general audiences" (52). In this case, the argument for the public sphere is directed toward movie-going audiences. The argument field is the evaluation of films during the 1990's, and could more specifically include historical films created in the 1990's. The argument field is an important point to my argument because historical film contains many debatable points, all of which will be discussed after the reviews are summarized.