Remember The Titans Film Analysis

The movie Remember the Titans takes place at a newly integrated high school in Alexandria, Virginia circa 1971. When two schools integrate, their football teams, coaches included, do as well. Because of social differences driven by racial issues, the players do not agree with the change; consequently, the Titans suffer as a team. One of the coaches, Herman Boone, sees this as a major problem, so he takes the entire team out for a run at 3 a.m. to the nearby historic battlefield of Gettysburg. Coach Boone desperately wants the boys to get along, so he puts all of his efforts toward making the boys successfully play football as a team. When they arrive at Gettysburg, Coach Boone speaks about the men who fought the war of racism here; arguing

The Defiant Ones (1958) directed by Stanley Kramer showed the racial relations going on in the United States of America. The film features two men, one black and one white becoming friends, which was almost unheard of at the time. Although when this film came out segregation was illegal it still was not fully accepted as being the new norm. This film starts to try to shape America into accepting all races and stopping segregation, but also tries to mirror society when a third party is brought in and tries to come between the two men and their friendship. Kramer uses The Defiant Ones as a way to mirror the public of the times opinion and shape there new opinion of the changing world.

This paper will analyze the film Remember the Titans through a social psychological perspective using principles that are depicted throughout the film. This film takes place in Virginia during the segregation years. One African American coach is picked to be head coach at a school in the suburbs. His team is forced to play with another team that is all white males. Both coaches and players have to go through many difficult trials and tribulations. At first the teams show out and let eachother know that they don’t like each other but in the end become good friend in spite of the segregation. This paper will analyze this film through the social psychological principles of racism, conformity and

In the movie "Remember the Titans" there are many lessons that every person should learn in their life. One of the most important lessons is that of racism. In this day and age some people believe that racism is over because there are no longer any slaves, some people believe that there is still racism but that it is ok. I believe that those people would benefit a great deal from seeing this movie. I know that there is still racism, I also know that it is not ok.

But there was a problem with the leadership in the film as the Titans were divided, into blacks and whites, so the captain of the team, Gerry, did not have the respect of the blacks because he was white. Gerry did not get along with the blacks at first especially Julius. At first, they would not acknowledge each other and they were considered enemies. Gerry was judgmental, racist and arrogant towards Julius, which made it hard for them to work together. Julius didn’t feel connected to the team because none of the white player were blocking for the black players. He stood his ground against Gerry and held him accountable for his 'lack' of

A paradigm is defined as how you perceive or see something. Therefore, a paradigm shift is when your perception of something is changed or challenged. For many characters in the movie Remember the Titans, the struggle of integration and football challenges their thoughts on racial segregation. While many of the characters don't agree with the idea of integration and believe that they are superior to the rest, paradigm shifts happen for most every one of the characters. Throughout the movie we see that both adults, teens, and children have paradigms of others, themselves, and relationships.

This paper will examine the motion picture that was released in 2000, a film named Remember the Titans. The film takes two different groups of peoples, that hates each other to come together and win the league title. The different types of factors that affected the team will be explored in this paper and how a coach takes a team from nothing to winning the league title. The performance of the team had many factors that effected the team, in this paper I will look into organizational group dynamics and team concepts.

Defiance is a movie written, directed and produced by Edward Zwick. This movie’s setting is in Nazi occupied territory in Belarus during World War II. The storyline follows the Bielski brothers as they attempt to evade capture and fight for their lives, and over the course of the movie, the lives of twelve hundred other Jewish survivors on their quest for life, liberty and the new promised land. The film features Daniel Craig as Tuvia Bielski, Liev Schreiber as Zus Bielski, Jamie Bell as Asael Bielski and George MacKay as Aron Bielski. The film is based upon the novel Defiance: The Bielski Partisans written by Nechama Tec and is a true story s of survival during the Nazi occupation of eastern Europe. This is a gripping movie full of

District 9 (Peter Jackson, 2009), a science fiction film produced by Peter Jackson, is a rare gem unlike the many sci-fi movies which have been released in our time. The story is established via a mix of standard third person camera and documentary footage and takes place in the present - a twist from your regular science fiction film which normally takes place in the future. The film, about a colony of alien refugees forced by humans to live in a South African slum, is an example of social satire by presenting a critique of the injustice with which we treat those who are different from us. The metaphors of science fiction are being used to portray the nature of racism; with the way that racist ideology and discourse deals with those different

The Incredibles starts with a TV montage which presents some of the period’s big heroes such as Mr. Incredible (voiced by Craig T. Nelson), Elastigirl (Holly Hunter), and Frozone (Samuel L. Jackson). All of them explain how they cope with their lives as superheros, admitting that they “feel like [a] maid [who] just cleaned up [the] mess” (Bird 2004, 01:33). They differentiate from the rest of society by means of their special abilities; they are unique. However, 15 years later, the government initiates a “Superhero Relocation Program”, under which “superheroes were granted amnesty from past actions under the promise to never again resume hero work” in order to become “average people” (11:13). Therefore, the movie portrays a shift in the attitude of society towards superheroes as a result of their increasingly negative reputation This event is connected to American Exceptionalism in terms that “whenever American leaders refer to the "unique" responsibilities of the United States, they are saying that it is different from other powers and that these differences require them to take on special burdens” (Walt 2011).

Hot versus cold, yes versus no, up versus down! No, this is not a Katy Perry song. Rather, those contradictions can accurately be used to compare Classical and Postmodern films. The two genres are polar opposites in every sense, yet equally enjoyable to watch. In order to gain a comprehensive understanding of the disparities, we must review what each genre entails.

When the older group of women sit down to watch this film, they are more likely to be watching in envy, and look at the film as a wish that may never come true. In this instance, they could also live vicariously through the events and characters in The Notebook. Also, women who are married or in long-lasting relationships are probably more likely to bring their significant other to the film. Regardless of age, the love and relationship is an attractive attribute to the film, and the outcome of the film is something any women or couple aspire for. From this gathered information, the audience for the notebook would be young single women looking for love, or women in their thirties and forties who have relationships in which they would compare the film to. It is also geared toward couples in love.

12 Angry Men is a 1957 American courtroom drama film adapted from a teleplay of the same name by Reginald Rose. Written and co-produced by Rose himself and directed by Sidney Lumet, this trial film tells the story of a jury made up of 12 men as they deliberate the guilt or acquittal of a defendant on the basis of reasonable doubt, forcing the jurors to question their morals and values. In the United States, a verdict in most criminal trials by jury must be unanimous. The film is notable for its almost exclusive use of one set: out of 96 minutes of run time, only three minutes take place outside of the jury room.

The beginning of the movie Troy, starts off with the Greek army, led by King Agamemnon, ready for battle against the troops of Triopas. The kings agree to have a battle of their greatest warriors. Triopas summons Boagrius, a very large soldier that would set fear to any other hero. Agamemnon summons Achilles, who isn't present at the time. He arrives shortly after and without hesitation, he defeats Boagrius single-handedly. Many great heros would fear Boagrius because of his great size and strength, but not Achilles. He was considered the greatest warrior ever born and on Agamemnon’s side. He is very hesitant to fight for a king and has no interest to fight for a king. Achilles goes from wanting to be remembered as the greatest warrior with no ruling and not caring, to a warrior that cares for a woman named Briseis.

Troy directed by Wolfgang Petersen and was is written by David Benioff released in 2004. The movie length is 186 minutes. It was based on Homer's Iliad. It is about epic an epic war film which portrays the battle between the kingdoms of Troy and Sparta. While visiting Spartan King Menelaus (Brendan Gleeson), for a peace treaty Trojan prince Paris (Orlando Bloom) falls for Menelaus' wife, Helen (Diane Kruger), and takes her back with them to Troy. Menelaus' brother, King Agamemnon (Brian Cox), since he had already defeated every army in Greece, uses his brother's fury as a reason to declare war against Troy, the last kingdom preventing his control over the Aegean Sea.