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    In the film remember the titans directed by Boaz Yakin is a film set in Alexandria Virginia in 1971. There are many themes portrayed. An example of one of the themes is a change in the character towards overcoming racism and uses effects such as camera angles and symbolism. These changes will be shown by Gerry’s character in the movie. At the beginning of the movie the first school was being merged and none of the races was happy about it. Gerry is strongly racist this is shown by when the riot happens

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    In the movies “Desert flower” and “Remember the Titans”, you meet people with different culture and background. The movies show themes like how different culture is, segregation and how the society is to changes. “Remember the Titans” is a movie where you see how hatred of another race becomes a brothership. The first subject of this text will be segregation. The segregation against black and white people in the USA, where a big problem and a school wanted to have both black and white students.

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    The theme of Remember the Titans is what is on the inside is more important than what is on the outside. At first, all that anyone cared about was whether or not you were white. In the movie, Julius said to a white guy “what are you doing here you should be their, with your people.” This shows that even though he was being nice and sitting with them Julius got mad because of what the whites have done in the past to him and to his now dead friend. Later, even though the team has learned to accept

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    Remember the Titans If you have ever heard of Remember the Titans you may think it’s a movie just about football, but it is much more than that. This movie takes place in the 70’s. This movie has two major themes, segregation and team bonding. The first theme in Remember the Titans is Segregation. This film is about two schools coming together to create one school. The only issue is one school is African American and the other is white. Not many people support this idea, especially the white

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    ‘Remember The Titans’ is a film about a high school football team that becomes a symbol of unity and triumph in a divided town based on true events. The movie delves into race,unity,brotherhood and courage and the ability to overcome prejudice in a divided community with an integrated football team. In doing so, I will analyze how the football squad showed courage, unity, and brotherhood to combat discrimination in a fragmented community in the film. The football team represents unity in different

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    integration how would you handle it? The movie Remember the Titans took place in Alexandria, Virginia in 1921. The film was directed by Boaz Yakin. This movie including a major movie star, Denzel Washington, playing the role of Coach Boone. The film took place in a time where whites and african americans were separated until two schools integrate and create one school called T.C Williams. The main social issue in the film is racism and discrimination. Remember the Titans teaches viewers the importance about

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    community together. These are the key elements that Boaz Yakin, director of Remember the Titans, and John Lee Hancock, director of The Blind Side, thought of when they popularized their stories into films. While you can find both movies in the Drama/ Sport section, each of the movies has their unique qualities that draw us into the real life stories of these young men. Roger Ebert, movie critic, who reviewed Remember the Titans, stated, “Real life is never simple, but then that’s what the movies are

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    Comparing texts written during different periods provides an excellent insight into the way that themes have changed and progressed over time. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird and the film Remember the Titans were released 40 years apart, and yet they both explore similar themes and ideas, albeit in varying forms. One of these driving themes is that of discrimination. White members of the community often treat people of colour disrespectfully, adults invalidate younger children’s opinions and women

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    Remember The Titans

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    the team together and overcoming racial discrimination. Boone continues to stand by his conviction in the value of integration and teamwork in the face of criticism from both the community and the players. After Boone is hired, Coach Bill Yoast, the Titans' previous head coach, is demoted to assistant coach. After first objecting to Boone's hiring, Yoast turns into a crucial friend and supporter. He is a well-liked member of the community who mentors the athletes by offering leadership and direction

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    life that you have to work with someone you just hate? And the only thing you can do is embrace yourself and work with that person? Well, the films Coach Carter and Remember the Titans both demonstrated acceptance. Something you have to deal with throughout your life. Both movies are based on a real story, and both having the same theme, acceptance. It is represented in many ways, such as signing contracts with terms that the players are not willing to obey, respecting each other, and how the players

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