"Remember the Titans"

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This paper discusses the Walt Disney Picture's film, "Remember the Titans," directed by Boaz Yakin. The paper discusses the movie's primary themes of character development, overcoming adversity and the power of strong individuals to unify an entire city for the better. It describes the historic, political and social drama that is based on the real life 1971 Titans and their success.

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"Nearly every character in the movie can be critiqued in such a way as Bertier as to how the exaggeration contributes to the themes of the film. Yet it is equally important to evaluate the merits which make Remember the Titans a memorable film, and gave the team the power it had over its community and contributes to its historical importance. The accomplishments of the Titans on the field must be considered for historical accuracy. This is where the movie lines up the most with the truth. The 1971 Titans were in fact undefeated, were in fact #2 in the country nationally, and they were state champions (Merron). There is not much the film could do to exaggerate this awe inspiring fact. The movie does take some liberties in often portraying the Titans as underdog (perhaps to appeal to general American underdog sentiment) when in reality the team was usual the favorites and very much dominant (Merron). It is likely, however that the on field accomplishments of the 1971 are not exaggerated because they cannot be. The team accomplished so much in real life and in the movie, giving it the power to overcome racial divisions to unify a community."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Agnew, Jean. Triumph over Tragedy. Gerry Bertier. 16 Feb. 2007 <http://ww.gerrybertier.com/Worddocs/TriumphoverTragedy.doc>.
• Bos, Carole. The Titans: Story Behind the Movie. Law Buzz. 18 Feb. 2007 <http://www.lawbuzz.com/movies/remember_the_titans/the_titans_ch1.htm>.
• Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954) (USSC+). The National Center for Public Policy Research. 16 Feb. 2007 <http://www.nationalcenter.org/>.
• Merron, Jeff. Reel Life: 'Remember the Titans'. Page 2 ESPN.com. 18 Feb. 2007 <http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:8d83mZcBKcQJ:espn.go.com/page2/s/closer/020808.html+ESPN.com+Remember+the+Titans&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us>.
• Original Titans Hiistory Page. '71 Original Titans. 15 Feb. 2007 <http://www.71originaltitans.com/history.html>.

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