Directed by:
Boaz YakinCinematography:
Philippe RousselotComposer:
Trevor RabinCast:
Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Wood Harris, Ryan Hurst, Ethan Suplee, Kip Pardue, Hayden Panettiere, Nicole Ari Parker, Kate Bosworth, Ryan Gosling (more)VOD (4)
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Based on a remarkable true story, "Remember the Titans" follows the explosive dramatic events that took place in Alexandria, Virginia in 1971 when African-American football coach Herman Boone (Denzel Washington) was hired to guide an integrated but racially polarized high school team, the T.C. Williams Titans. Angry, stubborn and a rigid task master, Boone faces a cool reception from the team's players as well as an awkward relationship with assistant coach Bill Yoast (Will Patton), a local white coach with seniority and a tradition of winning who was bypassed for the job. As the two men learn to overcome their ignorance and bigotry and realize that they have much in common and integrity, honor and a strong work ethic. They work together to transform a group of angry unfocused players into a dynamic winning team of responsible young men. In the process, they also unite a divided community and ensure that Virginia will always "Remember the Titans." (official distributor synopsis)
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I know that even at the turn of the millennium, racism was a topic, it will probably always be a topic. However, I still feel that Americans in around 2000 managed to put it in films in a more clever, more humane form than how they butcher films today. Memories of Titans is about American football. The viewer would think that if this sport means nothing to him, then the film will mean nothing to him either. The opposite is true, which is interesting in itself. The creators have created a nice story of a club where racism was a topic and so it opened up to be resolved. At the end of the film, you cheer for everyone who appears on the screen and it doesn't matter at all that the film is full of pathos and American patriotism. Everything just somehow fit here and turned out very well.
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This high school version of Any Given Sunday is not only about what is happening, but also about moral value. There are winks and reading between the lines, fewer muscles, fewer sharp elbows, less hi-tech, but more integrity, family, and traditional values.
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