What Is The Turning Point Of The Movie Remember The Titans

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Remember the Titans tells the story of the T.C. Williams High school football team during the early 1970s. Based on a true story, the movie details the trials and tribulations of the team and their community of supporters as they attempt to set aside their racial differences. The movie begins with the current T.C. Williams head coach, Bill Yoast, being replaced by Herman Boone as a way to reduce racial tension between the white and black communities. It is important to note that coach Yoast is white and coach Boone is African-American. Initially, coach Boone did not want the head coaching job because he thought it was unfair to coach Yoast. However, after realizing how important it was to his community, he took the job and eventually convinces …show more content…

During this scene, we are introduced to a white student named Gerry Bertier who expresses to coach Boone that he is not excited about playing with African-American players. Before riding the bus, coach Boone makes his first attempt to unite his team by mixing each bus with black and white students. As their days of training camp progress, black and white football players frequently clash in racially motivated conflicts, including some between captain Gerry Bertier and Julius Campbell. However, there is a turning point when coach Boone provides the team with a motivational speech during their early morning run to the Gettysburg cemetery. At the next practice, Gerry and Julius show that they can cooperate with another. This is significant because they are the leaders of the team. After a rigorous training camp, the players achieve racial harmony and they show the makings of a very good football …show more content…

I could not imagine living in a world where I could not participate in an activity simply because of the way I looked. I could not imagine being judged because of my race. It seems silly that we once lived this way. In my opinion, the beauty of being humans is what we are all so different. As such, we should acknowledge and respect each other’s characteristics. Related to this idea, the movie helped me realize how important it is to empathize with others. You cannot judge someone and completely understand someone until you have walked in their

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