The movie Stars Denzel Washington, Ryan Gosling, Ryan Hurst, Wood Hurst.
The movie starts off with Coach Yoast Daughter Cheryl narrating the story of how two football teams became integrated.
Bill Yoast is the new Integrated T.C. Williams High School in Alexandra Virginia , He just started Summer Workouts with his football players when he is informed Herman Boone a black head coach who was originally hired to coach the city’s Black High School Team, has been assigned to Bill’s coaching staff instead.
After he learns this there is an attempt to placate rising racial tensions and the fact that other high schools in Alexandria are white only, despite the abolition of racial serration in public schools the school district decides to name Boone the head coach.
Boone at first refuses the job because he thinks it’s not fair to Yoast who is a successful who is nominated to the Virginia high school of fame.
He then changes his mind and decides after seeing what it means to the community of black people.
After Yoast learns Boone accepted the job he tells his football players he tells his players he accept a head coach position elsewhere, his players tell him they will boycott the team if he is not their coach.
He is dismayed at the prospect of the Students losing their chance at a scholarship, Bill changes his mind and decides to accept Bone’s offer to serve as his defensive coordinator, Later in the movie we see Coach Boone holding his first team meeting with mostly black students in the school gymnasium, which is interrupted by Yoast and several white students.
Yoast informs Boone of his decision about the team, Boone warns Yoast and tells him he won’t tolerate him undermining him.
It is now August 15th and the players journey to Gettysburg College for Training camp. Early on in the camp the football players are clashing with each other, in racially motivated conflicts, especially between the two Captains Gerry Berteir who is white and and Julius Campbell who is black.
However through very hard training, forceful coaching, and a motivational early morning run to the Gettysburg National Cemetery followed by a very emotional speech by Boone, the team comes together and returns as a united group.
It is now time for their first football game , before the game starts Boone Is informed by a member of the school board that even if he loses a single game, he will be dismissed.
Good news subsequently, the titans go undefeated while battling racial prejudice and gaining support for the community.
It is almost time for the state semi -finals , Bill is told by the chairman of the school board that they arranged for the titans to lose so Boone can be fired and dismissed and Bill will once again be the head coach.
The game starts and during the game , the referees are making unfair calls against the titans.
Bill is seeing the chairman and other board members of the school looking on with satisfaction, Bill marches onto the field to warn the head referee that If the game is not officiated fairly, he will expose the whole scandal to the press.
After his talk with the reff, the titans shut their opponents and advance to the state championships. Bill is told by the Very upset Chairman that the actions he made in saving Boones Job have resulted in him losing his Hall of Fame nomination.
Later in the evening the titans are celebrating the victory , Gerry is severely injured in a car accident and is paralyzed from the waist down. Despite the loss of the All-American Linebacker , the team mounts a comeback in the fourth quarter of the state championship and wins the title.
Ten years go by this time Gerry dies in another car crash caused by a drunk driver , after winning the gold medal in the shot put in the Paralympic Games.
The opening scene of the beginning of the movie Is the funeral scene of Gerry where all his teammates and and former football coaches are Julius who Gerry’s mother didn’t like at first is now holing her hand as he leads the team in a mourning rendition of Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye.
There are a few dramatic scenes that happen in the movie, and a couple inspirational teaching moments that happen in the movie too.
The movie will really touch and move your heart in a good way.
I decided to write about this movie because it shows how people of different color and races can come together and be friends.
It reminds me of the speech Dr. King Made how he had a dream that White People and black people would come together and be united and work together as a team.
And in this movie it shows his dream coming to life and they become united and became friends. I also decided to write about this movie because Denzel Washington is one of my favorite actors and I enjoy his movies he did an outstanding job in this role he played.
My favorite scene from the movie is when Sunshine Defends Rev from one of the football players and his teammates say don’t mess with Sunshine.
You will see it when you watch the movie he gets inspiration from his coach. My Other favorite scene is when they dance on the football field and they say we are the titans the mighty mighty titans.
I recommend this movie to anyone who wants to watch a good sports movie.
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