By doing so, he influenced the others that were against desegregation before, and helped them to understand that no matter a persons color it is okay to communicate and help one another. Forrest changed the lives of many African Americans and how they were viewed. After he graduated college, he joined the Army and was sent off to fight in the Vietnam war. Forrest was a dedicated solider, he always followed orders without hesitation or questions asked. While in battle, many of his troop members were killed by the vitnameese army, but the people the remained Forrest rescued from the battle field and returned them to safety.
So they all gathered as a family one day and decided to ask Michael if he was okay and that if he wanted to join the family, Michael was slightly confused because he already thought he was part of the family, they were all happy. Michael started playing football but he wasn’t as successful Coach Burt expected him to be that’s when Leigh Anne intervened and told him to defend his team as he would defend her and the family. He soon understood and started to play way better. S.J. soon intervened by making Michael practice and exercise everyday.
These three components work together to construct both positive and negative attitudes and also change existing attitudes. For example; at the beginning of the film there was no racial mixing – the blacks and whites were completely separate until the merger of the two schools. In consequence of the merger the African American students and their families were subject to protests, discrimination and snide comments such as “your people” and “black animals”. This situation in particular showed the negative attitudes and superiority held/formed towards the black people, even so as the film proceeded both the white and black football players learnt to work together and gradually built friendships, therefore changing their attitudes towards each other from negative to positive. Discrimination is shown in many forms throughout this film.
I can relate to him because he is a white male and I am a white male. He is a high school football coach and that is what I want to do, coach high school football. In the movie he is a guy who lives with his daughter and it is just them two. For a lot of the movie, he thinks that is enough and all he needs. Then he realizes that times are changing and he needs to change with them and he does.
As a nation we have accepted that blacks, like whites, have the same role in society. Parents raise their children to see personality not color, which is what Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. had taken great strides toward in their time. All it took was two men who wanted a brighter future for not only their children but all blacks. Malcolm X started life as an illiterate thief but returned to society as an admired orator in 1967. His story gave many African Americans hope.
During training camp and being forced to dorm with each other they soon learn to put aside their differences and accept each other. They also discover that they have a lot in common and become almost like brothers. This made an impact on other characters in the movie, making them realize that having friends of a different race was not wrong. An oral language feature used in the film "Remember the Titans" is music to help convey the ideas of brotherhood.Music is used in this film to help create a relaxed atmosphere of emotions and feelings. For example music was used when the team was falling apart under pressure from the community, separating them to a black vs. white ( like they were before they meet each other).
One of the earliest examples is when Ray and Petey are getting to know each other as mandated by Coach Boone, and Ray is asking Petey questions. The setting for this scene is in front of scenic Gettysburg College, which represents a large part of the history between blacks and whites. The questioning is set up like an interview and is as impersonal as possible. There are racist references, defensive speech, and suspiciousness all shown in this interview. Ray at one point asks Petey, “What’s your daddy’s name?
He also told them not to say the “N” word because it was disrespectful and if they said it around other people it was making its seem alright for there people to call them the “N” word witch is wrong. To be respectful they had to stop fighting and because better players so they could win games. Couch Carter made them wear ties and suit jackets to the games so they looked like a team. Another thing Coach Carter wanted high Expectations for the boys so he made them sign a contract and if they didn’t do what was on the contract they couldn’t play or train in the gym until they for filled the contract. Couch Carter pushed the boys to be there best and to be the best they had to learn to run a whole game so carter made them to running all the time.
This inspires us in many ways. In addition, his accomplishment erases all the stereotypes for black people to have the excuse of “The white man wouldn’t let me”. Even today in his 2nd term in office, Barack has experienced the extreme racism and criticism of maybe any black political and social leader. What inspires me most about Barack Obama is even through all that, he still keeps faith in God and in his country that one day we could all live in peace as citizens and brothers. I attend Raymore-Peculiar high school where I am a junior.
Up until this point in the film, the low angle shot had been used only on Coach Boone, as he is the natural leader. Whenever he is saying something meaningful and inspirational to pull the team together, such as the scene at the training camp on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg, he is in low angle. By showing Blue in low angle, the director is showing that the young players are rising to the challenge and taking on real leadership roles. This will be important if racial tension is to be dealt