Monday, November 21, 2011

Film Analysis

Remember the Titans (2000)
Ow: The T.C. Williams highschool football team have a new crew coming into town. The blacks are here to stay and want to play some football.
Call: The Titans have to share the field, not only with another team, but with the blacks of their team. Also coach Yoats gets replaced by a black, coach Boone. The Titans need to learn to win with blacks and whites.
Refusal: "I wont play for anybody but you coach." The team is not happy with the new coach or players, a lot refuse to play.
Mentor: Yoats tells them they have to, they could mess up their career if they don't play. Coach Yoats picks up an assistant coaching job to stay with the team.
Threshold: "You look at your wall and I'll look at mine." Julius says to Gary. Both captains of their own races. They cant become team mates due to their color.
Tests, allies and enemies: "Left side! Strong side, Left side, Strong side." Gary and Julius realize whats really important for the team is how they play, not what color plays.
At camp coach Boone has everyone room with a member of a different race. By that almost all become immune to the racism of the world.
Approach: Titans go undefeated with their amazing team work and team bond and make it to the playoffs.
Ordeal: Gary gets in a car crash and lost the feeling in his legs going paralyzed.
Resurrection: "Superman!" the titans take the win to go undefeated in their entire football year. Winning the championship for their lost team captain Gary.

Archetypes
Hero: Julius, He put aside everything. All of the heard heartedness and became family with Gary even when he became paralyzed he was always by his side.
Mentor: Coach Boone, With all the racism, he puts blacks and whites together and creates an unstoppable team.

2 comments:

  1. I still need to see this movie all the way through. Great job! :)

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