Remember the Titans
Published April 13, 2024
Film info
- Title Remember the Titans
- Director Boaz Yakin
- Year 2000
- Run time 1hr 53m
- Genre Drama
- Tagline History is written by the winners
True life sporting drama following a black high-school football coach who fights prejudice at a newly integrated high school in the Seventies. Herman Boone is a gym instructor whose appointment as coach for the TC Williams High Titans provokes anger from the man he replace - white head coach Bill Yoast. Based on actual events that took place in Virginia in 1971.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 4:43 | “Are those people the movers?” Oh my. |
| 5:14 | Baby Hayden has a lot to say for herself. |
| 8:40 | “We in a tough spot, coach. You, me, the whole city.” |
| 17:24 | They naturally segregated themselves on the buses again, dammit. |
| 22:36 | “I don’t have any people, I’m with everybody.” |
| 30:56 | “Attitude reflect leadership, captain.” |
| 39:44 | Racism, homophobia, anything else to tackle in this film? |
| 45:59 | Can’t believe the football field is a sanctuary, when it’s so stressful. |
| 49:29 | It’s weird to me that they have a coach for different disciplines in the same team. |
| 1:00:41 | Thought it was Bananarama for a minute but turns out Venus is a cover! |
| 1:08:41 | Mighty Titans, they chant, doing a jazzy side slide. LOVE IT. |
| 1:15:17 | I don’t think you should pick someone up the minute you meet them. |
| 1:16:50 | Titans eat free… until you realise how much hungry boys eat. |
| 1:24:19 | “I ain’t gonna lie. I wanted the hall of fame real bad.” |
| 1:38:17 | PEP TALK. |
Thoughts
So far the record continues that Denzel Washington has never let us down (although I wasn’t that fussed about Training Day). This is a great sporting movie with plenty to say about racism - it’s a bit contrived in that sense, and a bit ‘yay football solved everything’ but there are some good characters and plenty to dig into. I have to say, I would never have expected DW to be outshone by a nine-year-old but Hayden Panettiere is so good in this! Mouthy little precocious child and absolutely hilarious throughout. A lot of fun.
Rating: 5 / 5
