One More Quick Thought Re: Racism topic of the movie

Rating: 9/10 (7 November 2000)

THERE IS A SLIGHT SPOILER AT THE END OF THIS REVIEW Other thing that I was impressed with, given the usual pap coming out of Hollywood these days, was the reminder (quiet, but still there) that racists and non-racists were on BOTH sides. There was the "Usual Suspect" hatred-stirring white students, teachers, and parents, but there were also the hatred-stirring black "leader" who speaks to Denzel and pushes him to get what he could, and the racist black players. There were the "usual" wonderful, caring, loving black folks who just wanted to get along, but there were also the white folks who really, actively wants to get along (of course, this being modern Hollywood, esp. Disney, there has to be the possibility that one is gay so that he can be properly loving *wry grin*).