Great movie!

Rating: 10/10 (16 February 2004)

I watched this movie 24 hours ago and am STILL thinking about it. I loved it! Yes, it was sugarcoated, the racism was over-simplified & some of the actual facts were changed, but it's a 2-hour movie & during that time it made me connect with all the characters, as well as laugh & cry & take a deep look inside myself & think about the times that I had prejudices & stereotypes & how I can become a better person. We all have room to learn & grow & this movie helps you realize that without making you feel defensive. It's definitely a `feel good' movie. Some of the messages on this web site ask "Why so much football in this movie?" I think it's because they were trying to show that when people have a common bond, they are more apt to get to know each other - it's human nature to want to be with someone like you. So with racism, people dislike/hate other races because they talk different, look different, eat different foods, etc. OK, I am over-simplifying this, but you get my point. Another example - 9/11. All Americans came together with a common bond - we were attacked. Our differences as blacks, whites, Latinos, Asians, etc. were gone because we had a common spirit at that moment. Obviously this movie was on a much smaller scale & did not address an array of other deep issues, but it was just trying to show that this group of guys who first hated each other, ended up bonding through their common interest of football which helped them look past initial prejudices & become one (team or group). When they played other schools, they were ONE - the "Titans." By being forced to look past their outside differences (skin color, economical background), they realized they were basically the same inside - just wanting to play football/sports, hang out, sing/dance/music, maybe go to college....just be teenagers!! REMEMBER THE TITANS is definitely one of my favorite movies now. I love it when a movie makes you feel happy, sad & doesn't end with a total fairy-tale ending....IT MAKES YOU THINK! I can't wait to see it again! I give it a 12 out of 10!