Sociological Analysis Of Remember The Titans

Remember the Titans is an American sports drama film based on the true story of a high school football team in 1971 at T.C. Williams High School in the city of Alexandria, Virginia. However, it’s much more than just a movie. In this film, it shows how T.C. Williams High School succumbs to integration and the racial issues and tension that follow with it. The movie focuses on African American coach Herman Boone and the difficulties of leading a football team comprising of members of both races. As the movie goes on, the bonds between football players develop into friendship despite their race and their individual upbringing of racism or racial hardships. This movie has a powerful message as it depicts racism, discrimination, social inequality, cultural diffusion, stereotypes, and contact theory. There are a sufficient number of sociological concepts and ideas throughout this entire film that I will be further discussing in detail. …show more content…
In July 1971 we see a white store owner who runs a small convenient store has just killed a black teenager. We see the black community has surrounded the store in a riot demanding justice. When news of this riot reaches the ears of the Titans football team practicing nearby, they quickly abandon their practice and rush to aid the white store owner, despite the coach’s efforts to halt the young men. Before the team reaches the riot their coach pulls in front of them with his truck and tells the team to hop in. When they return to the high school you can see that the team is still very upset with the riot and can hear the captain of the team say, “I don’t want to play with any of those black animals.” This was only the introduction to the one hundred and thirteen-minute