Boaz Yakin

Racism on the Gridiron Do you have metathesiophobia, the fear of change? Remember the Titans, directed by Boaz Yakin and starring Denzel Washington and Will Patton, takes place in Alexandria Virginia in 1971. It is about an all white school and an all black school that integrate to form T.C. Williams. This leads to very high racism, discrimination, and prejudice in the town. The film does a great job of leaving an impact on the viewer by portraying a change of heart in many characters. The…

The film Remember the Titans is a film written by Gregory Allen Howard, directed by Boaz Yakin, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The film was set in Alexandria, Virginia in 1971. The film is about a high school football team. However, it's much more than that. Remember the Titans is about the struggle to succeed, not just as a football team, but also succeed in making and keeping a friendship, despite the circumstances. The team struggled for many reasons the main one being race, but also…

Changes, in this rap Tupac conveys his point that nothing is changing and how racism is affecting him. The final text is 12 Years A Slave. This is a story about how the main character Solomon was taken into slavery. The four authors of these texts are Boaz Yakin, Tupac Shakur and Steve McQueen. The first aspect I'm analysing is the characters that stand up to racism. The next aspect is the characters that are sympathetic to the struggle of African-Americans. The last aspect is settings where it…

Croteau and Hoynes assert that an ideology is a system of meaning that helps define the world while also making value judgments about that world (152). In the film Remember the Titans, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Boaz Yakin in 2000, Bruckheimer and Yakin impart three major ideologies: racism is unacceptable, the power of respect and a common goal in overcoming racism and reversing stereotypical gender roles. Remember the Titans is an American…

Imagine going to school everyday and being judged and discriminated against because of the color of your skin and your cultural differences. This is what occurs in the inspiring film Remember The Titans. This uplifting movie was directed by Boaz Yakin, and stars Denzel Washington; the key actor of the film. The Film’s setting takes place in 1971, in Alexandria, Virginia; when an all African American school and all White school combine to form a new school called T.C. Williams. The main social…

Remember the Titans, directed by Boaz Yakin, is a film set in Alexandria, Virginia. At this time, 1971, the first high school was undergoing integration and neither race, black or white, was pleased. Remember the Titans is about the fight and the journey it takes to be successful, not just as a football team, but as people as well. The team struggled for two main reasons; having to play with people of different skin color, and having a new coach who wants them to accomplish nothing less than…

in ‘Remember the Titans,’ the sexism in ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ judgement in ‘On the Sidewalk Bleeding,’ or discrimination in ‘The Butler,’ prejudice is the one word that sums up these behaviours. Throughout most of the movie, ‘Remember the Titans,’ Boaz Yakin shows the theme of prejudice. Prejudice, which is shown through racism and judgement. It is set…

“How does the film ‘Remember the Titans’ enhance your understanding of the world?” The 2000 film ‘Remember the Titans’ directed by Boaz Yakin, has many themes that enhance our understanding of the world. Some of the themes used in this film to demonstrate this argument are racism, change and overcoming challenges in life. Most of us go through these situations in life proving how ‘Remember the Titans’ improves our understanding. Racism is one of the most recurring themes in ‘Remember the Titans’…

On September 29, 2000, A. O. Scott, a journalist for The New York Times, wrote a film review of the movie, “Remember the Titans”. His article, “How the Goal Line Came to Replace the Color Line,” presents a short but detailed analysis of the sport centered movie. “How the Goal Line Came to Replace the Color Line” is an article that is meant for everyone, regardless of race. In fact, Scott implores that viewers of all races will be infused with pride after viewing “Remember the Titans” because it…

Max is More Than Just a Story of a Boy and His Dog The 2015 film Max is an entertaining family film because of its story about a family overcoming loss, its outstanding acting, and its kid-friendly action scenes. The film Max follows a teenage boy, Justin Wincott, and the military-trained dog he is left in charge of after his brother is killed in combat in Afghanistan. The dog, a Belgian Malinois named Max suffers from post-traumatic-stress-disorder, putting additional strain on the Wincott…