As mentioned in PE, this is a great movie about how putting aside personal differences can result in a group which achieves great things. It is about respect, responsibility, friendship and loyalty. It is also a whale of a true story.
In this movie, two Virginia high schools combine into one, after one school, whose students are all African-American, closes. These displaced students move to another school where every student is Caucasian-American. Before this merger, each school had its own football team with its own popular and famous coach. After the merger, there would be only one team. In a surprise decision, the school board announces that the African-American coach, played by Denzel Washington, would be the head coach instead of the more experienced and successful white coach, played by Will Patton.
This, of course, creates an immediate conflict between the two coaches. One of the subplots in the movie is how these two men go from being rivals to friends. It isn't an easy transition, and is handled in a realistic way.
There are also many conflicts between the players; about who should start, music, girls and of course, race. And, just as the players start to get along, the get a new player; a long-haired "surfer" from California.
The variety of reasons over which these boys clash and the way they resolve them through their common desire to become a good football team makes this a must see film.
Two big thumbs up.
3 comments:
This is one of my all time favorite movies, and I even have the dvd at school! Maybe we can convince Mr. Tong to let us watch it when we have rainy-day P.E.?
As a side note, my favorite quote from the movie is, "You're just killin' me, Petey!" You're going to have to see the movie to understand why I like this line so much that I use it, sometimes.
This movie is awesome 5 stars.
I love this movie!!! Out of three stars I give it...
A FIVE!
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