Talk:Remember the Titans/Archive 1

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Slang

Can this be rewritten in English? What's a "choc" - is it a reference to Washington's skin colour? Secretlondon 17:02, Dec 11, 2003 (UTC)

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Score

The soundtrack to this movie is wonderful. The "Titans Score", which is the last track on the disc, is the best score I've ever heard, bar none.~Mike Hackney

History

This movie has come under intense criticism for rewriting history. I am surprised to see no mention of this issue in the article. Doctor Whom 12:50, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

Don't most movies "based on true stories" rewrite history? There are very few--if any--such films that stick perfectly close to actual events; what works as a historical event or news item doesn't always work as entertainment. --FuriousFreddy 14:06, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

just wanted to say that wikipedia is alot of crap

That point has been addressed in Category:Historically inaccurate films, and I believe that Remember the Titans meets the "significant comment elsewhere" criterion given in that category. Doctor Whom 18:40, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

I agree. One of the major criticisms of the movie when it was released was how it portrayed the city of Alexandria, Virginia. It seemed to imply that Alexandria was a small town in south/central Virginia. No mention was made of Alexandria being a major Washington suburb and implied that all of the other schools were all white (eg. Hayfield or Groveton, now West Potomac), despite the fact that they were integrated in compliance with the Brown decision. While it is true that Alexandria was not as diverse in 1971 as it is today, it was, by no means, the city they showed in the movie.--Jsonitsac 19:56, 19 November 2005 (UTC)

Hoyt

Was Emma Hoyt a real person? I'd just wanted to know,thanks.

Emma Hoyt was not a real person. See http://www.71originaltitans.com/faqs.html

Military Brat Characters

Something should be mentioned in the article about the two Military Brat characters who played strong supporting roles-- they showed how military kids were way ahead of the integration curve in that era -- and how these two military brats played key supporting roles in moving the team past the barriers of prejudice.

There were many military kids in the D.C. suburbs in that era and I was one-- the military was integrated 25 years earlier than the rest of the United States and so White and Black military kids often played key roles in the struggle to psychologically integrate the Washington D.C. school systems at that time.

The film honors this-- as well as the primary theme of the heroism of the two coaches, and the other Black and White players.

More needs to be said in general about military brats-- numbering more than 12 million Americans (including former and current brats)-- their unusual life experiences-- and the contributions that they have made to this nation.

This film, along with addressing the critical primary theme of school integration in that era, also takes a step forward in showcasing military brats in these key supporting roles-- honoring the contribution of a formerly too-long invisible subculture in the United States.

Sean7phil 23:54, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Lock for vandalism

Please lock this one for vandalism! I don't know about you guys but vandalizing wiki really upsets me and even more if you can only do it by being racist and sexual.

Page Vandalized

Some objectionable and completely non-related material has been added to this page, linked to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Man_masturbates.jpg I went to "Edit This Page", but found no link to the image to remove. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.184.136.22 (talk) 08:09, 16 December 2006 (UTC).

Cast Section

Shouldn't we have one in this article? WAVY 10 Fan (talk) 18:58, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

I agree! --122.107.166.42 (talk) 02:52, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Soundtrack

There were some great songs in the movie, and I really think it deserves a proper 'Soundtrack' section. Is there an actual soundtrack CD? If so, I think this page should be updated with (at the VERY least) a PROPER track listing and some cover art. 99.225.147.215 (talk) 16:36, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Sheryl Yoast's death in 1996 never mentioned

Of all the post-high-school whereabouts of the players and all who were involved, which were displayed just as the credits were about to roll, even though they mentioned that Sheryl continued to assist her father in the school's football program, they neither mentioned her death in 1996 from a heart attack, nor did the filmmakers post a dedication to her at the beginning or the end of the movie. I wonder if it was because it was so painful for her father that he asked the production team to leave out any mention of her death. —Preceding unsigned comment added by CookyMonzta (talk • contribs) 03:59, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

Awards & Nominations

Before I go wiping stuff out, can someone explain to me how "Fintan Ryan" can show up as having won awards for being in this film when he isn't listed anywhere in the credits?32.179.128.187 (talk) 03:48, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

A page of their own

Why do The Titans of '71 not have their own article?--andreasegde (talk) 16:31, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Can someone post an explanation or transcript of the epilogue?

I think that would be useful — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hockeyking123 (talk • contribs) 21:16, 4 June 2012 (UTC)