The actor who played Ray did a fantastic job. That was not an easy role to play and the fact that viewers truly hated him shows what a great job he really did.
It's a hard part of growing up to watch some of your childhood friends choose the wrong path. It takes real strength of character to separate yourself from them once you come to understand that they aren't willing or able to be a good man/woman.
Meli Melrose I totally agree I played football myself everybody on my team was my brothers no matter White, black, Mexican, Chinese, any other race you want to put on my team those are my brothers always remember the Buffaloes
Yer i can agree on that i took the wrong turn and took me a long time to get back on track tho it is so easy to just let it go and not care what happens and i was #1 at it
What I love most about this scene: the maturity from Gerry when he tells Ray he is cut. Ray starts spewing hatred about Coach Boone and Gerry stands there and says it's me. I had you cut. I don't want you on this team. The character development from how Gerry acted at the beginning of the movie pays off here.
This scene matured his character, but after his accident, when Gary's Mother tells Julius that "He only wants to see you." And she tells him to stop his crying because tears won't make her son walk again, shows how Gary's path, has changed his Mother as well, but the moment we all know that Gary and Julius have changed their each other's minds, hearts, and souls is when Juluis walks into Gary's Room and the Nurse trys to tell Juluis that only family is allowed in, and Gary said "That's my Brother, can't you see the resemblance?" True change had happened. Sometimes a Tiger can change it's stripes.
It's good story telling but Ray Budds never even existed. The team had been integrated for years before the events in the film. There were no bigots on the team to get cut, and had there been any they'd never had even made the team.
You know, Coach Boone really shows Gerry a lot of respect in turn; he sees how politely and seriously Gerry addresses him and how he has good reasons for asking -- asking, not telling -- his coach to make an exception to his policy. And so Coach hears him out and considers it, and supports his captain. He makes sure Gerry faces the choice he made by being the one to tell Ray, but yet also he respects Gerry enough to let Gerry be the leader of his team and do this instead of Boone stepping in to do it to show who's boss. I never really thought about that before.
@@jaygee5536 Gerry Bertier (August 20, 1953 - March 20, 1981). The gymnasium was named after him and is now know as the Alexandria City (renamed from T.C. Williams in 2021) High School Gerry Bertier Gymnasium, in his honor. Though this scene in the film is complete fiction, it is a beautiful scene trying to portray the difficulties of overcoming segregation.
When a teammate's choice of action deliberately endangers and hurts another, that person is no longer a teammate. Ray deserved that cut beyond any shadow of a doubt. No doubt it hurt Gary, to see what a best friend had become, and to have to do something about it.
Agreed. Except Ray didn't "become" like that. He was probably always like that. Because of the way he was raised, or because of his own choices. He's a good example of a flat character. Gerry and Julius change and the Titans learn to consider each other brothers regardless of race. Gerry went from coming at Boone with an attitude and trying to tell him what to do, to humbly making a request with plenty of respect. Ray stays exactly the same. He won't openly do anything racist anymore, because he knows the black players won't let him get away with it (when he called one of them "boy" and immediately got attacked earlier in the film), but his bad attitude permeates every scene he's in. In the end, he wouldn't even respect his former best friend, Gerry, who at first told him quietly that refusing to block for Rev would get him kicked off, then yelled at him for not blocking well during practice. Time to cut him loose indeed.
Savior20061 absolutely right Gerry gave Ray many chances and warnings about blocking for Rev. Ray wouldn’t get with the program and when he intentionally missed that block causing Rev to be injured Ray made himself a liability he was a danger to other teammates and Gerry had no choice but to recommend to coach Boone that Ray gets cut from the team.
All good points except for Savior20061 "probably always like that" (I refuse to believe that people are incapable of change, they often just resist it into blind obedience) but they are playing a football game, sure one of his teammates could have gotten hurt, that's within the nature of the game. What I take umbrage is that the emotion stops there when life is so much more messy, he didn't try to persuade his friend in the film or have to deal with the parents backlash. tidy up and onto the next scene.
people that preach bout teamwork are usually the one who has no idea what their job in a team is. when you face overwhelming force just teamwork won't help you. this is the team where everybody has to work on themselves. team is as strong as its weakest chain
@@joeanthony419 clearly Boone wasn't teaching Gerry a lesson about football but a lesson about how 2 be a man sometimes friendships have 2 be a sacrifice.
@@DubBeats you have to remember that Ray wasn’t unique in being racist back then. It was normal... sad to say. So for Gary to step out of his comfort zone and rise against the norm...this was a big deal. Good thing people aren’t racists anymore you know? It would be a shame if some kind of corrupt leader suddenly showed how little progress we have actually made and how all the racists just went into hiding instead of actually changing generationally so that we rid the country of that problem.. yeah... that would be a DAMN SHAME...................
In Reel Life: In training camp, and again during the season, Ray intentionally misses blocks, because he wants his black teammates to be taken down. Gerry Bertier chews him out for this, and later has Ray kicked off the team. In Real Life: Ray is a fictional character, and the scenario is fictional. Fyi.
@@charlierobles316 men acknowledge something is wrong and make effort to cause a change but they stop soon as it starts impacting their comfort zone. Real men, like Gary, do what is right even if it means sacrificing their own good or making themselves look like the culprit in the public eye, cause they know what’s right and wrong as they are real men.
***** no, he didn't want him as a friend anymore either because he knew he was wrong in his racist mentality, and having black friend now, it would go against his moral self to have white racist friends and also have black friends
“I had you cut right.” That moment you can see Ray is stunned and changes his tone from “I can’t be cut from the team” to “I rather walk away than be part of them”
Best line of the whole movie. "You make a decision....but you support your decision." Not nearly enough people in the world ever learned this lesson in life.
Gary was a natural born leader. Under Coach Boone's leadership, and Rev's conversation, Gary went apeshit at camp. For that, the team united as one. Gary's call to kill Ray off was 100% correct. He thought of the team, and not friendship. That right there is a natural born leader folks.
At the beginning of the film Gary is not a leader. He was a follower. Throughout the movie his character develops. Thats why this scene is important. It shows his character development into a leader.
Come on Ray. Everyone else on the team learned to get along, that they weren't that different. Playing on a team brings people together. What's your problem? Good job by Gerry. Hard to cut a friend, but you did the right thing.
@@GMmaster99 Don't think they ever confirmed or denied that, not that there would have been a lack of people willing to do something like that during those times, and even today.
BlaZeD_ Tyler, simply because something is based on a true story does not make it a masterpiece. There are tons of horrible films based on actual events.
@@yesitislikethat if this movie was non fiction it would be a great movie. The fact that it's based on a true story makes it even better. We need the media to show all the stuff like this in today's world. It happens every day but a lot of people sadly don't believe it.
@@xenon1215 Well, it's a good movie, but "based on a true story" is just a fancy way of saying "not a true story". Virtually nothing shown in this movie actually happened or happened the way it happened in this story. Pretty much every scene in the story is made up. The conflict that the story is about is made up. The difficulties that they have to overcome are pretty much made up. Some of the persons depicted in the story are real people, but they didn't do the things shown in the story. Ironically, the guy that invented the myth this story is based on is Richard Nixon.
THAT is the kind of Captain I would want to lead me and my team. Not afraid to cut someone loose, even if it's someone close and it hurts like hell. And liked Boone's touch too when he warned Gerry that as the Captain, when he made the decision, he had to stand behind it and support it
20 years ago today, September 23rd this film was released. It's unfortunate and sad that we're STILL living in a world full of racism. The WHOLE world needs to watch this film to get a history lesson
AlbertV90 it’s seems that way since the news has been using race to sell fear and win the election.. they cherry pick what they want to project.. racism will always exist. It’s taught. you can’t force people not to be ignorant. Each person has to work on themselves.
Living in a world of racism is part of life and will never leave. Disney making this film astounds me to this day, because it laid out some of the solutions to ending racism without all the flowery music.
Well, racism is definitely still around, and maybe the world does need a history lesson, but they won't get one from this movie. There is pretty much zero history in this movie.
@@celebrim1 Either you weren't born in the US or you skipped history class. Didn't see the scene where they bused in the blacks from other schools and the tension that came from that? That's US history that started back in 1954 at Little Rock, Ark. Come on man, there is history all throughout this film.
@@d0cn0tes I'm very aware of history. I'm also aware that in Virginia, all that was over and all the schools in the district had been integrated before any of these kids even entered high school. The entire team had played integrated football against other integrated schools their entire career. This movie wasn't set in Little Rock in 1954. If you think it is, then you are the one with deficient history.
I had a same situation like Gerry. Like in the beginning of the movie Gerry and Ray were best friends but Gerry realized that change was coming and did what was best for the team, unlike Ray who didn't want to accept it had a teammate hurt just because of his race. Not only did he tell Ray he was cut not just from the team but also that their friendship was over and Gerry was the one who made the decision. Though it may have been a tough decision but Gerry realized it was the right one. Much respect to Gerry Bertier Rest in Peace 🙏
Not if they moved Ray into another position on the team like on defense. Because that would be better to keep Ray on the team than completely cutting him off the team.
@@thefighter5182and what guarantee do you have that the same situation would not arise? Ray has shown he is a liability and put his teammates health at risk. Actions have consequences and to say they shouldn't have cut Ray is laughable.
I love this scene because it teaches responsibility and accountability...and no matter the sport when a bad teammate does something to hurt the team good teammates call them out!
yeah but another thing is people that blame other for no "teamwork". people that preach bout teamwork are usually the one who has no idea what their job in a team is. when you face overwhelming force just teamwork won't help you. this is the team where everybody has to work on themselves. team is as strong as its weakest chain
My 2 favorite parts in this whole movie was this and when Yoast says how even though he coached them, he learned a lot from the team as well which he says that he learned that you judge the soul of a man rather than the look of him.
Love this scene. He made a grown man decision. He didn't throw away a friendship, he did what was morally correct. If we are a team, we have to be as one, we can't do that without total support.
So I saw this movie in theathers and a bunch more as a kid. I just watched Bates Motel and looked up what the actor who play Chick was in. I didn't realize he played one of the main guys in this. Great actor.
First of all Ray was petty with the whole “but he Is your daddy right?” But when Gerry said “I had you kicked off” right after and now Rays all “You gonna throw away our friendship for them.” Obviously Rays not afraid to be shitty or disrespectful to his best friend.
Love this movie, so many lessons. Im all for single person sports but team sports that puts our kids in those types of situations is a great stepping stone for morals and maturity, when coached correctly.
Man Integrity is so valuable and if you live by it you stand by it you die by it and keep it forever more it will be a beacon of Eternal Light and nothing can penetrate you it cannot deceive you it cannot make you do something that is wrong because you have morals and you will stand for what is right no matter what and honorable true sincere pure wholesome genuine just like Jesus Christ
Ok, people, no matter your race or places in this world, this is what leadership looks like and what any man or woman should aspire to be. You need to respect yourself and the people you lead enough to do the hard things when they are the right things.
Speaks alot about life and relationships, sometimes when a friend do something and they know there wrong you have to be the bigger person and either call em out on it or just leave them alone. I was at a crossroads before when friends were just acting funny and think theu cam tell me what to do, an incident happen when they knew were wrong but played it off like they were right and bad mouth me. When you have enough you have enough !!!
ray was def one of those characters who didnt deserve to have a redemption arc, props to burgess jenkins for making everyone hate his character & im pretty sure he is a chill down to earth person in real life 😂😂😂
I'd cut ray too since he wanted to throwaway EVERYONES futures for his prejudice and bias! lol If the team got buried/crushed then there goes scholarship chances for every single one of them, not to mention ray himself - Who would want to recruit a player who cant block afterall? I really like Remember the Titans for the challenges it showed of the time period and how each person had to rise up to overcome them, or fall to the wayside. Ray thought he was standing on some sort of moral high ground but reality is much more than a straight up black/white and the weight of his mindset meant he was left behind
Dá gosto assistir filmes assim. Sem choro e mimimi. Fazer a coisa certa! O que esse jogador fez resultou numa lesão, que prejudicou um companheiro de time com imenso talento, mas não era apenas sobre a falha proposital e sim sobre irmandade e como isso é importante. Fazer uma escolha é duro e machuca, quando vocs nutre sentimento por alguem, como era o caso deles. Mas a decisão tomada foi acertada.
If Ray was a good friend he would’ve put all of his prejudices and biases aside and treated EVERYONE on the team as a brother, instead he let his disdain for the Black kid’s come before his friendship showing that he cared more about spending his energy on hate than he did Gary.
Troy Evitt Actually, Ray was technically "full patch" as part of the team for several years. Opie would have shot him in the head and had it justified as Ray being disloyal to the patch.
You can either choose to be the one who has to make a cut or be the one who gets cut. I'm referring to life not just football. Where we end up in life comes down to choices. Choices you make and choices others make that can affect your life.
I watched this movie like 8 times in one week and cried in all of them it is the saddest movie ever to me. Now I love Wood Harris (Julius) and Ryan Hurst (Gary) they are the hottest and the best characters. I just live them so much I would do anything to meet them. They are now my role models.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
I knew people like the character Ray, back in my home town in the 60’s and 70’s. I remember one guy, when I brought two black friends to his house to meet them he said, Get those two Ns off my lawn. I said they are friends of mine who work with me. He said, Then you ain’t welcome here either. When I got back in the car they said, We told ya!
What's ironic is that at the beginning of the movie, Gary and Ray were best friends, now he's best friends with a black guy, amazing what happens in this movie.
Ray represent people who are still living in the past. The world changes and grows and becomes diverse and Ray is blind to it, ignorant and proud of that fact to but you want to know the worst part about this? Ray was a really good football probably one of the best but because of the way he is now he's going to miss a lot of opportunities.
He cant stand the fact that hes playing with black guys and that his friend is friends with a black man. He cant pass his prejudice and learn to accept and work together to win games. Everyone else is getting along but him.
It's interesting because Ryan Hurst at times sounds like Tom Hanks. But in Saving Private Ryan, he's the soldier that had a grenade go off right next to his ear, so he's yelling everything at Hanks in the scene.
One thing the simpleminded has never gotten or will never get NO ONES BIGGER THAN THE TEAM OR THE MISSION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I do mean no one.
The actor who played Ray did a fantastic job. That was not an easy role to play and the fact that viewers truly hated him shows what a great job he really did.
I wonder did he receive death threats after playing this role
The actor is probably racist in real life, so the character came to him naturally ... lol jk.
Opie from sons of anarchy back in the day.
That's true
@Caro Quintero That actor is not a racist in real life in general
"Sometimes you got to cut a man loose!" - Very true.
That is a big reality in life. You can either be the one making the cut or being the cut. Eye opener right here.
That's a fact
Ya ray wasn't playing for the team or going to change his attitude. He deserved to be cut.
I know the feeling
Especially when that man is 28 years old and still playing high school football.
It's a hard part of growing up to watch some of your childhood friends choose the wrong path. It takes real strength of character to separate yourself from them once you come to understand that they aren't willing or able to be a good man/woman.
Meli Melrose I totally agree I played football myself everybody on my team was my brothers no matter White, black, Mexican, Chinese, any other race you want to put on my team those are my brothers always remember the Buffaloes
@@markmorales2028 well explained
Yer i can agree on that i took the wrong turn and took me a long time to get back on track tho it is so easy to just let it go and not care what happens and i was #1 at it
amen to that
Godfather you’re back on the right track now that’s what counts.
What I love most about this scene: the maturity from Gerry when he tells Ray he is cut. Ray starts spewing hatred about Coach Boone and Gerry stands there and says it's me. I had you cut. I don't want you on this team. The character development from how Gerry acted at the beginning of the movie pays off here.
udfan07 it’s amazing how much he matured in this scene! Even tho it’s not real, great acting!
That's the moment you know when a child has finally become a true adult because of the tough choices they have to make regardless of who they are.
Wonder how he acted at the beginning? Was he like that guy he cut?
This scene matured his character, but after his accident, when Gary's Mother tells Julius that "He only wants to see you." And she tells him to stop his crying because tears won't make her son walk again, shows how Gary's path, has changed his Mother as well, but the moment we all know that Gary and Julius have changed their each other's minds, hearts, and souls is when Juluis walks into Gary's Room and the Nurse trys to tell Juluis that only family is allowed in, and Gary said "That's my Brother, can't you see the resemblance?" True change had happened. Sometimes a Tiger can change it's stripes.
@@timandshannon03 sure can.
Gerry was a freak linebacker. 47 sacks his senior year. All American. Definite NFL prospect.
LOL "can i speak to you in private?"
"sure" let's move two feet away, now nobody can hear us
I was thinking the same. Hahahah
ihateuutube 😂😂 only in the movies.
It's a Disney movie. Lol
You’ve never been in an actual locker room have you?
Locker room's loud as hell even when they're not celebrating. You can easily be a foot away from them and still have private conversations.
"You're willing to just throw away our friendship for _them?"_
What's a friend like you compared to a brotherhood, Ray?
This was a good judgment call, he was toxic to the team and he revealed his true colors, and no one gave any shits about skin pigment.
@@foolslayer9416 you say that but unfortunately people still do
@@Derpinurface Yeah...
Yeah fuck you Ray
It's good story telling but Ray Budds never even existed.
The team had been integrated for years before the events in the film. There were no bigots on the team to get cut, and had there been any they'd never had even made the team.
Becoming an adult involves not just making decisions but standing by them once made. Terrific scene. Teenagers would be well served to see this.
I‘m SO looking forward to watching this movie with my son! He will soon be 10!
You know, Coach Boone really shows Gerry a lot of respect in turn; he sees how politely and seriously Gerry addresses him and how he has good reasons for asking -- asking, not telling -- his coach to make an exception to his policy. And so Coach hears him out and considers it, and supports his captain. He makes sure Gerry faces the choice he made by being the one to tell Ray, but yet also he respects Gerry enough to let Gerry be the leader of his team and do this instead of Boone stepping in to do it to show who's boss. I never really thought about that before.
Gary jfc not gerry
Character's name is spelled "Gerry" but pronounced "Gary"
Barry?
@@danimale5895 Sherry
@@jaygee5536 Gerry Bertier (August 20, 1953 - March 20, 1981). The gymnasium was named after him and is now know as the Alexandria City (renamed from T.C. Williams in 2021) High School Gerry Bertier Gymnasium, in his honor.
Though this scene in the film is complete fiction, it is a beautiful scene trying to portray the difficulties of overcoming segregation.
“I had you cut Ray.” Perfect lighting and a young man stepping up to do what needed to be done. This movie truly was the best.
When a teammate's choice of action deliberately endangers and hurts another, that person is no longer a teammate. Ray deserved that cut beyond any shadow of a doubt. No doubt it hurt Gary, to see what a best friend had become, and to have to do something about it.
Agreed. Except Ray didn't "become" like that. He was probably always like that. Because of the way he was raised, or because of his own choices. He's a good example of a flat character. Gerry and Julius change and the Titans learn to consider each other brothers regardless of race. Gerry went from coming at Boone with an attitude and trying to tell him what to do, to humbly making a request with plenty of respect.
Ray stays exactly the same. He won't openly do anything racist anymore, because he knows the black players won't let him get away with it (when he called one of them "boy" and immediately got attacked earlier in the film), but his bad attitude permeates every scene he's in. In the end, he wouldn't even respect his former best friend, Gerry, who at first told him quietly that refusing to block for Rev would get him kicked off, then yelled at him for not blocking well during practice. Time to cut him loose indeed.
@@Savior20061 and he die because of his bad attitude
Savior20061 absolutely right Gerry gave Ray many chances and warnings about blocking for Rev. Ray wouldn’t get with the program and when he intentionally missed that block causing Rev to be injured Ray made himself a liability he was a danger to other teammates and Gerry had no choice but to recommend to coach Boone that Ray gets cut from the team.
All good points except for Savior20061 "probably always like that" (I refuse to believe that people are incapable of change, they often just resist it into blind obedience)
but they are playing a football game, sure one of his teammates could have gotten hurt, that's within the nature of the game. What I take umbrage is that the emotion stops there when life is so much more messy, he didn't try to persuade his friend in the film or have to deal with the parents backlash. tidy up and onto the next scene.
people that preach bout teamwork are usually the one who has no idea what their job in a team is. when you face overwhelming force just teamwork won't help you. this is the team where everybody has to work on themselves. team is as strong as its weakest chain
You're the captain. You make the decision but you support your decision
Joshua Guzman love it! It’s hard but you know you have to look at the best interest for the team
@@joeanthony419 clearly Boone wasn't teaching Gerry a lesson about football but a lesson about how 2 be a man sometimes friendships have 2 be a sacrifice.
I'm 34 years old and to this day, in my opinion, the BEST sports film ever made! Only my opinion which isn't much.
I agree with you fam.
One person's opinion can mean the world to someone.
To all you kids watching. This scene is what REAL men do. Maturity and doing the right thing. Learn kids. Learn.
He did what I will did too. If I had a racist asshole friend like ray...
@@DubBeats you have to remember that Ray wasn’t unique in being racist back then. It was normal... sad to say. So for Gary to step out of his comfort zone and rise against the norm...this was a big deal.
Good thing people aren’t racists anymore you know? It would be a shame if some kind of corrupt leader suddenly showed how little progress we have actually made and how all the racists just went into hiding instead of actually changing generationally so that we rid the country of that problem.. yeah... that would be a DAMN SHAME...................
In Reel Life: In training camp, and again during the season, Ray intentionally misses blocks, because he wants his black teammates to be taken down. Gerry Bertier chews him out for this, and later has Ray kicked off the team.
In Real Life: Ray is a fictional character, and the scenario is fictional.
Fyi.
What’s the difference between men and real men?
@@charlierobles316 men acknowledge something is wrong and make effort to cause a change but they stop soon as it starts impacting their comfort zone.
Real men, like Gary, do what is right even if it means sacrificing their own good or making themselves look like the culprit in the public eye, cause they know what’s right and wrong as they are real men.
This was very emotional and hard to cut a friend loose.
I think Ray took it the wrong way, I'm sure Gerry only wanted Ray off the team.
***** no, he didn't want him as a friend anymore either because he knew he was wrong in his racist mentality, and having black friend now, it would go against his moral self to have white racist friends and also have black friends
JorgeAlberto Herrera Is that why Ray missed that block for Rev during that audible play?
Yes ray was still a racist
*****
Sonia McGee Yet, he still made the team, I'm surprised Boone didn't notice, but I guess it was his no cut policy.
“I had you cut right.” That moment you can see Ray is stunned and changes his tone from “I can’t be cut from the team” to “I rather walk away than be part of them”
Best line of the whole movie.
"You make a decision....but you support your decision."
Not nearly enough people in the world ever learned this lesson in life.
One of my favorite movies. So many lessons, integrity, moral ethics, hard work, unity, and respect.
It's the best movie in the world.
@@alext1661 I thought it was Honey I shrunk the kids
It is definitely a jewel.
Gary was a natural born leader. Under Coach Boone's leadership, and Rev's conversation, Gary went apeshit at camp. For that, the team united as one. Gary's call to kill Ray off was 100% correct. He thought of the team, and not friendship. That right there is a natural born leader folks.
Gary is one of my favorite characters in this film!
At the beginning of the film Gary is not a leader. He was a follower. Throughout the movie his character develops. Thats why this scene is important. It shows his character development into a leader.
I’ve watched this movie numerous times finally at 22 I understand what kinda of guts and courage it took
Major W for Gary! Ray was a toxic element holding the team back. You got to do the right thing over your friendships
Come on Ray. Everyone else on the team learned to get along, that they weren't that different. Playing on a team brings people together. What's your problem? Good job by Gerry. Hard to cut a friend, but you did the right thing.
Wasn't just Ray. Remember, Yoast had to do the same thing to his friend Tyrell, who also couldn't grow past his hate and prejudice.
@@dmadd4643 wasn’t he also the person who threw the brick at Boone’s house?
@@GMmaster99 Don't think they ever confirmed or denied that, not that there would have been a lack of people willing to do something like that during those times, and even today.
This movie is a masterpiece
Jesus Christ Saves its based on a true story so yeah
BlaZeD_ Tyler, simply because something is based on a true story does not make it a masterpiece. There are tons of horrible films based on actual events.
I have to say one of the best! Definitely top 5!
@@yesitislikethat if this movie was non fiction it would be a great movie. The fact that it's based on a true story makes it even better. We need the media to show all the stuff like this in today's world. It happens every day but a lot of people sadly don't believe it.
@@xenon1215 Well, it's a good movie, but "based on a true story" is just a fancy way of saying "not a true story".
Virtually nothing shown in this movie actually happened or happened the way it happened in this story. Pretty much every scene in the story is made up. The conflict that the story is about is made up. The difficulties that they have to overcome are pretty much made up. Some of the persons depicted in the story are real people, but they didn't do the things shown in the story.
Ironically, the guy that invented the myth this story is based on is Richard Nixon.
THAT is the kind of Captain I would want to lead me and my team. Not afraid to cut someone loose, even if it's someone close and it hurts like hell. And liked Boone's touch too when he warned Gerry that as the Captain, when he made the decision, he had to stand behind it and support it
He did absolutely the right thing!
He really did
20 years ago today, September 23rd this film was released. It's unfortunate and sad that we're STILL living in a world full of racism. The WHOLE world needs to watch this film to get a history lesson
AlbertV90 it’s seems that way since the news has been using race to sell fear and win the election.. they cherry pick what they want to project.. racism will always exist. It’s taught. you can’t force people not to be ignorant. Each person has to work on themselves.
Living in a world of racism is part of life and will never leave. Disney making this film astounds me to this day, because it laid out some of the solutions to ending racism without all the flowery music.
Well, racism is definitely still around, and maybe the world does need a history lesson, but they won't get one from this movie. There is pretty much zero history in this movie.
@@celebrim1 Either you weren't born in the US or you skipped history class. Didn't see the scene where they bused in the blacks from other schools and the tension that came from that? That's US history that started back in 1954 at Little Rock, Ark. Come on man, there is history all throughout this film.
@@d0cn0tes I'm very aware of history.
I'm also aware that in Virginia, all that was over and all the schools in the district had been integrated before any of these kids even entered high school. The entire team had played integrated football against other integrated schools their entire career.
This movie wasn't set in Little Rock in 1954. If you think it is, then you are the one with deficient history.
When a player knowingly endangers another, that's when you have to cut him loose.
This movie is just an all time classic.
Shortlist of movies that we as kids at the time truly benefited from. This shaped more kids than we know
Ryan Hurst is a great actor. Every role he plays is great
I want Ray off the team too.
I had a same situation like Gerry. Like in the beginning of the movie Gerry and Ray were best friends but Gerry realized that change was coming and did what was best for the team, unlike Ray who didn't want to accept it had a teammate hurt just because of his race. Not only did he tell Ray he was cut not just from the team but also that their friendship was over and Gerry was the one who made the decision. Though it may have been a tough decision but Gerry realized it was the right one. Much respect to Gerry Bertier Rest in Peace 🙏
Ray got himself thrown off the team. Let’s not forget this important lesson.
Also, it was Ray who was willing to throw his friendship away with Gary.
Not if they moved Ray into another position on the team like on defense. Because that would be better to keep Ray on the team than completely cutting him off the team.
@@thefighter5182and what guarantee do you have that the same situation would not arise? Ray has shown he is a liability and put his teammates health at risk. Actions have consequences and to say they shouldn't have cut Ray is laughable.
The fact that Ray barely had any lines and we still knew where he stood is another lesson
August 2022, I love watching this film. Each scene was very meaningful and powerful. Thank you for this film.
Shows Coach was more of a players coach than he let on. Left it up to the captain to take on the responsibility.
I love this scene because it teaches responsibility and accountability...and no matter the sport when a bad teammate does something to hurt the team good teammates call them out!
yeah but another thing is people that blame other for no "teamwork". people that preach bout teamwork are usually the one who has no idea what their job in a team is. when you face overwhelming force just teamwork won't help you. this is the team where everybody has to work on themselves. team is as strong as its weakest chain
My 2 favorite parts in this whole movie was this and when Yoast says how even though he coached them, he learned a lot from the team as well which he says that he learned that you judge the soul of a man rather than the look of him.
Love this scene. He made a grown man decision. He didn't throw away a friendship, he did what was morally correct. If we are a team, we have to be as one, we can't do that without total support.
Denel was awesome, One of the best movies I've ever seen.
So I saw this movie in theathers and a bunch more as a kid. I just watched Bates Motel and looked up what the actor who play Chick was in. I didn't realize he played one of the main guys in this. Great actor.
The actor who played Gerry is an awesome actor he and the actor who played Julius had great chemistry
Going back to rewatch this movie, you can see every scene with Rey, even after the team bonded, he was angry and uncomfortable.
109 dislikes are from Ray's Klansmen
First of all Ray was petty with the whole “but he Is your daddy right?” But when Gerry said “I had you kicked off” right after and now Rays all “You gonna throw away our friendship for them.” Obviously Rays not afraid to be shitty or disrespectful to his best friend.
"Remember the Titans" the best movie ever
Ryan Hurst (the acting diety playing Gerry) is just OUTSTANDING…his work is tremendous. As for Mr Washington- I guess he is ZEUS! 😊
Love this movie, so many lessons.
Im all for single person sports but team sports that puts our kids in those types of situations is a great stepping stone for morals and maturity, when coached correctly.
Man Integrity is so valuable and if you live by it you stand by it you die by it and keep it forever more it will be a beacon of Eternal Light and nothing can penetrate you it cannot deceive you it cannot make you do something that is wrong because you have morals and you will stand for what is right no matter what and honorable true sincere pure wholesome genuine just like Jesus Christ
Back when that captain status mean something
This is as it should be! Tremendous & Powerful acting! 2 thumbs way up!!!!!👍
Ok, people, no matter your race or places in this world, this is what leadership looks like and what any man or woman should aspire to be. You need to respect yourself and the people you lead enough to do the hard things when they are the right things.
Correct me if I'm wrong, I don't recall Ray visting Gerry at the hospital or attended his funeral. That just shows he was never a true friend
Damn I think you’re right 🤯
That was a wise move to cut Ray. Took guts.
Some people just can’t let go of the hate in their hearts
Gerry made the right call! Ray was to filled ignorance and hatred to get along with the other team mates.
If only there were more people like Gary in today’s society. The US wouldn’t be so divided.
There are. Stop listening to government and the lying MSM.
Speaks alot about life and relationships, sometimes when a friend do something and they know there wrong you have to be the bigger person and either call em out on it or just leave them alone. I was at a crossroads before when friends were just acting funny and think theu cam tell me what to do, an incident happen when they knew were wrong but played it off like they were right and bad mouth me. When you have enough you have enough !!!
Shamar Campbell truth. Very true.
ray was def one of those characters who didnt deserve to have a redemption arc, props to burgess jenkins for making everyone hate his character & im pretty sure he is a chill down to earth person in real life 😂😂😂
Ray was missing out on the brotherhood man
I'd cut ray too since he wanted to throwaway EVERYONES futures for his prejudice and bias! lol If the team got buried/crushed then there goes scholarship chances for every single one of them, not to mention ray himself - Who would want to recruit a player who cant block afterall?
I really like Remember the Titans for the challenges it showed of the time period and how each person had to rise up to overcome them, or fall to the wayside. Ray thought he was standing on some sort of moral high ground but reality is much more than a straight up black/white and the weight of his mindset meant he was left behind
But jealousy and hate is everywhere
@@superlex611 indeed. But we can never let it win
@@geoffwilliams4478 true
Ray: You willing to throw away our friendship for them?
Me: You willing to put your ignorance before your team mates, including me?
"Ya gonna go n tell coach COOOOOOOONNN what to do like last time but then again he is ya daddy right" 🤣🤣 he yo daddy too Dean lmao
This movie and Facing The Giants... Absolutely The Best Movies On Building A Team From The Ground Up!! ( My little opinion)
Probably the best scene in this movie.
Dá gosto assistir filmes assim. Sem choro e mimimi. Fazer a coisa certa! O que esse jogador fez resultou numa lesão, que prejudicou um companheiro de time com imenso talento, mas não era apenas sobre a falha proposital e sim sobre irmandade e como isso é importante. Fazer uma escolha é duro e machuca, quando vocs nutre sentimento por alguem, como era o caso deles. Mas a decisão tomada foi acertada.
Sunshine should give Ray a kiss.
It took a few years for me to notice that the same guy who plays Gerry is the one who plays Opie on Sons on Anarchy. The beard made a huge difference.
That was the best part of the movie right there
My favorite part of this movie is they all are like 30-40 years old
@JupitersTruth Bond o christ take a joke, not everything said is literal, they were not highschool age
Who’s here because it was recommended to them during the protest and rioting? 🤔 And yes, I grew up in the 90s
This movie came out in 2000.
You watched a movie from the 2000s during the 90s? 🧐
40 People who watched this didn't have the guts to cut their man lose...
Shows you a lot when you see a scene titles... Integrity...and thumbs down shows up 🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️
@@geraldfer well said🙏🏾. Out right sickening.
Listen to Denzel ? He lives his life beyond this character - A true visionary ! 👍
Everybody should always Remember The Titans
And this is the guy who plays Opie in Sons of Anarchy and Beta in the Walking Dead
If Ray was a good friend he would’ve put all of his prejudices and biases aside and treated EVERYONE on the team as a brother, instead he let his disdain for the Black kid’s come before his friendship showing that he cared more about spending his energy on hate than he did Gary.
Excellent movie!
This is Denzel's best film.
The best scene in the movie was the run to the cemetery in gettysburg. Those who hope to divide, are not the answer.
i wish this movie was released again today. Too many people forgot the lessons learned already.
It's a team sport. If you cannot be a team player, you gotta go.
when u face overwhelming force even teamwork won't help you. that is time where everybody do their best. work in their selves
Opie pulls a prospect's patch, LOL!
Troy Evitt Actually, Ray was technically "full patch" as part of the team for several years. Opie would have shot him in the head and had it justified as Ray being disloyal to the patch.
I could stare at him for 15 minutes and STILL not be able to process that he became Opie. Had I not been told, I would have never EVER figured it out!
Judge a man not by his skin color but by the way he presents himself and his character.
You can either choose to be the one who has to make a cut or be the one who gets cut. I'm referring to life not just football. Where we end up in life comes down to choices. Choices you make and choices others make that can affect your life.
I watched this movie like 8 times in one week and cried in all of them it is the saddest movie ever to me. Now I love Wood Harris (Julius) and Ryan Hurst (Gary) they are the hottest and the best characters. I just live them so much I would do anything to meet them. They are now my role models.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Dang straight❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Jenna Day Wood Harris played a whole lot of movies
Beautiful movie
This movie made me cry. John Q did as well.
Integrity. One of the rarest attributes.
I knew people like the character Ray, back in my home town in the 60’s and 70’s. I remember one guy, when I brought two black friends to his house to meet them he said, Get those two Ns off my lawn. I said they are friends of mine who work with me. He said, Then you ain’t welcome here either.
When I got back in the car they said, We told ya!
What's ironic is that at the beginning of the movie, Gary and Ray were best friends, now he's best friends with a black guy, amazing what happens in this movie.
Ray represent people who are still living in the past. The world changes and grows and becomes diverse and Ray is blind to it, ignorant and proud of that fact to but you want to know the worst part about this? Ray was a really good football probably one of the best but because of the way he is now he's going to miss a lot of opportunities.
He cant stand the fact that hes playing with black guys and that his friend is friends with a black man. He cant pass his prejudice and learn to accept and work together to win games. Everyone else is getting along but him.
G•DéSiReÉ Yeah sad ray still not let that racist go. But like it say everybody not going too like you on the team. It like everybody is like that...
It's interesting because Ryan Hurst at times sounds like Tom Hanks. But in Saving Private Ryan, he's the soldier that had a grenade go off right next to his ear, so he's yelling everything at Hanks in the scene.
Also he played the role of Sgt Ernie Savage in the movie We We're Soldiers!
Same fight we still fighting today
Ray the “ray-cist.”
Sometimes the right desicion is the hardest to make
Not for me I would have done the same thing he's an asshole 💯💯
If I had an asshole friend like ray I will done it too. Ain’t crying for an asshole lol
It is mind-boggling how different Ryan Hurst looks now.
Encourage your Children to Watch ... REMEMBER THE TITANS!
Ray did cause his teammate to get hurt . If you dont cut em now he might cause it again so yea Gary did the right thing
“Put me in coach,
I got this”
I was expecting a slap from the captain lol 😂
I REMEMBER THE TITANS! Except they weren't in 360p, holy F.
One thing the simpleminded has never gotten or will never get NO ONES BIGGER THAN THE TEAM OR THE MISSION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I do mean no one.