(This one's from September 26, 2018, so sorry if my immature self made a terrible review)
Taking place during the Progressive Era, Coach Boone (Denzel Washington) is appointed the coach of a high school football team. The year he started coaching was the first year that their team consisted of people of different races. Boone saw how the team members were racially segregated from each other and tried his best to integrate them as one team. Through the ups and downs of the season, their team came out on top. This story brings light to a true story taking place during the 50's, where American citizens were trying to conquer racism and treated every human as equals. This film took the tense times of racism in America and painted a picture that was truly inspiring. It took these two groups of races and show their points of view of each other in the beginning and the end. The way the black men were treated 100 years after slavery was abolished was disgusting to watch. Living in a world where racism is nearly universally frowned upon, it's crazy to think that discrimination against blacks was an everyday occurrence. There was a happy ending of course, this was from the year 2000 after all. In the end, they all worked together like a team, because of course they did. It was in a way that seemed completely natural and wasn't forced, which was the complete opposite of what I expected. When Gerry (Ryan Hurst) was hit by the truck, it was a somewhat unexpected moment that really turned the team for the better. They saw that he was hurt and wanted to win the championship for him, which they did because, again, of course they did. The opening and closing scenes were Gerry's team visiting him, which was a touching moment that was cleanly done (other than the fact the girl was just like "Gerry died 10 years later whoops"). It's one of those late 90's early 2000's movies that are kind of cheesy and don't work in some spots, but they just somehow hit you in the feelings and bring you back to a simpler time. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who's looking for a movie that you can just get lost in. The cheesiness got me again and I just can't directly insult this film. It was good! Great, even!
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