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Remember the Titans is quite possibly one of the most inspirational and uplifting sports movies ever made.  As the football team had to come together, while putting race aside.  The most prominent character trait that needed to be expressed was leadership.  Probably the most important scene of the movie is when Coach Boone orders the players to converse with players of the opposite skin color, and learn about their lives.  When All-American and captain linebacker Gerry Bertier confronts the best black player, Julius Campbell, after a practice, Julius lashes out and challenges Gerry's leadership.  Gerry is brutally honest with Julius and describes Julius as "nothing but a pure waste of God-given talent."  Also Bertier calls Julius out for being selfish and "leaving his teammates out to dry." Julius fires back at Gerry with questions pertaining to Beriter's role as captain and doing his job as captain, and then takes a shot at the white players for not blocking for the black players, asking, "Why don't you ask your white buddies to block better for Rev, because they have not blocked worth a blood-nickel, and you know it!" After a bit more of arguing and discussion, Gerry attacked Julius' attitude and Julius promptly replied, "Attitude reflects leadership, captain."  That ended the scene and set the tone for the rest of the season.  The leadership shown not only by Gerry to challenge Julius' attitude, but the leadership shown by Julius to challenge the captains leadership is astounding.