The Great Debaters

[Brian in Mesa]

The Great Debaters

Release Date: December 25, 2007
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Director: Denzel Washington
Screenwriter: Robert Eisele
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: N/A
Website: The Great Debaters

Starring: Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Kimberly Elise, Nate Parker

Plot Summary: Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow South and inspired by a true story, "The Great Debaters" chronicles the journey of a brilliant but volatile coach (Denzel Washington) who uses the power of words to shape a group of underdog students from a small, modest black college in East Texas into an elite debate team while challenging the social mores of the time, culminating with a groundbreaking invitation to debate Harvard's championship team.

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[Mulli]

I know it is based on a true story, (and looks decent) but aren't these underdog stories becoming a bit tedious?

 

[Louis]

I know it is based on a true story, (and looks decent) but aren't these underdog stories becoming a bit tedious?

If by tedious you mean the exact same story with basketball, football, spelling, and now debating substituted in the plot.

Yes it is.

 

[Mulli]

If by tedious you mean the exact same story with basketball, football, spelling, and now debating substituted in the plot.

Yes it is.

Looks like Denzel has a different haircut for this one, so I guess that changes everything!

 

[Louis]

I don't know. That looks like the Remember the Titans wig in the poster.

The poster looks like the Titans poster too.

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[Pariah]

I'm going to take the easy joke here since no one else has: Were these guys good enough to be called "master" debaters?

 

[Pariah]

Don't jerk me around here. I want to know. Come on.

 

[Pariah]

This thread is whack.

 

[Pariah]

You people are chocking my...creativity.

 

[Shane]

This looks soooo incredibly booring!

 

[Mulli]

This looks soooo incredibly booring!

Can't argue with that. Would be mental masterdebation.

 

[Renz]

They got to debate Harvard and then afterwards they were told to leave by the back door.

 

[Linderbee]

This thread is whack.

looks like you're playing with yourself on this one...

err...I mean, BY yourself...

 

[dogpoo32]

I'm going to take the easy joke here since no one else has: Were these guys good enough to be called "master" debaters?

Dammit! Beat me to it. I agree, bad everyone else for not giving this man his due chuckle.

 

[DWKB]

If by tedious you mean the exact same story with basketball, football, spelling, and now debating substituted in the plot.

Yes it is.

You forgot swimming. How you could forget swimming.

 

[Mulli]

And algebra with Edward James Olmos back in the day.