Here is a film that could have been very family-friendly but it seems to have purposefully avoided it by injecting unnecessary vulgar language and sexual escapedes of high school age kids. The end message of the film was good. The writing was good. The acting was good. The photography direction was terrible. It seemed that the camera could not stay focused on a scene or shot for more than two or three seconds. The director relied on the staccato photography to set the pace, tone, and “excitement” of the film. It was very distracting, annoying and made the film difficult to focus on and to follow. The entire film seemed to be edited like a coming attraction or trailer. I don’t like those either.
The film was based on a true story in Texas where football rules. It was everything to this little town and they made sure the players and coaches knew it. It really was sad to see that for most of the town, winning was everything. The coach knew differently and tried to inject his philosophy into the players.
The big hype of comparing this film to the PG-rated film Remember the Titans is far fetched. I have seen Remember the Titans, and believe you me, Friday Night Lights is no Remember the Titans. It doesn’t even come close.