Gerry has positive influence on the Julius because he tells Julius that he is "Nothing. Nothing but a waste of God-given talent." This shows Julius that Gerry cares more about character rather than race. Gerry says this because he has started to realize that black people are still people. This scene is shot using a two shot to show the expressions of Julius and Gerry. Gerry Bertier also had a positive influence on the team because by becoming friends of Julius the team started to become friends with the other blacks as well because Gerry is the leader. Boaz wants to display the message of people being able to change their ways from being ignorant to being open minded. To summarize this, Gerry has a positive influence on Julius and the