Analysis Of Cinderella Man

Cinderella Man is a flim based on the rise of World Championship boxer James Braddock. Braddock's life was affected heavily by the great depression, and the film does well to show this. The film also does a good job of chronicling the life of the everyday man during the great depression. This essay aims to discuss the role of the stock market crash in the beginning of the great depression, the effects of the depression on the life of the everyday man, and the effects of the depression on the life of James J Braddock and his family.

The Braddock family faced economic hardships during the great depression. In the Cinderella Man movie, the man cut off the power because they weren’t paying the electric bills. Another scene was when they were eating baloneys to survive and Mr. Braddock hands the little girl his baloney. This depicted their economic hardships and inability to buy sufficient food for the family. The reason for the economic hardship was clear. During his conversation in the bar after working on the docks, Mr. Braddock tells his friend that he even invested his money on a taxi.

The Depression had many effects on the movie. All of the men down at the docks are very eager and most likely desperate the way they try to show there face to the man picking only a handful of them. The actions of these men are because they are unemployed and if they have family they are most likely struggling keeping enough food on the table for them to eat. Jobs were very hard to find and even if they did get them, it wasn’t like winning the lottery, it was hardly enough to pay ends meat. One day when James comes home he finds out his son has stolen a slab of salami for the local meat store. This is a very sad scene because after Jim finds out the true reasoning behind his son’s the audience finds out that he is really just scared of being sent away because he knows the times are tough and isn’t sure his father can provide for him and his two other siblings. His son stealing the meat is also symbolic for how and why the crime rate rose during the great depression. Another scene that represents the Depression’s affect on the Braddock’s family and there peers is all there kids together have one birthday party, all of there friends kids all share a birthday with one cake and little to no presents. The depression has hit all of the families so hard they don’t have enough money for individual birthday

In Peggy Orenstein’s article, “What’s wrong with Cinderella?”, she analyzes the obsessions young girls have for stereotypical feminine products and toys, such as princesses and the color pink. Orenstein claims that such obsessions have negative effects on girls as they grow into women, restricting them into playing a specific role in adulthood. Although the author expresses much bias, she effectively supports her claims through her positions as a feminists and parent.

The story Seabiscuit takes place in California in a time where industries were booming. In this period the great depression also took place and threw out the movie short clips of this time period are shown. The main protagonist, Charles S. Howard is initially a successful automotive mechanic who’s main focus is wealth but his life later takes a tragic twist when his son dies in a car accident, and his wife leaves him shortly after. However not everything is bad luck for the kind hearted Charles as he later married Marcela Zabala and together they formed a new life. John M. Pollard or “Red” happens to be the antagonist and his displayed as a courageous boy raised in a middle class family but due to financial problems he is forced to leave his family. The story “Seabiscuit” depicts the life of Charles S. Howard and many other people’s life during the Great Depression.

James Braddock, likewise, was an exceptional boxer and made a good income before the unfortunate and unexpected Great Depression hit. Braddock’s prosperity at the beginning of the film mirrored life during the Roaring Twenties and provided examples of the lifestyle and economic success of families in the Nineteen Twenties.

One specific example of true representation is the scenes at the docks where men line up at the fences begging to be chosen to work for one day’s salary. Another scene that accurately shows the Depression Era is the scene of the families in the huge lines for relief money. The lines stretched out the door and down the street and the charities and relief centers would often run out of money before everyone was helped. The viewer feels Braddock’s embarrassment as he waits in line to borrow money from the relief center, and then has to visit

Disney makes over $3 billion on their Disney Princess products every year and now have over 25,000 items in their princess collection (Orenstein 2). Disney has played a big role in shaping not only societal viewpoints on what young girls should like, but also what little girls believe they should enjoy as well. Gender stereotypes have been around for a long time, but now with technology advancements, such as media in western society is able to play a bigger than ever role in influencing people’s perspectives. Not only do we see gender roles and stereotypes in television shows, but also in advertisements and in children’s toys. Although many readers of Peggy Orenstein’s “What’s wrong with Cinderella” have argued that the princess culture is corrupting today’s young girls and making them more dependent on men, a closer examination shows that many girls grow out of the princess phase with no negative repercussions and choose whatever passions they want.

The 1920’s has become historically known as the Roaring 20’s. World War 1 was over and business was booming as Americans become consumers. Jim Braddock is first pictured as a confident man in the boxing ring with his opponent who he swiftly takes down. As Braddock leaves the arena with his manager, he uses his own car service and comes home to a high-end suburban home where his wife Mae and his children wait for him. Just before the 10 minute mark of the film, the audience is shown a dresser top full of jewelry and pictures, but just after this scene the words “4 years after

Cinderella’s story is undoubtedly the most popular fairy tale all over the world. Her fairy tale is one of the best read and emotion filled story that we all enjoyed as young and adults. In Elizabeth Pantajja’s analysis, Cinderella’s story still continues to evoke emotions but not as a love story but a contradiction of what we some of us believe. Pantajja chose Cinderella’s story to enlighten the readers that being good and piety are not the reason for Cinderella’s envious fairy tale. The author’s criticism and forthright analysis through her use of pathos, ethos, and logos made the readers doubt Cinderella’s character and question the real reason behind her marrying the prince. Pantajja claims that

Cinderella Man was an incredibly magnificent and uplifting film that followed the life of the “Bulldog”, later entitled “Cinderella Man”, starring Russell Crowe as James J. Braddock, the American heavyweight boxer. Primarily, Cinderella Man embodies strength and willpower as once-undefeated heavyweight fighter, Braddock’s loses started to rapidly accumulate, so bad that he was released from his boxing contract and was merciless impeded from fighting. Correspondingly, deprived of work the bulldog began to undertake hard labor during the Great Depression to counterbalance myriad bills and overdue payments. Moreover, Braddock and his wife Mae together had three children to nourish. Correspondingly, years later, Joe Gould played by Paul Giamatti, was Braddock’s old boxing manager and contracted him one last concluding fight, which he won. Hence, the Bulldog started to train again and James J. Braddock was reborn after countless winning comebacks. Ultimately, Jimmy undergoes a fairy tale rise from a poor local fighter to the heavyweight-boxing champion of the world.

This movie took place September 25. 1933 which was four years into the Great Depression. The first impression I got was he was a happy man, was rich and made enough money from wrestling, I was wrong. His family included a wife, a daughter, and two sons. They lived in a run down apartment and didn't have enough money to pay for bills and there milk payment was past due. The daughter, Ariel woke up one morning and wanted breakfast she ate and was still hungry the father convinced her he was full and gave her his breakfast. I could tell by the time this movie is based on because of the music, there clothing, and the style of the town. The father, Jim was trying to get a job and there was many men at the fence trying to

Coming into this class and this unit I’ ve never read Cinderella. I didn’t think that it would be but it was very similar to the Walt Disney movie of Cinderella. Analyzing the stories I was able to find out more and give the two stories a much deeper thought. I enjoyed both stories the same since they were both very similar. I’m usually not much for fairytales but both versions of Cinderella were very entertaining. I did find some parts difficult and my partner did as well.

The story of Cinderella describes my great-great grandmas’ odd and occasionally unbelievable life. Similar to Cinderella, Amparo Amieiro lived with her step-family who did not enjoy her company, to say it nicely. Her illegitimacy caused her to be treated as a slave for the family, so, when given the chance, she left the house and got married at seventeen in 1931. A year later, she gave birth to a son and another year later, her husband died, leaving her a widower. Within the next twenty years, Amparo gave birth to two girls and two boys. Fast forward to 1952, and she was still alone with five children, living in poor Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

The central objective of the present study was to investigate how the influence of individual’s favorite Disney princess Cinderella or Mulan can impact participant’s beliefs on gender role and romance. In this study, participants that favorite Cinderella held a more traditional belief on gender roles compared to those who favorite the Disney princess Mulan. This finding supported our first hypothesized. This could be because of the traditional female role that Cinderella held throughout the movie in comparison to Mulan. Unlike Cinderella, Mulan was portrayed like a solider and a strong minded character. Mulan did not fit into the stereotypical model of what it meant to be a female, instead she transcended the gender binaries. In contrast, Cinderella was portrayed as your stereotypical female character. She was depicted as loving and nurturing caregiver who was also very submissive and weak. All in all, Cinderella was basically a damsel in distress with her evil witch being her stepmothers and stepsisters. This sharp contrast in characters and their message can really influence children in different ways. We as people are more prone to gravity towards things we resonate with on the terms of our experiences, values, beliefs and even our philosophy on life. Therefore, it was assumed that people who favorite Cinderella would have a more traditional view on gender roles.