James J. Braddock

The story of this movie is about boxing champ James J. Braddock, and how he and his family survived in their time during the great depression. In the opening scene of the movie Jimmy Braddock is fighting against heavyweight boxer Tuffy Griffith. Braddock then floors Griffith with a knockout punch followed by the crowd going wild. In the next scene Braddock is in a car with Joe Gould. Joe was Braddock's trainer at the time. In the car Joe counts a roll of cash that he had received from the fight and

this fight, Braddock broke his right hand and the referee ruled the match a “no contest” which meant there was no winner. This actually took place in 1933 and as a result, Braddock had to retire from boxing and try to find some other jobs to support his family. All Braddock ever cared about was his loving family. During the Great Depression, Braddock married Mae Braddock, the love of his life in 1930 at Saint Joseph of Palisades

Film Critique: Cinderella Man Set during the Great Depression, Ron Howard’s Cinderella Man follows the life story of James J. “Cinderella Man” Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer who came back to become a champion and inspiration that represented the hopes and aspirations of the American public in the 1930s. Despite the conditions Braddock and his family were forced to live through during this difficult time, Braddock’s love and devotion to his family fueled his desire to keep his family together

The movie The Cinderella Man used boxer James J. Braddock as a representation of the many American people who experienced a prosperous life in the twenties that suddenly turned poverty-stricken during the Great Depression. As happy prosperous times quickly turned to those of stress and desperation, many Americans took risks in order to persevere through life. Before poverty struck, people took risks fueled by wealth and success, and during the Great Depression risks were influenced by desperate

James J. Braddock once said, " I have to believe that once things are bad, I have to change them". The movie Cinderella Man is about Braddock rising from a poor, unsuccessful boxer to the heavyweight boxing champion of the world. The historical background to his life and career was during the same time period as the Great Depression. James Braddock was not always the boxer he is now known to be, in the 1920’s he had lost one third of his fights and people referred to him as a “bum” which is the lowest

troubles. Cinderella Man, a film by Ron Howard, outlines James J. Braddock’s life during The Roaring Twenties and The Great Depression. Braddock, an Irish-American boxer with a wife named Mae, and three little children was a successful boxer who earned a formidable amount of money from his job. His family lives in a large house with all of the common luxuries until Braddock breaks his hand and America goes into an economic downturn. Braddock is forced to find a job to keep his family warm as they

Man” is a movie starring the characters James J. Braddock, the main boxer, Mae Braddock, James’ wife, Joe Gould, James’ boxing manager, and Max Baer, James’ hardest opponent. This story took place in New York and New Jersey during the 1930s, when the Depression struck America. This film is an action film for the intensity of the boxing and fighting, but also a drama film for the misery and problems that came with the Depression and the rivalry between James and his opponents. “Cinderella Man” has

The movie tells the tale of Jim Braddock, an exceptional boxer during the 1920’s who took a pitfall when the great depression hit. A lot of controversy has sparked about the historical accuracy of the movie. Personally, I believe it does portray the 1920’s – 1930’s quite accurately with a few minor exceptions. First, the movie displays a well-detailed, accurate depiction of the end of the 1920s and the Great Depression through cinematography. It begins with Braddock satisfied with the life of being

“Forget all the reasons it won 't work and believe the one reason that it will.” Unknown. This quote from an unknown author perfectly addresses what I believe a critical step for attaining the American Dream is. To focus on the reasons someone cannot achieve something will only lead to disaster, but when someone takes the one reason why they can succeed, they do. There is no better representation of this and the American Dream than the movie Cinderella Man. It shows that no matter how bad things

The Man, the Father, the Legend In Damon Runyon's Cinderella Man From its title, one gets the idea this story is going to be a myth about redemption and empowerment. In actuality, this is a tremendous true story about a man named Jimmy Braddock who lives out a fairy tale, not a sugar coated fairy tale, but more of a grimace one. Cinderella Man is a film of survival and people finding strength within, to do what they have to do to carry on, particularly for what it takes a man to provide for his