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many fighters got injured and a handful even died. In an interview during a documentary, Mae says “I one time say one round of Braddock’s fight and ran away after that one round” ()In the movie Mae Braddock listens to the fight with Braddock and Max Baer using a radio. In real life for the first time she did listen to the fight and remained terrified during the entire match. In the movie when Braddock left boxing and worked at the dock to earn some money for his family. In real life, Braddock did

“Cinderella 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

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 Man Who Left His Glass Slipper in the Ring Cinderella Man was a movie based on a true story during The Great Depression. The Great Depression began when the stock market crashed in October of 1929. During this time people lost their jobs, homes, families, and their basic way of living. Banks collapsed, and the drought killed most of the crops. In the film the setting is New York about four years after the Depression set in. James J. Braddock gets a call to adventure when he realizes that he

The film Cinderella Man was about a boxer name James Braddock and his struggles through the great depression. Through boxing Braddock gave hope to the people who faced the great depression just as he did. He gave them a type of hope that nurtured them to thinking that they would persevere through the hardship just as he did with his boxing career. From an audience perspective this film earned a 5 out of 5 stars rating because director Ron Howard served his purpose well by not only developing a boxing

boxer. After Jim had a shocking win he goes back to boxing full time despite his concerned wife Mae Braddock (Renée Zellweger). Nicknamed “The Cinderella Man” for his rags to riches story, Jim is set out to fight the defending champion, the menacing Max Baer. This film is a historically accurate representation of what people had to go through during The Great Depression and shows this with the obstacles that were overcome. Although, there are a few alterations

The movie Cinderella Man is a biographical film of boxer James J. Braddock that illustrates his struggle through the Great Depression. Movies often exaggerate the suffering of the Great Depression or just gloss over it, but Cinderella Man accurately shows the prevailing attitude of the time through the facial expressions of the actors and the obstacles they overcome. In the film, the people on the street and in the crowd in the boxing arenas appear worried and never smile. The only time that people

When Braddock was in the ring, Max Baer didn’t actually taunt him at the beginning of the match. Hollywood most likely added this to help strengthen the idea that Braddock was not viewed as likely to beat anyone and come back as strongly as he did. Baer also did not kill two men in the ring, he only killed one Frankie Campbell and never completely recovered from what had happened. The producers

whilst desperately trying to keep his family from the streets. In doing so, Braddock makes a miraculous resurgence in the boxing world and experiences an inconceivable rise to glory. The film concludes with Braddock dethroning the notably bellicose Max Baer to become the heavyweight boxing World Champion.

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