Max Baer

Max Baer does not correlate with the Great Depression. Baer stays rich throughout the whole movie, his image does not change. As seen in the movie Baer had a room full of furniture and women. This shows that he had money to keep his Penthouse at the top of the line, fully furnished. Another example of Baer having lots of money is when he shows up at the banquet, he has fur coat and a butler who follows his and takes it off for him, and underneath this coat was a tuxedo. Baer would continue to flaunt

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 Begging Bulldog of Bergen The best things in life do not always come from the good times; indeed they often blossom out of the 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

Max Baer, Braddock’s biggest rival in his comeback during the 30’s; was portrayed inaccurately. His character was shown as cruel and ruthless, having killed two men in the ring. Though this was false, Max was not barbarous as he was shown in the movie. He didn’t kill two but one man (named Frankie Campbell) in the ring and after Baer provided financial support for the Campbell family because he was so apologetic. Later

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

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 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

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