Million Dollar Baby

Million Dollar Baby Throughout this course we have discussed about making good and bad decisions in life. In grade 12 curriculum we have watched a movie called A Million Dollar baby cast by Clint Eastwood as an Frankie Dunn (coach), Hilary Swank as an Maggie Fitzgerald (female boxer) and Morgan Freeman Eddie "Scrap Iron"(gym keeper). In this movie Eastwood has shown in his movie a story about a struggling life of boxers and coach. In this movie an actor and director is playing a role

Review Million Dollar Baby is a film which was released in 2004 and is based on various short stories entitled, "Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner" written by F.X. Toole . It was directed, co-produced and scored by Clint Eastwood and starring Eastwood, Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman. The film is about an underappreciated boxing trainer, the mistakes that haunt him from his past, and his quest for atonement by helping an underdog amateur boxer achieve her dream of becoming a professional. More

some knowledge and wisdom, even though he or she suffers defeat and often death. “Beyond his silence, there is a past. Beyond her dreams, there is a feeling. Beyond hope there is a memory. Beyond their journey, there is a love” From Million Dollar Baby. Million Dollar Baby directed by Clint Eastwood is a story about a girl, Maggie who wants desperately to be a fighter, but she only wants to be trained by the best trainer around, Frankie. She succeeds in

Appreciation rather than discrimination The film “Million Dollar Baby” directed by Clint Eastwood is a prime illustration of how to address gender stereotypes and discrimination. Gender stereotyping is the act of biasing a male and/or female into certain categories simply based on their “roles” in terms of their gender. And discrimination is the act of placing a group of people into a category based on their race, sex, or age, which can be unjust in many ways. The film demonstrates gender stereotyping

The film, Million Dollar Baby, released in 2004, revolves around an obstinate woman’s quest to become a professional boxer. The film digresses from other sports movies due to the portrayal of female athleticism, supremacy and a certain type of woman who scarcely exhibits typical feminine attributes and is depicted in a light that is more relatable to masculine personas. She has been placed into the male dominated genre of boxing films, a mass-media platform that has been largely resistant towards

Some movies produced are meant to have cookie cutter, fairytale endings and others leave the audience feeling hatred or anger. As an audience member, we love to see positivity, but sometimes negativity can lead to a better ending. In the film Million Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood we get to experience that negativity. Clint Eastwood’s film shares the story of a young hillbilly woman known as Maggie Fitzgerald, an aspiring aged fighter from southwest Missouri. Maggie seeks boxing as an escape

The Million Dollar Baby was one of the most anticipated movies for the year as the movie was based around a female boxer, and at the time this wasn’t very common. I was also very excited to watch Clint Eastwood as he is one of my most favorite actor/director. The movie was not directly relatable as in I have not gone through a similar experience. Although, many of the emotions the characters were feeling and the different situations they were put through were relatable to me, to a certain extent

Amberly Ebelsheiser Prof. Owens Theater 116 January 22, 2011 Million Dollar Baby The film, Million Dollar Baby, is a very powerful story of a young woman by the name of Maggie. While she experienced a very difficult upbringing, Maggie had never lost sight of her goals, and is living proof that anyone can overcome any obstacle that they may be faced with. Maggie’s dream was to be a professional fighter; it was a dream most girls do not share, but it was her passion. She began attending a gym

In the Million Dollar Baby movie, Maggie Fitzgerald, a 32-year-old girl, dreams big with determination. She puts everything into that boxing ring to be the best boxer she can be. Written by Clint Eastwood, the film demonstrates a resilient, strong-minded girl, no matter her age, gender or strength she will get to the title. The film talks about the unwavering determination that drives people to overcome obstacles and pursue their dreams, like success in the boxing world. As Maggie's confidence grows

Jones Mrs.Lassanske Sports Literature 21 February, 2017 The Contender Vs. The Million Dollar Baby In the movie Million Dollar Baby, the character Maggie has a similar dream to Alfred, the main character from The Contender. There dream was to be a champion, a professional boxer. They both accomplish those dreams but they both have total different endings. Maggie and Alfred both has a passion for boxing. In the Million Dollar Baby movie Maggie kept on begging Franky to teach her how to box because frank