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. Compelling lead performance by Russell Crowe and great supporting actors in film director Ron Howard’s Cinderella Man, including, Paul Giamatti as Joe Gould, Paddy Considine as Mike Wilson, Renee Zellweger as Mae Braddock and so fourth. First and foremost, let’s discuss the supporting characters of this acclaimed film, particularly the build up to the infamous fight— Cinderella Man Vs. Max Baer: whom Craig Bierko plays—was poorly constructed in comparison to the real representation of the one-time champion. Notably, Max “Killer” Baer, one time heavyweight-boxing champion, received his violent reputation for the work he did on Frankie Campbell—born Francesco Camilli—who was another heavyweight boxer that lost his life after being pounded to a pulp in a bout with Baer, and then died the next day. Conversely, in film fight promoter Jimmy Johnston, played by Bruce McGill, failed to mention that Baer cried at Camilli’ funeral, as well as donating a lot of money from his own fights towards Camilli’ children’s education fees. Correspondingly, in the film, the bout between Ernie Schaaf and Baer was semi-accurately portrayed due to the popular theory of
Raging Bull is a movie based on boxer Jake Lamotta. A prolific pugilist with a rage temper inside and outside the ring, who is portrayed magnificent by Robert De Niro. When I was looking for the movie in youtube I expected a colored film but it was not. The B/W made the movie less visual violent even though indeed it is savage. However, the movie shows the human side of a prizefighter his fears, insecurities, and madness more than the professional in the ring himself. Jealousy based on his insecurities lead to hit his wife Vikki many times, and after 11 years together she finally left him. I was surprised that she was still alive and beauty at that time she left him.
The film Cinderella Man is based on a true story of an Irish-American boxer. During The Great Depression, ex-boxer due to an injury James J. Braddock (Russell Crowe) works as a day labourer until his former manager Joe Gould (Paul Giamatti) offers him a one time fight against a young rising 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.
The film The Fighter shows a side where some or most athletes struggle with during or at some stage of their sports career, identity. Identity seems to be one of the social issues that is portrayed in this film and is an issue that athletes face today. This film shed light on an underprivileged community where in a family of nine, two brothers attempt to make a name for themselves in the sport of boxing. The struggle to find themselves as individuals as well as sportsmen is shown through this movie. This is shown as Dicky Ward whom is one of the two main characters in the film The Fighter is depicted as the favourite child in the eyes of his parents in which whom have failed to realise he is a drug addict whereas the younger brother Micky Ward
For a near-championship boxer to fall from the limelight after a defeat is fairly common, but to lose due to his own brother betting against him is unheard of. Elia Kazan’s On the Waterfront portrays the role of this former fighter living his life as a bum under a local mob boss. This movie stands out from how movies are portrayed today. It didn’t have a lot of fast chase scenes, immense battles, or over-the-top special effects. This movie focused on its characters, by portraying their reactions to the cumbersome niche they play on the dockyard. It was driven by a series of intertwined conflicts, and a strong mix of character development and storytelling, and made for a phenomenal piece of art.
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
Life is a balancing act. People constantly flutter back and forth, here and there, all in attempt to find a harmony of when to push and when to step back. This battle one faces is reflected in the movie, The Million Dollar Baby, as a girl not only learns how to fight but when and where in attempt to achieve her dreams. Even more, a quote from the movie by character Eddie Dupris, “Sometimes the best way to throw a punch is to take a step back, but step back too far and you ain’t fighting at all.” clarifies what boxing is, not an opportunity to pummel someone, but a dance, a tension amid two bodies attempting to decipher one another. This quote is so valuable and poignant to me because it tells a story, not through words, but through
Cinderella man is a movie based on a true story about a boxer during the great depression named Jim Braddock. The movie starts off with Jim living a happy life making enough money to survive and during a fight he breaks his wrist and he's doesn't have enough money to fix it. He has another boxing match which he shows up to with a broken wrist and the fight was very boring and Jim's manager suspends his license and he is now out of a job. After losing his job, Jim truly starts to feel the effects of the great depression. While unemployed Jim's family starts selling their belongings and eventually lose power and heat to their home at which point Jims wife wants to send the kids away to live with their grandparents which upsets Jim very much.
'Rocky explores how individual sporting achievement can bring about more than just success in the boxing ring.'
To begin, I will start off by giving a small break down of what took place in this film. A woman named Maggie Fitzgerald wants to learn how to box from the best coach her town has to offer. She later finds a man named Frankie Dunn to train her, but things did not go as smooth as it sounds. Frankie Dunn put Maggie through a series of tests to see if she had what it takes to become a boxer. At first he refused to train Maggie and said he had no interest in training a girl, but things changed when he saw the power she could deliver in just one punch. Maggie’s character tends to be a little rough around the
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 film, The Fighter is based on a true story about a young man attempting to pursue his and his families dreams of becoming a famous fighter. His brother Dicky, was once a great fighter and now passing down his legacy. After long hours of hard work, Micky prepares a boxing match. Micky decides to go down a road without his family and proceeds to win which could lead up to the world title. In this film, it had a fantastic theme along with incredible shot types and much more.
The plot of the story is when a small-time boxer from Philadelphia Pennsylvania has had a shaky past in boxing. The main character Rocky earns a living by collecting debts for a loan shark. Rocky boxes every once in a while to keep his skills sharp, and his ex-trainer, Mickey believes he could’ve made it to the top of the boxing community but Mickey feels like
Along with the concept of Cinderella, the movie Cinderfella establishes this theme in a little different way that changes the dynamic of what makes up a Cinderella movie. Most of the gender roles are reversed and a guy named Fella is left with his stepmom and two wicked stepbrothers, Maximillian and Rubert. To gain more money, the stepmother throws a ball to honor a Princess, so she can marry one of her sons. During the movie, the stepmother wants to know where her deceased husband hid the money for Fella and Maximillian proposed the
What if everything you’ve ever known, suddenly changed in the blink of an eye? Well, the strongest and one of the most important characters doesn’t know that the farm isn’t doing well. One of the most admirable character that everyone looked up to, doesn’t know enough to even think that bad things are happening on the farm and he doesn’t believe anyone when they tell him their suspicions about it. If he would just simply realize that the leader is bad and that nothing has changed after the revolution, then he could have possibly saved the farm from Napoleon. This is supposed to show you what kind of personality Boxer has and what he did to help the farm succeed.
There is nothing ordinary in Frankie’s world, now inhabited by Eddie and Maggie. Frankie has lost his daughter’s respect and is trying to get it back. Eddie, an ex-boxing champion who has lost his eye in his final match, is now living in the gym. Maggie is maniacally obsessed with becoming a boxing champion. In a way, these diverse and complex characters are made for each other. Frankie and Maggie need one another. She seeks a mentor and trainer and he needs a person to care for in order to overcome the loss of his daughter. Eddie is there to balance the fragile relationship between Maggie and Frankie. These intricate relationships allow Clint Eastwood to treat matters of love, respect, and success insightfully and thoroughly. The main subject of the movie is the relationship between Frankie and Maggie and the tough decisions, which Frankie makes so that Maggie can fulfill her dream. As the audience sees it, it is not always easy to make the right decision. Sometimes they are so obscure and controversial that one really can’t decide what to do and which way is right. And, it becomes even more complicated when one’s decision affects not only him or her, but also a person he or she loves and cares for. In this sense, Million Dollar Baby is really about the sacrifices that people sometimes make in order to achieve success, fulfill their dreams, or care for their loved ones.