Cinderella Man is the story of professional boxer, James J. “The Hope of the Irish” Braddock’s rise back into the spotlight. James was a championship boxer in the late 1920’s and was known by everyone in the New York/New Jersey area. Everyone has their downs, James’ down hit him when the stock market crashed in 1929, when he lost almost all of his money. After the market crashed, Braddock was getting worse and worse at boxing, he went from unstoppable to easily defeated. 4 years into the Great Depression, he broke his hand in a fight, while he was struggling for money; the match was called and it ended in an NC, he got his license revoked for that match. James started struggling to pay bills and get work. Braddock lost it all and had nothing except the chance for being picked for dock work. He falls …show more content…
into debt and can’t pay the bills, so he tries to get as much money as possible in any way. His manager, Joe Gould, finds a match for him even though he can’t fight because his license was revoked against John “Corn” Griffin. He beats Corn and starts making a comeback, until it’s him against world heavyweight champ, two-time killer Max Baer. The main recurring characters are James Braddock, Joe Gould (his manager), Mae Braddock (his wife), Mike Wilson (his friend), and Max(ie) Baer (his opponent). I feel like the cast was an amazing set of actors who passionately wanted to play their roles. Russell Crowe, who played James, did a fantastic job and was convincing throughout the entire movie. Paddy Considine, the actor for Mike Wilson, did a great job and didn’t make any noticeable slip-ups in his acting. I think that Renée Zellweger, Mae Braddock, really didn’t want to be in the movie for the first hour, later she eventually started making her role believable. One of my favorite actors in the movie was Paul Giamatti, Joe Gould, he made his part the most believable out of the entire cast and convinced me that he was actually a boxing manager. Craig Bierko, starring as Max Baer, really pulled off the jerky, self-centered actor vibe, but after he gets his drink spilled on him, I don’t think his character would have stayed as calm as he did. I enjoyed the entirety of the movie except for a few certain parts.
I wasn’t a fan of the parts that were very quiet, because they were just too hard to hear without the volume very loud. I also didn’t enjoy the parts where mae was disapproving of boxing, I understand that it’s just her fearing James getting hurt or killed, but she freaked out and I wasn’t a fan. I enjoyed the fights themselves, because the commentators make everything clear as of what’s happening, it was also refreshing to see some straight up fighting that movies have been lacking lately. I absolutely loved the scenes between rounds when Joe is talking strategy with James, because it shows trust and knowing of what the opponent will do. There are a handful of good morals in “Cinderella Man.” I feel like the main moral of the story was that everyone deserves a second chance no matter what. I think “keep trying and you’ll make it” is also a valid theme. A moral for the side characters is to always stick with your friends decisions and support them all the way. I think many of the viewers of this film will decide to give others second chances and always keep trying after watching “Cinderella
Man.” This movie seems like a movie for all people. I would personally recommend it to anyone who likes an underdog story or boxing history. The movie is rated PG-13 due to violence and profanity, so keep the youngsters at home if you don’t want them to see or hear these things. This movie is definitely one of my favorites, I find this amusing because I didn’t think I would like the movie at all. Overall, “Cinderella Man” is one of the greatest movies I have or probably will ever see. Rating: 94.5% A
James J. Braddock possesses an enticing story of overcoming obstacles and denying defeat. Braddock was an amateur boxer before 1929 and was fairly successful. After the Stock Market Crash his career took a downturn. He lost many matches and crushed his right hand. Later, desperate for money, he participates in another match. Surprisingly he wins and becomes next in line to fight the heavyweight champion Max Baer. In a great upset he defeats the defending heavyweight champion. James Braddock’s story is told in the film: The Cinderella Man. The Cinderella Man refrains from adding inaccurate thematic elements and accurately portrays James J. Braddock’s life, his boxing career, and the Great Depression.
Cinderella Man is the story of James J. Braddock, a struggling boxer who was faced with many hardships during the great depression, and learned to overcome these obstacles to provide for his family. Cinderella Man illustrates the journey of how James Braddock became a hero for his family. His quest is driven solely by his will to provide for his family. The Hero’s Quest can be categorized into 3 steps: Departure, Initiation, and Return.
Cinderella is a childhood fairytale created through Disney that highlights fairy godmother magic, animated nature with talking animals, and happily ever after ending. While the latent meaning we grow
These types of expectations and pressure put into children in our society for many reason such as getting good grades and doing well at school. In Joy Luck Club June (Jing-Mei Woo) deals with the pressure in a more distinct fashion compared to the children in our society today, as she rebels from her mother’s expectations. The expectations that are set high apply pressure to kids in society and Jing. This affects everyone in their own ways, as some people quit after a while like Jing, and some try to keep up with the expectations and goals. June doesn’t try to keep up with her mother’s expectations and expresses herself to her mom in a frustrated manner.
According to Refinery 22, “Cinderella” began being a story all about “persecution and the dangers of systematic oppression”.
A young girl is forced to live with her step-mother and step-sisters after her father and mother die. She becomes the maid of the family, tending to their every need. Eventually there is a ball; she acquires a fairy Godmother, goes to the ball, falls in love with the prince, blah blah blah. All you really need to know is that she has a happy ending. A happy ending. No matter how much suffering she went through in her early years, at the end, it all came together and she had no more worries. And this is the problem. Cinderella is not realistic. It never was and never will be. Watching this movie when I was young made me believe there was a prince waiting for me somewhere. I grew up thinking that life was simple and uncomplicated, that I did not need to worry about the future because there was a man that would provide everything I wanted and needed. But as I got older, I realized this was not the case. I saw many of my friend’s parents divorce, people die, and the world fight with each other. My fantasy died off, and I realized I had to work hard for myself, and not others. The poem Cinderella by Anne Sexton made fun of the ending of Cinderella. She states, “Cinderella and the prince / lived … happily ever after … / their darling smiles pasted on for eternity. / Regular Bobbsey Twins. / That story.” (Sexton 11). Notice who she referenced and how she has a sarcastic tone. Cinderella and the prince smiled for others, trying to convince
Bettelheim, Bruno. ""Cinderella" A Story of Sibling Rivalry and Oedipial Conflicts." Bettelheim, Bruno. The Uses of Enchantment. 1976. 279-282.
Fairytales, the short stories that most children heard as they went to bed, are actually folktales from previous decades. The fairytales today are primarily adaptations of older versions recreated by Disney— the pioneers of this generation. With that said, the modern versions consistently display good triumphing over evil, a prince charming that constantly came to the rescue, and a happily ever after ending. However, the original folktale version didn’t always come with fortunate events, but often were more violent and gruesome. With the fairytale Cinderella, Disney maintains a similar theme as its Grimm version; however, the conflicts, events, and characters that support this idea are rather different.
Over centuries of children have been enjoying the classic fairy tales of the Grimm Brothers and Charles Perrault. The fanciful plots and the vivid details allow children to be entranced by characters and adventures that can only be found in these stories. One of the most beloved fairy tales, which both the Perrault and the Grimms have their own separate versions of, is Cinderella. Cinderella is able to show how both versions are able to feed off the same plots while personifying the century and social economic situation in which they have lived.
Everyone knows and loves the enchanting childhood fairytales of magic, princes, and princesses, but very seldom are privy to the detrimental impacts of “happily ever after” on the developing youth. Fairy tales are widely studied and criticized by parents and scholars alike for their underlying tone and message to children. Peggy Orenstein, feminist author, mother, and fairy tale critic, has made it her personal mission to bring these hidden messages to the surface. In the article, “What’s Wrong with Cinderella?” Orenstein dissects the seemingly innocent tale of love and magic, and the princess many know and love, and points out its flaws and dangers. Fairy tales, Cinderella in particular, are not suitable for children because upon deeper evaluation,
The movie Cinderella Man by director Ron Howard is the story of James Braddock, A lightweight boxer with a great lifestyle and family who gets hit with the depression. When the stock market crash his lifestyle, and the lifestyle of millions of other people, is drastically changed for the worse. Now when he can he works at the docs moving goods and other merchandise to make just enough money for his family to be able to afford to eat ,get heat and get electricity. However by being given a second chance to be able to box again he manages and persevere and go against all odds to become an important figure to the average man in the great depression. Through this movie we see how the economic and social conditions of the depression worsened, how James and Mae were effected by the depression and what kind of characteristics James and Mae had to have to be able to endure and get through their economic hardship.
The Hollywood movie Pretty Woman (1990) is about a prostitute in Hollywood, marrying an extremely rich businessman, in spite of her mutual distrust and prejudice. The movie contains the basic narrative of the Cinderella tale: through the love and help of a man of a higher social position, a girl of a lower social status moves up to join the man at his level.
This was not my first time to watch a professional ballet dance performance. However, it was my first time to watch the Cinderella. Not only are the lighting design and the stage sets fit the scenes, the music played by the orchestra also make me obsessed with the performance. The performance even added the projection design to make the stage sets more vivid. The tree which stands for the hope for a rescue of Cinderella’s miserable life is the most magical stage set that makes me wonder if the tree really can be physically touched or it just a projection. This tree was used in many scenes and there were a lot of tree geniuses came out to surround and give Cinderella hopes in these scenes. The color of the tree also changed as the scenes changed
The origins of the Cinderella story date back around the beginning of the first century, or as far back as oral stories have been told. Many variations
Cinderella’s mother passed away and her father remarried a woman who had two daughters from a previous marriage. A few weeks passed and a prince is holding a three day festival and all the beautiful young girls in the town were invited. Cinderella wanted to go but her evil stepmother gave her two impossible tasks to complete before she could attend the festival. Cinderella completes the two tasks with the help of her bird friends and her mother’s grave. Cinderella goes to the festival and she dances with the prince all three days. Finally, the prince has fallen in love with her and eventually they get married. Fairytales and Disney productions threaten gender politics and women’s role by portraying women in certain areas like domestic behaviors