The 2005 film “Cinderella Man” was based on the true story of James
Braddock and his family during the Great Depression. As the film progresses
it truly shows the hardships of the depression through the Braddock families
perspective. The film also shows the changes in wealth among many through
the years of the depression. With Jim’s boxing career crashing down and his
work at the docks getting to be less and less each day the film also
accurately showed the shortage of jobs during the Great Depression. The film
also showed the importance of family unity in several scenes throughout the
film.
Amidst the turmoil of the loss of income among many families the
Braddock family was lucky to not become homeless but still suffered severely
during
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the depression.The first scene that truly showed economic hard was the transition between the Braddock’s homes. After the transition the Braddock family was living in the basement of an apartment building with no insulation and very little furnishings after switching from a large home with insulation, heating, and many luxurious furnishings.
The second example
scene was Rosies’ breakfast where she had a singular slice of fried bologna
and a glass of milk which was later watered down to conserve it. Later Rosie
also asked for more food and was denied as the other kids needed to eat and
they were also low on food at the time.
Emotional distress at the time also had a significant effect on a family.
The Braddocks were a strong family however they also had some emotional
moments. The first major scene of emotional stress was when Jim broke his
hand while boxing and his wife Mae became seriously worried about Jim’s job
at the docks as that was their only income with Jim unable to fight. The
second scene of emotional distress was when Mae tried to stop Jim from
fighting Max Baer with the risk that Jim may be killed leaving the family
without income and potentially homeless.Once Jim reassured her she
remained extremely nervous until the fight was over.
Jim’s main priority to survive the depression was to have his family
stay together no matter what happened. The film showed many parts with
evidence of strong bonds between the family members. The first evident part
showing unity was when Mae sent their children away and Jim went not
only to the government aid but also members of the boxing association to get enough money to turn their power on so he could bring the kids home. Earlier in the film after Jim’s oldest son Jay stole a roll of unspecified meat from the deli Jim made a promise to Jay. That promise was that no matter how bad it got he would never send him away no matter what. This promise truly showed that James was truly committed to having the family stay together in prosperity or poverty. In summary the film Cinderella Man was an accurate view into the Great Depression. Among many other lessons in the film Cinderella Man showed the importance of family unity and showed perseverance through poverty and failure. The film also included many emotionally intense scenes that made even the viewers feel what the family was feeling during Jim’s fights. Even with the happily
much food as they do, she constantly brings up her lack of money or anger towards the distribution of pay
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to the docks where the beat him, stabbed him repeatedly with an ice pick. Then the men
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typical female child of her time. She was told to do as she was told
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children are ill. They might take out their frustrations on nurses and other health care staff.
batter. Well she was in a hurry, she had beds to make and drapes to clean so,
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of the car. My dad refused to stop for food until noon. It was 11:30, yet
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