cinderella man
US History II
March 5, 2014
Cinderella Man Analysis “Cinderella Man” is the story of James J. Braddock’s life through the Great Depression. His journey begins as a prominent young boxer in a booming economy but with the stock market, Braddock’s boxing career plummets also. He is soon one of the many millions Americans battling poverty and meeting ends meet. “Cinderella Man” is an inspirational film that shows the audience how to overcome adversity and rise up. The portrayal of Jimmy Braddock and the Depression is completely accurate and for once is mostly true unlike most fictional movies that say “Based of a true story.” The film captures the hopelessness and the despair of the Depression. 25% of Americans were unemployed; there were truly lines of men trying to find work anywhere they can, like the loading docks in the film. Additionally, the Hooverville shacks were spot on. The bleakness and misery displayed was precise, the people living there looked as if life itself was coming to an end. For Braddock, he did fight with a broken hand, only numerous times and did have his license revoked. Everything in the film was accurate except his children being sent away. He did go and get them after a few hours, it took weeks for him to get back on the bills and bring them back home. Braddock was a symbol, a symbol of hope and was a bright spot in such horrible times. Jimmy was unemployed and poor, so the mass population fighting these obstacles saw a little bit of themselves in Braddock. They all had a common enemy and sought out to fight together and with Braddock’s success came hope that they can do the same. The Braddocks were an ordinary family during the 30’s and fought many fights with the Depression. For starters, all of their money was lost in the stock market crash and the banking crisis. They lost everything they had and were forced to restart their lives from scratch. They fell behind on bill from heating to milk. They were
March 5, 2014
Cinderella Man Analysis “Cinderella Man” is the story of James J. Braddock’s life through the Great Depression. His journey begins as a prominent young boxer in a booming economy but with the stock market, Braddock’s boxing career plummets also. He is soon one of the many millions Americans battling poverty and meeting ends meet. “Cinderella Man” is an inspirational film that shows the audience how to overcome adversity and rise up. The portrayal of Jimmy Braddock and the Depression is completely accurate and for once is mostly true unlike most fictional movies that say “Based of a true story.” The film captures the hopelessness and the despair of the Depression. 25% of Americans were unemployed; there were truly lines of men trying to find work anywhere they can, like the loading docks in the film. Additionally, the Hooverville shacks were spot on. The bleakness and misery displayed was precise, the people living there looked as if life itself was coming to an end. For Braddock, he did fight with a broken hand, only numerous times and did have his license revoked. Everything in the film was accurate except his children being sent away. He did go and get them after a few hours, it took weeks for him to get back on the bills and bring them back home. Braddock was a symbol, a symbol of hope and was a bright spot in such horrible times. Jimmy was unemployed and poor, so the mass population fighting these obstacles saw a little bit of themselves in Braddock. They all had a common enemy and sought out to fight together and with Braddock’s success came hope that they can do the same. The Braddocks were an ordinary family during the 30’s and fought many fights with the Depression. For starters, all of their money was lost in the stock market crash and the banking crisis. They lost everything they had and were forced to restart their lives from scratch. They fell behind on bill from heating to milk. They were