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Cinderella Man Analysis

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The movie, “Cinderella Man” is a film based around a family during the Great Depression. James Braddock who is the main character is a wrestler who has faced many struggles through career. Before the Great Depression, the Braddock family had money and was living a good life. Then, money started declining when James Braddock lost his job as a fighter and when the Great Depression hit, the family had to do all they could to save money and food. James Braddock did not give up, he faced his problems and overcame them. I feel I relate most to James Braddock because I am the type of person who does not give up. When I have a vision, I will not give up until I achieve it. One struggle that James Braddock overcame was when he broke his hand. James …show more content…

This was a struggle for me because me and my brother have a special bond. We see eachother everyday. When I heard my brother was leaving, I started to cry uncontrollably. The thought of my brother leaving for almost 9 months made me very upset. I felt as if a piece of me was leaving. To overcome this, me and my parents planned some trips to see him. We also called and texted him everyday. On people’s birthday’s we would video chat him when we sang happy birthday. Then my brother came back and we were all happy to have him back. An obstacle I know I will have to face after leaving Fontbonne is missing my family. I might not move away, but I will not see them as much. If I do move away, it will be even worse. I am a very family oriented person and I am lost without my family. My family is my support system and I try to spend as much time with them as I can. To overcome this obstacle, I will make time for my family. I will do my school work as soon as it is assigned and study for tests in advance so that I can spend more time with my family. If I go away to college, I will make trips on weekends and holidays to visit for as long as my can. I will cherish the time I have with my family and take advantage of my time off to visit

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The movie accurately depicted the story of James J. Braddock, a successful boxer, before the Depression. The inaccuracies in the movie were overlooked with how accurate the other parts of the movie were. The actors and actresses of the movie played their parts perfectly, especially Russell Crowe. Crowe played his part as James so well that one could almost think he was the real James J. Braddock. Cinderella man is a powerful and moving story about a poor, local man having the courage to keep boxing and eventually becoming the heavyweight champion of the

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Have you ever overcame problems that you thought you never could? Well many people have also. A man named James J. Braddock and his family in the film “Cinderella Man” struggled and overcame challenges brought on by the Great Depression in the 1930’s. The Great Depression was the most darkest and long-lasting downturn in American history. And it all began after the stock market crash in October 1929.

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Those who put their money into stocks lost almost everything, including the Braddock family. In the movie Cinderella Man, James Braddock and his family show the struggle of life during the great depression. James, with no work available, struggled to win fights in boxing, in order to put food on the table for his family. Overall, Cinderella Man depicted many of the different aspects of the depression, and can provide a good explanation of what it was like for many families during that time.

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