General Ray
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movie Cinderella Man this weekend, I thought it was excellent.
One man's extraordinary fight to save the family he loved, his family, fact-based story of a depression era boxer, James J. Braddock, the Cinderella Man.
During the Great Depression, a common-man, James J. Braddock--a.k.a. the Cinderella Man--was to become one of the most surprising sports legends in history. The depression is on and Braddock has had a series of defeats. Fighting injured, including with a broken hand, made him less of a fighter. Braddock, like many others in that era, lost everything in the stock market and scrimping by on the small fights he can get and working on the docks when he could get the work. His wife would prefer he quit boxing, but knows how badly they need the money to get by with their three kids. Watering down milk just to make it do for several more days is a common occurrence.
By the early 1930s, the impoverished ex-prizefighter was seemingly as broken-down, beaten-up and out-of-luck as much of the rest of the American populace who had hit rock bottom. His career appeared to be finished, he was unable to pay the bills, the only thing that mattered to him--his family--was in danger, and he was forced to go on Public Relief. But deep inside, Jim Braddock never relinquished his determination. Driven by the love for his family, honor and an incredible dose of grit, he willed an impossible dream to come true. In a last-chance bid to help his family, Braddock returned to the ring when he was out of boxing all together to fight as a fill in, he took that fight just to feed his family.
No one thought he had a shot. However Braddock, fueled by something beyond mere competition, kept winning. Suddenly, the ordinary working man became the mythic athlete. Carrying the hopes and dreams of the disenfranchised on his shoulders, Braddock rocketed through the ranks, until this underdog chose to do the unthinkable, take on the heavyweight champ of the world, the unstoppable Max Baer, renowned for having killed two men in the ring.
I thought it was a great movie, a true story of a man who fought from the heart because he couldn't stand to see his family go hungry anymore.
General Ray
http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/cinderella_man/cm_large.html
One man's extraordinary fight to save the family he loved, his family, fact-based story of a depression era boxer, James J. Braddock, the Cinderella Man.
During the Great Depression, a common-man, James J. Braddock--a.k.a. the Cinderella Man--was to become one of the most surprising sports legends in history. The depression is on and Braddock has had a series of defeats. Fighting injured, including with a broken hand, made him less of a fighter. Braddock, like many others in that era, lost everything in the stock market and scrimping by on the small fights he can get and working on the docks when he could get the work. His wife would prefer he quit boxing, but knows how badly they need the money to get by with their three kids. Watering down milk just to make it do for several more days is a common occurrence.
By the early 1930s, the impoverished ex-prizefighter was seemingly as broken-down, beaten-up and out-of-luck as much of the rest of the American populace who had hit rock bottom. His career appeared to be finished, he was unable to pay the bills, the only thing that mattered to him--his family--was in danger, and he was forced to go on Public Relief. But deep inside, Jim Braddock never relinquished his determination. Driven by the love for his family, honor and an incredible dose of grit, he willed an impossible dream to come true. In a last-chance bid to help his family, Braddock returned to the ring when he was out of boxing all together to fight as a fill in, he took that fight just to feed his family.
No one thought he had a shot. However Braddock, fueled by something beyond mere competition, kept winning. Suddenly, the ordinary working man became the mythic athlete. Carrying the hopes and dreams of the disenfranchised on his shoulders, Braddock rocketed through the ranks, until this underdog chose to do the unthinkable, take on the heavyweight champ of the world, the unstoppable Max Baer, renowned for having killed two men in the ring.
I thought it was a great movie, a true story of a man who fought from the heart because he couldn't stand to see his family go hungry anymore.
General Ray
http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/cinderella_man/cm_large.html
Please have a great day! Kelley (Texas)