The film, the Cinderella Man is a biographical film following the life of boxer James J. Braddock during the Great Depression. Movies such as Seabiscuit always over-exaggerate the horrible lives of people during the Great Depression. However, the Cinderella man correctly shows the life through the 1930s and accurately portrays the struggles during the Great Depression. The director, Ron Howard, depicts the depression perfectly and gives the viewer a sense of what life was like during that time by using emotions, body language as well as technical appearance. First of all, the Cinderella Man used emotions to illustrate the tough times of the Great Depression. The Great Depressions was a worldwide economic depression starting from the 1930s to 1940s. For example, during the scene in which James Braddock needed money to support his family, he went to the loading docks for labor. Men were lined up clinging to the gate bars as they begged to be chosen for one day's salary. The expressions of these men clearly shows how hard it was during that time and how distressed they were. In addition, in the scenes where Braddock was walking through the streets, the faces of the miserable stand out. The viewers can get a lucid picture of what life was like during the depression …show more content…
Or, the use of the body can suggest that life was tough during the Great Depression. For example, when Braddock was comforting his son after he was caught stealing, the viewers can get a good reference of people's well being from the surroundings. People were laying sleeping on streets and most of them had very poor posture or were slouching. It is simple to comprehend that they are miserable. In addition, in the scene when Braddock was in line for relief money, the people around him had very grim expressions. Their shoulders were sagged and their heads were down. Body language of the surrounding people make the Cinderella Man setting look like real life
The escapist theme of the film that was appropriate during the Depression Era, It Happened One Night, is the story of the improbable idealistic coupling of a incompatible couple. It consists of a newly fired newspaperman named Gable and a snooty, classy heiress named Colbert, who was runaway. This was the opposite story of Cinderella because the protagonist denies her rich lifestyle. This was a current tale with wooing and love succeed over class encounters, social changes, and spoken clashes of intelligence.
A film consists of many archetypes that help in building the events which together create a story. As a result, each film has its own major archetypes which make a big impact in it and the film Cinderella is no different. The film Cinderella incorporated several archetypes, but two of them stood out the most and drew my attention which were the golden age and the loss of innocence archetypes.
The Cinderella Man In the movie the Cinderella man who is called James jay Braddock and he is a fighter and in his first fight he broke his hand and had a cast on for 6-8 weeks when he broke his hand the second time he got deregisted from the boxing industry until his hand was healed he could get back into the boxing industry so he could fight again and he fights to keep his family out of poverty. At the start of the movie he was fighting a boxer and he won a lot of money and then in a week or two he had no money left to feed his wife and children and he suffered in the great depression badly cause it was hard to get a job to earn money to get food for his family and one of his kids got sick so he went down to the docks to get work to earn Money
The film “Cinderella Man” directed by Ron Howard, is nonfiction movie created in 2005. The story is based on a boxer named James J. Baddock, played by Russell Crowe. Braddock starts off as a wealthy man living in a time where the economy was at a strong point. He owned a nice home and lived in a friendly neighborhood. However, this is all changed in the 1930’s when the biggest economy downfall caused unemployment to rise and money became scarce. This movie accurately depicts what life was like for people living in the Great Depression by telling a real story of a man who struggled to be a hero in tough times.
After watching the movie “Cinderella Man” I was quite impressed by the way the director, Ron Howard, portrayed the life of the famous boxer James J. Braddock. The movie was set during the Great Depression of the late 1920’s and early 1930’s and dealt with the struggles associated with the time. What first caught my attention was how director Ron Howard insured that the movie set and costumes were so authentic to the time frame of the great depression. In the movie they had James J. Braddock go through everyday struggles that would be very authentic to the timing. For example James J. Braddock had to go through the struggle of losing his home and children by not having enough money to pay for the basic necessities to life, such as food or
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.
...hough she was brutally mistreated, Cinderella was able to find a solution for her problems and children can to. All they have to do is make the effort, try hard enough and success is possible. Adults should pay attention to this and see if Cinderella can help their children keep a positive attitude toward whatever situation they may be in - exaggerated as it may be. Cinderella doesn't only help show one how to overcome adversity it points out good morals, and sends the message that good always prevails. Both of these messages are crucial in a society that is slowly crumbling. All we can do is watch and hope the messages learned from Cinderella make a difference in the lives of Children all around the world.
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
Sarcasm, mockery and satire are common themes used throughout “Cinderella”. The reader asks: Why does the author use this style of writing? How do these literary elements enhance the author’s overall theme and tone? Sexton’s use of multiple literary devices demonstrates her beliefs about fairy tales and enables the reader to clearly see the absurdity of such tales. She does not try to make the reader decipher what she wants them to take from the story, she lays it out directly. By the author using her own hyperboles and satire, the reader is able to see the impracticalities of the original story in a different way. The comical remarks made by Sexton such as: “That is the way with amputations. / They don’t just heal up like a wish”, add humor and light-heartedness to the
The Great Depression was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downfall in the history of the United Sates. No event has yet to rival The Great Depression to the present day today although we have had recessions in the past, and some economic panics, fears. Thankfully the United States of America has had its shares of experiences from the foundation of this country and throughout its growth many economic crises have occurred. In the United States, the Great Depression began soon after the stock market crash of October 1929, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors ("The Great Depression."). In turn from this single tragic event, numerous amounts of chain reactions occurred.
Cinderella Man also does a good job of showing the real-life conditions and struggles of the 1930s. Some of the challenges of the Depression that are in the film include the fear of not being able to care for children, the difficulty of finding a small job, and the rough life for people in Hoovervilles. Ron Howard also produced the movie in such a way that the viewers could also get a sense of common household struggles during the 1930s, especially the lack of income and the inability to pay for even the essentials like heat, electricity, food, and medicine. However, these common household struggles subside for the Braddock family as Jimmy rises again in the ring. Overall, this film is a classic comeback story, not only in James’s boxing career but also in his life in general as he is able to support his family and regain their trust once again. The comeback story is a classic American film and literary theme, seeming to suggest the resilience of the American
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.
‘Of mice and men’ was a novel about two men in the early 1930s during the Great Depression. Its theme was mainly about American dreams and the powerlessness of people due to social problems at that time. The book introduced these ideas in certain ways through some minor characters in the book.
It is this element of hope in a true fairytale that creates the support for a protagonist to overcome the opposing force that has been thrust onto them. A genuine fairytale is said to have the element of, “A innocent character [placed against] the evil character who normally loses somehow,” (Gokturk) which is seen as Cinderella is chosen by the prince over the evil step-sisters at the ball. As human beings with a developed moral system, it has been seen that the more deserving, mistreated character is favored to succeed in the story. Cinderella is seen as this “underdog” character in her quest to find love with the prince and overcome her step-sisters’ mistreatment. As Cinderella is mistreated by her new family, sympathy is built for the emerging protagonist and hope of her to conquer her situation follows. The underdog of this story grows in favorability to be picked by the prince due to the societal belief that the more deserving candidate should overcome their opposition. If there was no sense of hope thought the story of Cinderella, this story could not be categorized as a true embodiment of a
The story teaches us that society expects women to be passive. Cinderella’s abuse by her stepsisters and stepmother cause her to live in grief silently without expressing her emotions. She does nothing to fight for her freedom except sing about all the dreams of happiness that she hopes will come true someday. She only wishes for things to change rather than attempt to do anything to change it for herself. Cinderella waits to be rescued by Prince Charming instead of fighting for her own freedom. This teaches women that they should suffer in silence without doing anything for themselves.