How Does Howard Present Hope In Cinderella Man

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The visual text, “Cinderella Man”, directed by Ron Howard, is centred around James J. Braddock, otherwise known as Jimmy Braddock, a washed-up ex-Boxer living in 1930’s New Jersey with his wife, Mae, and three kids, during the height of the Great Depression. When his manager and friend, Joe Gould, gets him a one-time-only fight after he loses his boxing license, everything begins to change and Jimmy’s luck begins to improve. Not only that, but he becomes a national icon and a symbol of hope for all the people affected by the Depression in the United States. There are two main ideas in the text, “Overcoming Obstacles” and “Hope”. Both of these ideas are relevant to people in today’s society. The director uses visual and oral techniques in order to portray these ideas. …show more content…

This shot represents the result of all of their hope, a destination they would have never reached without the hope they had. It shows the result of all the rough times they had experienced whilst clinging onto the hope that things would improve in the future. Lastly, this camera shot represents, “Hope” in the text as it shows that things are going to improve more in the future, and they could only get better from there.
A piece of dialogue from the text that portrays, “Hope” is made by Mae Braddock, Jimmy’s wife. It is, “You are the Bulldog of Bergen. You’re everybody’s hope and the kids’ hero. You are the champion of my heart.”. This quote shows, “Hope” as it shows how much everyone believes in Jimmy and his ability to beat Max Baer and how much they hope that he does. It shows that they see his hope for the future and they share that as well. It also shows the hope that he represents for the people of New York and all the other people in the country that were affected by the Great

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