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Family Responsibility and Strength
Mallory 2022-03-21 09:01:29
This is a very inspirational film. The male protagonist Brock quits the ring due to injuries and illnesses. It coincides with the Great Depression. With his grieving wife, Bullock reappeared in the ring with a strong sense of family responsibility, and brushed past the god of death again and again. With his wife's encouragement, for the family reunion, Bullock miraculously defeated one stronger and younger one after another. The opponent, I felt a lot from the film, family affection, love, courage to overcome difficulties, perseverance......
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[last title cards]
Title card: Two years later Jim Braddock put his title on the line against Joe Louis. Jim knocked him down in the first round though Louis went on to win the bout. Joe Louis would always call Jim Braddock the most courageous man he ever fought.
Title card: Jim served honorably in World War II.
Title card: He later owned and operated heavy equipment on the same docks where he labored during the Great Depression.
Title card: In the early 1960's he helped build the Verrazano Bridge.
Title card: Jim and Mae bought a house in New Jersey with the winnings from the Baer fight. They raised their children in that house and lived there for the rest of their lives.
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[first title card]
Title card: "In all the history of the boxing game you find no human interest story to compare with the life narrative of James J. Braddock..." - Damon Runyon