Cinderella Man

I happened to notice that a movie was released called "Cinderella Man" the other day and did some investigation, because I thought it would be good blogging material, just to see what it was all about, and I have to say that the title is no coincidence. The plot of the movie, based on true life events, depicts the rise, fall, and then return of a boxer.

The similarities between this movie and the original tale(s) is uncanny, and leads me to believe that this movie must have been sculpted after the fairy tale. The movie is about a Jason Braddock, a famous boxer during the Depression, and how he was at the top of his boxing game, until he broke his hand in a match. This is much the same, in idea, to Cinderella, who was at once a princess, until her fortune is taken away. Braddock is forced to quit boxing and take up odd jobs in order to make an income, much like Cinderella is forced to work as a scullery maid, or a servant to her family.

The Cinderella part comes in when Braddock proves an upset, and goes on to challenge the heavyweight champion at the time. This could be seen as Cinderella receiving her dress to the ball, and dancing with the prince. And the movie ends with Braddock defeating the heavyweight champion, Max Baer, much to the suprise of everyone. This is similar to Cinderella being discovered as the girl from the ball.

The interesting thing is, is that most of this is based off of true life events. So is this life imitating art?