Personally I really enjoyed this movie for a number of reasons. One of my hobbies is boxing, so watching movies based on that is very interesting for me. This movie did not only focus on the boxing component but also the way people lived during the 1920's in the USA through to the great depression. From watching this movie I now have a better understanding of the hardships the families had to go through during that time, along with the way people were treated. A few of the scenes went more in depth than others; for instance when they all the houses and building were on fire and people were killed due to outrage, in addition when Braddock went to ask for money from his former friends. Both those scenes displayed how desperate people were in that time to stay alive. I enjoyed how this movie used boxing to bring the message across and captivate the watchers. For me, if there was no boxing component to it I definitely would not have enjoyed it as much. I felt as if the movie did a great job of connecting the viewer to the people/actors. It seemed like I was there in the USA during the great depression, especially in the last scene when the final fight was happening.
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