Finish Him!

Rating: 8/10 (8 January 2019)

While I was watching this for my History Through Film class I realized that this movie is really about a man who just wants to protect and supply his family. The movie is a boxing movie and reminds me of the Rocky series but has some good messages about Jim Braddock trying to support his family. That said this is an amazing action-packed film and had many in my class cheering the Cinderella Man on. The movie starts with Braddock (played by Russell Crowe) being at the top of his game and beating many opponents in boxing matches. Then the Great Depression hits and Braddock breaks his hand leaving him jobless with a family to support. Then he gets back into the game and wins and becomes champion! This movie is not a rags to riches it is riches to rags and back to riches. The movieÂ´s historic scenes seem accurate enough for me to believe that this was an awful time for many people and that Jim Braddock brought hope to the downtrodden masses. This is a fine film and is still a great watch today.