Cinderella Man: legenda o boksarju
biografski
Cinderella Man, ZDA, 144 min
Imdb ocena 8.0
Žanr: biografski, drama, Športni
Igrajo: Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko
Režija: Ron Howard
Avtorji: Cliff Hollingsworth (scenarij), Akiva Goldsman (scenarij), Cliff Hollingsworth (zgodba)
Jezik: angleški
Slovenski opis filma:
Med časom velike ameriške gospodarske krize se je neki junak med običajnimi ljudmi povzpel do boksarske legende. Z ljubeznijo, vztrajnostjo, častjo in dobršno mero spretnosti je poskrbel za uresničenje nemogočih sanj.Russel Crowe v osrednji vlogi prinaša zgodbo o resničnem življenju legendarnega boksarja Jima Braddocka; obetavnega športnika v boksarskem ringu, ki ga je tik pred osvojitvijo naslova prvaka velika ameriška gospodarska kriza potisnila na družbeno dno. Obubožani Braddock je izgubil vse in v času velike depresije v 30. letih je bil povsem na tleh. Opravljal je slabo plačana dela, da bi preživljal svojo ženo Mae (Renée Zellweger) in otroka, vendar globoko v sebi ni nikoli opustil upanja, da bi nekega dne ponovno stopil v boksarski ring. Po srečnem naključju ima zares možnost, da se spopade z drugouvrščenim tekmecem, ki se je potegoval za mesto prvaka, in na presenečenje občinstva ga v tretji rundi premaga. Kljub temu, da je lažji od nasprotnikov in kljub številnim poškodbam se začnejo kar vrstiti Braddockove zmage. Kmalu se ga prime vzdevek "Pepelko" in ponosni Braddock na svojih plečih nosi upe ter sanje potlačenih in zatiranih malih ljudi. Njegov največji izziv je svetovni prvak težke kategorije Max Baer (Craig Bierko), znan po tem, da je v ringu ubil dva nasprotnika.
Originalni opis filma:
During the Great Depression, a common-man hero, James J. Braddock--a.k.a. the Cinderella Man--was to become one of the most surprising sports legends in history. By the early 1930s, the impoverished ex-prizefighter was seemingly as broken-down, beaten-up and out-of-luck as much of the rest of the American populace who had hit rock bottom. His career appeared to be finished, he was unable to pay the bills, the only thing that mattered to him--his family--was in danger, and he was even forced to go on Public Relief. But deep inside, Jim Braddock never relinquished his determination. Driven by love, honor and an incredible dose the ones who are do of grit, he willed an impossible dream to come true. In a last-chance bid to help his family, Braddock returned to the ring. No one thought he had a shot. However Braddock, fueled by something beyond mere competition, kept winning. Suddenly, the ordinary working man became the mythic athlete. Carrying the hopes and dreams of the disenfranchised on his shoulders, Braddock rocketed through the ranks, until this underdog chose to do the unthinkable: take on the heavyweight champ of the world, the unstoppable Max Baer, renowned for having killed two men in the ring.