CINDERELLA MAN (2005) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | Reaction & Commentary | THE FEELS!!!

[@anthonydanna6069]

Max Baer wasn’t the a$$hole that he was depicted in the film. He felt guilty about the men he killed in the ring, helped their families and never bragged about it. In order to have a great hero you need a great villain, if you don’t have one, invent one. History vs Hollywood. Baer’s family sued and they settled out of court.

[@James_Ford4815]

Also fighters back then fought a hell of a lot more often , more fights equal less recovery time for the body and the head , i'm surprised there wasn't even more deaths during those times

[@kluneberg8952]

even in the end of the fight in the movie he still shakes braddocks hand and smiles.

[@joeconcepts5552]

I hate details like that. I do really like this movie, but why pay tribute to Braddock by bashing Baer? The original Rocky didn’t need an actual villain. It was just him fighting adversity, like Braddock did.

[@chadbennett7873]

This is an important point ... Max Baer was not a bad guy, but they needed a villain as Hollywood always seems to do , even in biopics. His son, Max Baer Jr. went on to play Jethro Bodine in the Beverly Hillbillies and was also a decent guy. Ron Howard is generally too good of a director to take that route, so I have to think there might have been outside influences. Brian Grazer, Penny Marshall, and Howard were the producers. I remember watching boxing on television when I was about five or six ... my father had boxed in the amateur levels and Golden Gloves ... and he was watching the "Friday Night Fights." It was on in my grandparent's house and I remember my father saying "Oh my god, that guy just got killed." He had barely hit the canvas when my father said it. Sure enough, he died. We don't see it as much these days because of the better regulations, but I've never liked boxing because of that event.

[@NeilLewis77]

@@chadbennett7873 "yes there have been injuries in boxing, even deaths......but none of them serious" Alan Minter. people who climb everest know the risks. people that deep sea dive know the risks. people who drive race cars know the risks. people that sky dive know the risks. some years there are more deaths in horse racing than boxing because its so dangerous to fall off a gaint steed at full speed. no one wants to see people get seriously hurt, but I bloody love boxing and so do those that do it.

[@benuticone3079]

Fun Fact, Jim's angry friend who ended up being trampled in a riot and died, leaving behind a widow; that widow was played by the actual granddaughter of James J. Braddock.

[@videovoidtv]

Im from North Bergen NJ. I grew up playing in James J Braddock park. He’s a hero where Im from. My dad worked on the Verrazano bridge too. I love this movie.

[@TenTonNuke]

"He's hit rock bottom now." That's the thing about being poor. No matter how bad things are, they can always get worse.

[@mikennem9077]

Fun connection, Max Baer's son (Also Max Baer) played Jethro on the Beverly Hillbillies tv show

[@FloridaMugwump]

And was a famous movie director.

[@tiffaniterris5189]

Buddy Baer

[@mickelsie5461]

So interesting to see the integrity people had in those days. He returned the wellfare money that he got. Those days, people didn't believe in handouts. Could you imagine seeing that today?? And just as send this comment you say: "I would not return it." My point exactly.

[@ORION2180]

Baer was improperly depicted, he was an absolute gentleman.

[@gawainethefirst]

He may not have been as bad as he portrayed in the film, I do believe he tried to be a good man, but I’m not sure I’d call him a gentleman.

[@Trapper50cal]

Great movie. Underrated for sure. The stakes could not be higher at the conclusion. Nowadays, we metaphorically say a fighter is "hungry", well...Braddock and his family were literally starving.

[@FloridaMugwump]

The steaks could not be higher

[@stonecoldku4161]

The older bald man in Braddock's corner, who used the coin on his ear is legendary boxing trainer Angelo Dundee. During his career he trained 15 different world champions, names like George Foreman, Sugar Ray Leonard and Muhammad Ali. I believe he also worked as historian and boxing advisor on the film. I believe I remember hearing Paul Giamatti say that it was Angelo who gave him the idea to use "Pop! Pop! Bang!" when giving advice in the corner.

[@MrLivewire1970]

It's amazing that after all that he served in WW2.

[@iKvetch558]

Such an underrated and amazing film. I sure hope she loves this one as much as we do...I think she will. 😁

[@tonysoto8949]

My favorite boxing themed movie. Yea Rocky and Raging Bull are more known and popular but to me this film just feels so much more gritty and just heart felt.

[@mikennem9077]

the hardest thing about this period of time is that NO ONE had money. my grand parents told me stories of when they were kids and they went years without actually seeing any money. anywhere. no coins, bills..... nothing. when Braddock was asking those people for $18 he was asking from people who were faking it and didn't have any money either PLUS $18 in 1926 is like $500 today

[@williamdenny8963]

You get extra awesome points for not only knowing 'Danny Boy' but singing it as well ❤. You have a beautiful singing voice. That's one of my favorite Irish songs

[@A_English_Gent]

So underrated film, great cast, great direction, great story. One of my favourite films.

[@TheJamieRamone]

Woah, I was expecting this to drop tomorrow! Way to lighten up my Saturday. Thanks Shanelle! 😊

[@abc123tiktok]

Love this movie because my grandfather told me about the story about him and the neighborhood listen to James win the belt on radio and it was greatest feeling ever.

[@CrashTestPilot]

I remember the year they were shooting this movie here in Toronto. You couldn't miss it. They turned the Richmond St. entrance of The Bay deparment store into the facade for MSG. I lived around the corner from Maple Leaf Gardens at the time and would always see the extras waiting around outside to be called in when they were shooting the fight scenes. Maple Leaf Gardens is a grocery store now.

[@bighungry4666]

I cried my eyes out when he went to Madison Square Garden with hat in hand. As a father that just dropped me like a ton of bricks.

[@athos1974]

My grandparents would have been the same age as the kids in this movie. I had asked my grandfather what it was like as a kid during the Great Depression, but he really wasn't good at describing those times. He was not a sentimental or gregarious individual. This movie finally gave me the insight into his childhood.

[@TheJamieRamone]

19:30 - That is quite inventive! I never would've thought to do that! 🤯

[@MetastaticMaladies]

Yay! I’m so glad you’re doing this film, I adore and love this movie sooo much! I knew you’d love it, you can’t not fall for this film

[@scottvivian9859]

True life story movies are my all time favorite. This was no exception. Great reaction as always

[@TheJamieRamone]

3:11 - Best part: the transition from the B&W photograph to the action. I don't think I've seen that before.

[@toecutterjenkins]

My grandmother's parents were farmers in upstate NY during the depression. They did ok because they had plenty of food they traded for goods.

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

Paul Giamatti has been nominated a second time for an Oscar this year for his role in The Holdovers. I don't know why he hasn't had more recognition for his fine work.

[@Xehanort117]

For me, the one part that has always stuck out in this film is the fight against Art Lasky. Every boxer has that "best shot" that they like to pull out to try and go for a KO off of momentum gained. Lasky's best shot almost takes Braddock off his feet. But, the absolute best moment is when Braddock smiles it off, and you see the determination immediately melt away from Lasky's face. By that point, Lasky knows inside he has no chance of winning if his absolute "best shot" wasn't gets THAT kind of reaction from Braddock. Ultimate spirit killer moment!

[@sorinturle4599]

So good that more reactions come out. They are few and this is a too good movie to be ignored.

[@johnscott4196]

Such an underrated movie if this doesn't make you emotional you don't have a heart.

[@geneaikenii1092]

Wicked cool storyline with some superb acting. Thanks for this. Killer reactions and funny quips throughout the film. And some nice thoughts after the picture. Really liking your style. Big shoutout from Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Catch ya on the next. Peace. Later.

[@krisbrown6692]

To compare what the great depression was to what we have gone through recently (at it's worst) is to be ignorant of just how bad the depression was.

[@scp_redacted989]

to be fair we haven't hit bottom yet, but i agree.

[@ShawnMcKenzie-CP]

what's coming is going to be far worse than the great depression.

[@WalkerOne]

Most underated boxing movies ever.

[@JohnThorsson-yo4qq]

I love this movie. Another Great Depression-era movie about an athlete is Seabiscuit.

[@TheJamieRamone]

So this one I haven't seen. I heard about it briefly as it came and went. Looks interesting. From what I saw it's giving Raging Bull (little subliminal message there), but less black-&-whitey. I'll certainly be adding it to my bucket-list. Thanks for making me aware of it. 😊

[@matthewdunham1689]

A favorite of mine, excellent choice, everyone!!!

[@jrobwoo688]

I highly recommend A Beautiful Mind starring Russell Crowe

[@TheJamieRamone]

Dude! I TOTALLY second that! Mondo-excellent choice sir!

[@gumperman]

I was going to recommend this too, if she hasn't seen it.

[@TheJamieRamone]

@@gumperman Not on the channel she hasn't.

[@benb4343]

Next boxing biopic, you have to do The Hurricane with Denzel

[@BrutallyGoofyBuddha420]

That's not really a boxing film. It's a film about a famous boxer, but hardly even a boxing-related film.

[@mrcapra]

My wife and I saw Cinderella Man at a second-run theater and couldn't believe that it hadn't been better received! We absolutely loved it and a DVD copy is in my library. Yes too bad Ron Howard depicted Max Baer in that way, it's made me question the historical accuracy of his later films. I love your reactions so much, you're so unique with your technical observations yet you can get emotionally caught up in the story! Keep it up!!

[@laneneely1077]

This is Seabiscuit with boxing gloves.

[@TheJamieRamone]

24:47 - It's giving "No Mr. Eastwood, it's not for a suit. It's for your coffin". 🤭

[@J.Artan6]

Having grown up in Bergen county and driving past James statue many times, I really love this movie.

[@TheJamieRamone]

10:30 - I get what you're saying but the kid ain't gonna understand that. If you send them away, you can explain up and down the street how it's for their own good they'll still be heartbroken thinking you don't want them anymore. That's why he made the promise in the first place: to reassure the kid he loves him.

[@stevenwertschnig329]

Love your reactions. Ever think of doing Band of Brothers?

[@richardcramer1604]

BTW it's for dramatic effect that they made Baer (perhaps the strongest puncher ever) such an evil ahole. While it's true that he killed 2 other boxers (one in the rink and one later but attributed to injuries sustained in the fight). He then quit boxing for several months after Campbell's death, then lost four of his next six fights, partly because of his reluctance to go on the attack.

[@TheJamieRamone]

13:33 Excellent choice of words! 😊

[@TheJamieRamone]

23:47 - Wha...an you didn't tell us?! It's like I don't even know you Shanelle! 😁

[@jebVlogs556]

31:55 side step dodge 32:37 dodge again

[@bossfan49]

Ron Howard's Dad Rance Howard played the announcer. Rance had his own acting career dating back to the mid-'50s, but has appeared in 16 films directed by Ron. Ron's brother Clint played the referee. Clint was a child actor like Ron and has appeared in 13 of Ron's films.

[@ZacPomilio]

You are allowed to box after your opponent is killed in the ring. Unless the boxer was killed by a foul or some intent. A death is just the produce of the danger of the sport. Most if not all boxers feel terrible if their opponent is seriously hurt. A lot of boxers are forever changed after a death. I was the matchmaker for one death and present for 3 and it's always tough. It's not common but it does happen including 2 weeks ago in Japan. That human drama is likely why more movies have been made about boxing than any other sport. See: Raging Bull, classics Body and Soul with John Garfield , The Set Up, Champion with Kirk Douglas, and Fat City by the great John Houston

[@mark-be9mq]

One of my fav films particularly for the true story.

[@MarkDemeo]

I remember seeing this in theaters with my brother and father. We asked him if he wins the big fight at the end,he wouldn't tell us so we'd be surprised.

[@TheJamieRamone]

18:22 - As someone who's gown up on Rocky, I *WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE!*

[@DavidB-2268]

A couple of fun facts: much of the movie was shot here in Toronto, with Maple Leaf Gardens standing in for Madison Square Gardens. The fight scenes shot there were the last sports related activity to take place at MLG before it began the process of being converted to a grocery store. And my dad was an extra in the Hooverville riot, and during the fight scenes.

[@drewforward]

Ron Howard is a national treasure. 📽

[@LahDeeDah7]

Growing up, this was one of my and my brother's favorite movies. But i didn't get nearly as emotional about it then as i do now 😅😂 but when we were home by ourselves and we were trying to pick a movie we would both want to watch it always either came down to this one or the 2005 King Kong.

[@brownstarslots]

30:24 holding isnt allowed anymore amongst other rules (no 15 round fights anymore). Many rule changes have occurred.

[@anthonydanna6069]

I show this in my Film History class as a perfect example of the liberties Hollywood takes in order to make a great film. The ends justify the means

[@NeilLewis77]

Good on you. i feel too many people complain that movies arnt documentaries.

[@KayQue-s3r]

I love this film so much! Thanks for doing it! If you haven't seen them; "A Beautiful Mind" (best pic Oscar) is another Howard/Crowe collaboration and based on a true story; "Seabiscuit" (best pic nominee) is another fantastic Great Depression period piece and also based on a true story.

[@maximillianosaben]

I love how at the start of the movie you were excited to see him hit rock bottom so the story could go up from there. I'm over here like, good lord, this was a real man's life for cryin' out loud, it; it was a struggle, haha.

[@crispy_338]

"I feel like we're in this." Bro you have no idea how bad it was. You have food and a bed and heat. Most people didn't have any of those in the 30's

[@jukesfood5601]

Yeah that was pretty cringe of her.

[@BrutallyGoofyBuddha420]

​@@jukesfood5601As someone who's 'feeling it' more than most, being a 59 yr-old homeless, disabled (amputee) Navy vet living in a 1991 Plymouth Voyager minivan in Oakland CA I can easily forgive her that. To me it shows she understands people today are suffering. While it's nothing in comparison to some of the hardships of the Depression era of the last century, it's still suffering and her empathy is appreciated.

[@mister62085]

Two more underappreciated boxing films Requiem of a heavyweight Humphrey Bogart’s final film, the harder they fall

[@alicestevens8291]

Normally not my season but I really loved this film. I mean the overcoming the hurdles sports player story. I think it is the intimacy of it. You could have this not about boxing yet have the same life struggle presented. And with it, and I love when any filmmaker does this, they used the action for the purpose of him exactly fighting for his life and what matters to him. Not just action for actions sake which is okay in itself but for the story telling instead. I like when that is done. Maybe an early fixation with writing crime novels and thus everything needing a reason for being in a scene in my mind but regardless, loved this film.

[@jaron91]

IMO, Russell Crowe at his best. Plus, anything Paul Giamatti is in is gold.

[@James_Ford4815]

yup giamatti always steals the movies acting wise , he's just really great at picking movies he'd be perfect in

[@adiarainfoster]

The set design is giving "Annie" because that was also set during The Great Depression. Same era of American History

[@BoxerMustangLoverAndChristian]

3:02. He was called Cinderella Man because of his fairy-tale-like comeback in the ring, rising from a poor and obscure boxer to heavyweight world champion.

[@eatsmylifeYT]

All this movie needed was an "Adrian!" moment although I think the "toitles" were a nod to Rocky's turtles, Cuff and Link.

[@TheJamieRamone]

0:21 - You better write that down, we're grading you. 😁

[@joemckinley754]

Max Baer's son, Max Baer Jr, was an actor and then director. He played the role of Jethro on the long running show The Beverly Hillbillies.

[@paulpeacock1181]

Shanelle some biopics about boxers: Raging Bull starring Robert DeNiro, Somebody Up There Likes Me starring Paul Newman, Hurricane starring Denzel Washington, Ali starring Will Smith, and Gentleman Jim starring Errol Flynn

[@darrenjones5885]

Boxing is brutal. I’ve sat watching friends in the ring. Mostly they won, but seeing friends in a fight puts you through it. But I couldn’t not be there to support them whenever I had the chance. I’d sit there and all I wanted was for both boxers to come out of the fight with no serious injuries. Had some great nights after being put through the wringer.

[@darrenjones5885]

Gymnastics also put me through the grinder, watching my niece compete. I don’t recall her ever coming off the uneven bars but did see other girls fall badly. I only ever saw her come off the beam in one competition and that was when she had a strapped up ankle with a hairline fracture. And sport where the competitors could be badly hurt will be brutal on the friends and family who’re watching.

[@chrisstewart770]

Please. Please. Please. A reaction to the best boxing movie ever "Million Dollar Baby"!!! Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Hillary Swank, and a number of others! I beg you, this is fantastic! Just make sure you have a new box of tissues!!

[@TheJamieRamone]

20:45 - Can't say I disagree! That *IS* one hell of an insert!

[@Hiraghm]

I can't believe you cut the most significant line of the whole freaking movie: "...I'm fighting for milk"

[@pduidesign]

4 years into the Great Depression… “Did times get rough I’m assuming?” really?

[@Garland41]

..... I was just talking about this film in the Boxing Class I attend. I loved this movie in high school, I've been using Boxing since August 2023 to lose weight, and last April I was 530 lbs and I'm currently 442 Lbs. On track to lose 100 lbs in less than a year .

[@johnmonk66]

The little old man in the ring at the end was the real Braddock

[@brianplyter2225]

Braddock died in 1974. The little old man was Angelo Dundee, Mohammed Alis trainer

[@TSZatoichi]

I'd like to recommend "Miracle" the hocky movie with Kurt Russell.

[@James_Ford4815]

Go watch Martin Scorsese boxing movie 'Raging Bull' (1980) ... De Niro and Joe Pesci are the leads and it's so amazing , top 10 movie all time for me

[@TheJamieRamone]

So. Much. *THIS!*

[@FloridaMugwump]

Yes, I knew someone would recommend this. Good biopic, she will like it.

[@ErinLiu1015]

Shanelle, i just found your channel, love your takes on the movies.....i will be binge watching all of your videos. :) Just a suggestion, Green Card is a very good movie from 1990, would love to see what you think!

[@ShanelleRiccio]

Welcome aboard!

[@ErinLiu1015]

@@ShanelleRiccio Thank you!! and btw, Peter Weir (directed Dead Poet Society) also directed Green Card

[@TheJamieRamone]

40:01 - You can say that again! Only *ONE* nomination in his career?! Holy Jizzm Christ on a crapper what an oversight on the part of Hollywood!

[@nealrepetti2396]

This was a fantastic movie 🎥. My grandfather, who was a young man at the time, never saw this movie but, told me the story. Yes, some poetic license was taken. If you were to tell the whole story, your movie would be 15 hours long! So, 90 percent of the movie is wright. No matter what, it's a GREAT movie.

[@TheJamieRamone]

1:23 - If it's more Ron Howard that you want then may I suggest Parenthood (1989), with Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Diane Weist, Keanu Reeves, Rick Moranis, and Martha Plimpton. It's a mainly a comedy but has some touching moments. There's also Willow, which came up in the last live...and so many before it. That's a good, underrated fantasy flick in the vein of LOTR (don't worry, it's not NEARLY as boring) with Warwick Davis who played Wicket in Jedi and Val Kilmer. Another gem of his is Cocoon. Those are all '80s films. More recent films of his include Apollo 13 and this one, which you already got under your belt, A Beautiful Mind, which @jrobwoo suggested, also with Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly, the live action adaptation of How The Grinch Stole Christmas from 2000 (which I suspect you've seen but for the eleventy-bajillionth time: no one will rip your head off for doing a re-watch), and The Da Vinci Code, another one with Tom Hanks.

[@MrBendylaw]

Max Baer was a kind man who liked to clown, not the villain portrayed in this movie.

[@BrutallyGoofyBuddha420]

One of my Top 10 favorite sports-related films. Others in that Top 10 include Remember The Titans, Rudy, Hoosiers, The Greatest Game Ever Played, Rocky, A League of Their Own, Raging Bull, Seabiscuit, and Field of Dreams. Absolutely LOVED your reaction to this film. Very few reactors cry as much as I do at such emotional films. You came close...😊

[@andystewart581]

You may have seen Max Baer's son. Max Baer JR played Jethro Bodine on the T.V series, The Beverly Hillbillies.

[@FloridaMugwump]

And was a famous movie director

[@joeshaver1104]

Strange to think that jethro from the Beverley hillbillies had a dad who killed people in a boxing ring...

[@cliffgraham9892]

Both Jethro and Max Baer sr were inventions of Hollywood. and Max Baer jr was so much more than Jethro. He produced and directed many of the top grossing indie movies of the 70s

[@TheJamieRamone]

27:52 - You don't need to explain, we're use to it by now. 😂

[@AJvsEverything]

The Fighter is hands down one of my favorite movies of all time...Micky Ward's story deserved to be told, and I'm so damned glad that Mark Wahlberg fought for years to get that movie greenlit and filmed...and Christian Bale's performance as Dicky was stellar on top of it...plus, it doesn't hurt that I have a massive crush on Amy Adams...

[@NeilLewis77]

I feel most people who have seen that film still dont fully understand what Micky Ward did after the the films story ends. The trilogy with Gatti should somehow follow on from the movie as essential viewing. Yet ive spoke to a bunch of people who loved the fighter but have never even seen Ward v Gatti 1, which is one of the greatest fights ever.

[@Flugziffer]

Who got rich during the depression? The pharmacies. A lot of the big chains now got their start then, because it was also during prohibition. The only way to legally get alcohol was for a doctor to prescribe you things like medical whiskey.

[@TheJamieRamone]

12:34 - Caught big chunks of it on cable, never the whole movie. However, from what I did see: yeah, you're right, Big Fat Liar's really good. 😊

[@Hiraghm]

unimportant personal trivia: Growing up, a parent giving us their portion was not an unknown scene in my family. My parents grew up in the Depression; my dad knew what real hunger was; my mom had a sibling that starved to death as a baby. When we were babies, my mom had to stop my dad from feeding us until we threw up. Our dogs, as I was growing up, were always fat. We got an indian pony once... the guy at the feed store asked if we had a pregnant mare because we bought so much feed. But that was, as I said, because my dad grew up in the Depression knowing real hunger. His #1 way of showing his love was to feed his loved ones. Like with Scarlett O'Hara, nobody he loved was ever going to be hungry again. And you're right... we're sliding into another Depression. And we deserve it.

[@pencilnecked1579]

My grandmother on my mom's side was the same way. She babysat my sis and I and when it came lunchtime the food was piled high on the plate and she'd get upset if we didn't eat every morsel of it and this was in the late 80s-early 90s so 50+ yrs removed from the Great Depression. She (and my other set of grandparents) also maintained a large Victory Garden (which was more a WWII thing but also a means of food security) until her dying day. When she died in 1998 as family was cleaning out the house money was found sewn into rugs, her mattress, old coats in her closet, etc etc because she had a mistrust of banks. Those who lived through it carried its mark their entire lives, it was truly that horrific.

[@TheJamieRamone]

11:25 - C'mon champ, you can do it! 😆

[@TenTonNuke]

I've been trying to get people to watch this for years. James Braddock is the real life Rocky Balboa.

[@Socrates...]

enjoyed your singing the best

[@emdeeeff]

I now feel cheated by a movie that captions the date and location, and robs me of the opportunity to have Shanelle guess the city. I mean, who knows what the guess will be this time??

[@RealTechZen]

Did you notice that the ring announcer is played by Rance Howard, whose son was the Director? In real life, the real Max Baer had a real son who was really named Max Baer Jr. and worked as an actor. He played the role of Jethro Bodine on the tv series, "The Beverly Hillbillies".

[@irishinnj72]

Max Baer's son played Jethro in The Beverly Hillbillies. He was not happy with how his dad was portrayed in this movie. He did accidentally kill people in the ring, but his son said it haunted him until his dying days, and he wasn't close to the showboat/callous person the movie portrays him as The movie demonizes Baer in order to make Braddock's victory sweeter. After all, it's easier to root against a one-dimensional bad guy than someone who is being portrayed as a human being, who's also just trying to feed his family during one of the most difficult times in U.S. history. The filmmakers' argued that by representing Baer in the way they have, they have told a better story. Friends and family of Baer claim that Cinderella Man commits character assassination. The lionization of Braddock comes at the expense of Baer. It's hard to deny that they have a point, and it raises questions about what responsibility, if any, filmmakers have to the historical record when they use the names of real people.

[@pricemoore2022]

Awesome reaction of my favorite movie!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊

[@silverguard8105]

Best boxing movie ever.

[@ericbatterson7720]

You hair looks great in this video

[@ShanelleRiccio]

hahah thanks!!