Cinderella Man was released in 2005, it is a non-fiction film directed by Ron Howard. It is based on the story of a Depression-era boxer, James J. Braddock. Braddock had to overcome many adversities such as economic and social conditions. Another adversity he had to overcome was living in the Depression and all the things that come with it. Braddock's character traits shown in the film are all important and appropriate due to the harshness of those times. The economic and social conditions and their changes during the film had a dramatic effect on the story. The film begins with James J. Braddock, in the 1920s, a time of great economy, and shows him coming home, with a bundle of money from the boxing match (he only has one), to a nice house full of nice items in a nice suburban neighborhood. This shows the audience the wealth of this time period and how many people could do no wrong and buy what they wanted. During the 1920s, unemployment was low and the stock market was rising. This scene also highlights where the Braddock family is now because everything changes in the next scene. The next scene takes place in the 1930s during the Depression and the setting changes to a small, dark apartment located in the Bronx. During this time Braddock's children don't play with fancy toys or anything, but her daughter has what looked like a homemade doll. The importance for the film to do this is to show the audience the difficult times and living conditions of the Depression. People didn't have much money. Braddock offers his meal to his daughter when she says she is still hungry after finishing hers. He had to give up his... middle of paper... perfect on the Braddock family and his friends' changes in the way they eat, the dwelling they live in, and monetary income. Finally, what really kept the Braddock family together were their strong character traits. All these points together made the movie Cinderella Man a very accurate source of information about the Depression. Works CitedWikipedia, Free Encyclopedia. "The Cinderella Man". Wikipedia. 3-10-10.Nelson, Bring. "About the Great Depression." Modern American poetry. 3-10-10 .The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers."The Great Depression." Teaching Eleanor Roosevelt, ed. by Allida Black, June Hopkins, et. al. (Hyde Park, New York: Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, 2003). http://www.nps.gov/archive/elro/glossary/great-depression.htm [Accessed March 10, 2010].