i finally
finally
finally
watched "Cinderella Man" with Russell Crowe
honey what can i say i can't seem to drag this ol jewish tuchas to the movie theatre anymore
anyway
id been fascinated by the story of James Braddock way before the movie
and was thrilled to see his life put on the screen
i remember reading about braddock when i was studying up on the great depression many years back
and how he was the one bright light of hope in all that gloom
a downtrodden, half broken, simple man just trying to feed his family
who somehow ...over-the-hill, on government assitance, working on loading docks, manages to get back in the ring and win all the way up to the heavy weight championship of the world and then wins that too
crowe played braddock with magic
all in all
it was an amazing movie about an amazing story
and for me, the timing of it was just perfect
after a week of rain
a week of stomach flu
not to mention
all the sadness and troubles in the world and in this country today
it felt good to see a movie about hope and inner strength triumphing over the greatest of odds
we need a james braddock today
a simple man (or woman) from the trenches
to fight, fight, fight to the top
and to take all our hearts with him
