![]() ![]() First, it deals with comprehensive themes – love, pride, loss. In the making of this film, Clint Eastwood follows closely most of the principles of ancient Greek tragedy. When the film ends, the effect of the cathartic moment is apparent: “Thank god I am not paralyzed!” Exactly as Aristotle defines tragedy, “arousing pity and fear”, the viewers are overwhelmed with compassion and horror, thinking that this could happen to them too. The spectators are swept up by sorrow as they see the strong, free-spirited female boxer turn into a complete invalid it is almost impossible to imagine how she feels. In the second part of the film, after Maggie’s unexpected fall, it is useless to struggle with the tears. Horrified, he at first refuses, but later accepts her wish and kills her. But after her foot is amputated she asks him to help her commit suicide. He stays by her side, trying to rehabilitate her. ![]() Frankie, now deeply attached to Maggie, is devastated. She falls on her stool, breaking her neck, and is left a quadriplegic. She almost wins, but as the round ends she carelessly turns her back to her rival, who then punches her from behind. After she wins many fights he arranges for a million-dollar match. He teaches her various techniques, constantly stressing that the first rule is always, absolutely always, to protect yourself. She manages to convince Frankie, a talented trainer, to coach her. Maggie Fitzgerald, a 31-year-old woman from a poor and backward part of America, is determined to train as a boxer. When Clint Eastwood, an actor, producer and director of Million Dollar Baby (released in 2004) was asked what the film was about, his answer was: “ the American Dream”. ![]()
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