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Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Film
DirectorClint Eastwood
Meta takes3

Figures

Form & technique
  • The narrative's shift from sports film to tragedy, framed by Frankie's religious conflict.
  • The character Eddie "Scrap-Iron" Dupris and his narrative function. → The Magical Negro
Tropes
  • Maggie's choice to die, facilitated by Frankie.
  • The spectacle of Maggie's physical suffering, post-injury. → The Abject Borderline
  • Clint Eastwood's character, Frankie Dunn. → The Star Persona
  • The film's use of close-ups on characters' faces.
  • The film's ideology of individualism.
  • Frankie Dunn's moral dilemma regarding euthanasia.

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