Frankie disappears I think because he is so heartbroken about the death of Maggie as well as the death of her boxing career. When Frankie disconnects the oxygen machine and injects her with a lethal shot he simply walks out of the scene and we don’t hear from him again. After Maggie’s accident, we see how much Frankie did love her like a daughter when she asked him to let her leave the earth by his hand, and he agrees. As Maggie starts winning more matches Frankie’s confidence and faith in her starts to build and soon she becomes an asset to him. The relationship between Frankie and Maggie turns into a father-daughter and teacher-student partnership as they train more and become friends. Frankie advises her to start saving her money and advising her. Maggie is working at a restaurant as a waitress and not making much money. Soon, we see Maggie and Frankie’s relationship bloom as they grow closer and learn more about one another. Maggie convinces Frankie to train her if she does everything he tells her and doesn’t ask questions. Here we see a little bit of sexism on Frankie’s part because he doesn’t want to train girls because he looks at females boxing as a joke.
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He confronts her about using his bag but ends up letting her continue practice with the speed bag even though he is embarrassed to be seen lending a girl his equipment. The theme of the story holds a lot of past regrets and hope for both of the main characters.įrankie and Maggie meet when Maggie is lent a speed bag to practice on that belongs to Frankie. We see the story come to a turn at the end when she is hit unfairly in the back of the head and falls on a stool leaving her paralyzed.
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Maggie starts to become an impressive boxer over time and starts to win matches. Maggie starts showing her face around the gym more and shows an effort, soon she convinces Frankie to coach her and they become quite close.
MILLION DOLLAR BABY STOOL MOVIE
In the movie at first, we see Maggie facing an external conflict with Frankie because he refuses to train her because she is a woman. In the movie Million Dollar Baby we meet an ambitious young woman named Maggie who tries to convince a trainer, Frankie to teach her to box.