Factual error: It is said Maggie can't breathe on her own after her injury. If this was the case she wouldn't be able to speak, since she can't push air out of her lungs to generate sound.
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Plot summary
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Hilary Swank, Jay Baruchel
Frankie is an ex-boxer who owns a pretty run down gym and Morgan Freeman is his helper/assistant. Maggie, a poor girl, comes in one day and wants Frankie to be her trainer/manager. He refuses at first but is worn down by her will power. She starts winning matches left and right (ha ha). Then her white trash family rejects her completely and she tells Frankie, he's the only one she's got. Frankie, who goes to a catholic church everyday and enjoys pestering the priest with theological questions, has a dark secret.
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More mistakes in Million Dollar Baby
Frankie Dunn: You wouldn't start training to be a ballerina at 31 now, would you?
Maggie Fitzgerald: Already been workin' it for three years.
Frankie Dunn: And you can't hit a speed bag? What kind of training is that?
Maggie Fitzgerald: I never had any, boss.
Frankie Dunn: Well, I hate to say it, but it shows.
Trivia: The "little girl in truck" is Clint Eastwood's real-life daughter, Morgan.
Question: Spoiler! Doesn't Maggie have the legal right to refuse any type of life support? She's completely cognitive and in possession of all her mental faculties. Why does Frankie have to sneak in and illegally participate in her assisted suicide?
Answer: Suicide is a sin and is said that you go to hell if you commit suicide. By Frankie doing it, it frees her spiritually from damnation in the eyes of God.
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Answer: Yes, there was an article in last week's Sunday paper about how the medical community is up in arms over the mis-portrayal of patient's rights issues.
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