The definitive sport's movie....it shows what can happen when jealousy, anger, over confidence, frustration, guilt, pride, machoism, possesiveness takes over an individual...the movie opens with Jake la Motta (Robert De Niro looking totally unrecognizable mouthing Brando's immortal dialogue from On the Waterfront)...for this particular role De Niro lost a considerable amount of weight and even piled on the calories for the latter scenes.
The movie traces his humble beginnings from an unknown fighter to his glory days and his eventual self destruction...the fight scenes are bloody, violent and resemble barbaric rituals...not even the trash called rocky holds a candle to this movie called the greatest movie of the 1980's and one of the all time greats...the highlight of the movie is the final fight with the sugar ray Robinson...it is very difficult to tell which is better Taxi Driver or Raging Bull...the photography by Michael Chapman and editing by Thelma Schoonmaker are astounding,,,elegant use of black and white frames....rejecting Raging Bull and selecting Ordinary People ( even if it is a decent movie) speaks volumes about the double standards of the Academy.
Stupendous performances especially De niro , fantastic direction , Gorgeous photography, snappy editing, haunting music score ( chosen by Scorsese himself)...training help and advice from the real Jake La Motta makes this movie gem unparalleled in its genre.
The movie traces his humble beginnings from an unknown fighter to his glory days and his eventual self destruction...the fight scenes are bloody, violent and resemble barbaric rituals...not even the trash called rocky holds a candle to this movie called the greatest movie of the 1980's and one of the all time greats...the highlight of the movie is the final fight with the sugar ray Robinson...it is very difficult to tell which is better Taxi Driver or Raging Bull...the photography by Michael Chapman and editing by Thelma Schoonmaker are astounding,,,elegant use of black and white frames....rejecting Raging Bull and selecting Ordinary People ( even if it is a decent movie) speaks volumes about the double standards of the Academy.
Stupendous performances especially De niro , fantastic direction , Gorgeous photography, snappy editing, haunting music score ( chosen by Scorsese himself)...training help and advice from the real Jake La Motta makes this movie gem unparalleled in its genre.
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