![]() That his brother betrayed him, his lets loose with an explosion of violence. He beats Vicki mercilessly because he suspects her of infidelity, and, when he inaccurately believes ![]() Who mean the most to Jake, and who, as a result of his inability to trust himself or others, he loses. His wife, Vicki (Cathy Moriarty), and his brother/manager, Joey (Joe Pesci). The two people who spar with him on life's canvas are No less vicious or more easily controlled. In the ring, he is a terror, not just beating his opponents, but destroying them. The title is apt - La Motta is a raging bull. Sex and violence are inextricably linked. The La Motta of the movie is a man of extreme appetites who is driven by base,īestial impulses - paranoia, jealousy, and blind rage. Reportedly unhappy with the final result, because it portrays him as nothing short of an uncouth, However, although La Motta is credited as the movie's "consultant," he was Historically, Raging Bull is said to be mostly accurately, with the lion's share of theĭetails culled from La Motta's own autobiography (which was co-written with Joseph Carter and Minutes, director Martin Scorsese and actor Robert De Niro (in the title role) have us mesmerizedīy this individual who is by turns sympathetic, sad, and horrifying. Picture takes the life of boxer Jake La Motta, a Middleweight icon from the '40s and '50s, andĭevelops one of the most compelling character studies ever to reach the big screen. Raging Bull is the perfectĬounterexample, and a brilliant argument for film makers to continue to work in this genre. More than sporadically energetic and marginally entertaining. It's rare that a movie with the moniker "based on the life of." comes across as anything More than a handful of films released between Januand Decemcome closeīio-pics often fall into one of two categories: overblown hero-worship or a dry, dull textbookĪccount. ![]() This without hesitation: Raging Bull is a great motion picture, and I would be surprised if Number of '80s films that I haven't seen, I don't feel qualified to make such a judgment, but I'll say Some critics, including Siskel & Ebert, are on the record stating that Martin Scorsese's Ragingīull, the story of boxer Jake La Motta, is the best film of the '80s.
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