Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Cathy
Moriarty
Jake
La Motta (Robert De Niro) is an overlooked middleweight boxer who dreams of
championship glory. The only way he’s
going to get it though is through mafia connections according to his brother
Joey La Motta (Joe Pesci). The real
thing in Jake’s way is his pathological rage.
Raging Bull takes us on Jake’s self-destructive journey. It takes us through the few highs and the
many lows of his personal and professional lives. Meanwhile, Jake pursues and marries a
15-year-old girl named Vickie (Cathy Moriarty).
Martin
Scorsese’s Raging Bull is not only
one of the greatest sports films of all time, but it is one of the greatest
films of all time period. Robert De Niro
delivers one of the most impressive and transformative performances of all time. Undoubtedly, it is De Niro’s finest
performance. His training
with Jake LaMotta to learn how to box pays off in the ring on the big
screen. His commitment to method acting
by gaining 60 pounds to portray the older, overweight Jake LaMotta also pays
off and makes the film more authentic.
Raging Bull is an all-time classic that has no peer on this sports
bucket list. If you haven’t seen it, you
truly don’t truly believe in the magic of film.
