The boxing fight scenes are brilliant and brutal. The film delivers the signature eye for detail that made Scorsese famous. Everyone around him senses it but LaMotto simply cannot. His hate is a profound one, not a hate of others or what he attacks, but a hatred of himself. The audience simply watches as any small act or suspicion is a window for him to confirm what he wants most of all, confirmation that his partner is unfaithful and by extension he is, himself, unworthy. He lacks the emotional maturity or awareness to communicate his frustrations to words. His thought process is endlessly fascinating to watch as he warps any act of kindness or love into betrayal and distance. LaMotto cannot introspectively evaluate his emotions. The film finds its expression through the emotional immaturity of the lead character. Everyone around LaMotto can see his problem, his unhealthy obsession and suspicion but he cannot help himself. The real magic is that these issues are expressed through the warped psychological outbursts of De Niro's character. The movie also explores many of the complex issues of violence against women and the psychological destruction of a man who cannot accept or understand intimacy.
The narrative plot is straightforward enough, it follows the life of a 1940-50s boxer. It is hard to say what exactly this film is "about". This movie showcases both of these film legends at their best. Scorsese has had a long and distinguished career along with the film's lead Robert de Niro. Scorsese himself said Raging Bull was a cinematic rebirth for him.A triumph of a film.
Roger Ebert called it the best film of 1980s. But, later it was called a modern classic and appears on many Greatest Movies list including Sight & Sound and TIME. Release: Raging Bull, when released was not too successful at the box office. He also used popular songs of that period. Scorsese used compositions by Italian Composer Pietro Mascagni because he found it had certain sadness to it which was fit for the mood of the film. To prevent these effects to be used again, sound effects editor, Frank Warner, destroyed the original tapes.īGM: There was no original music composed for the film. The sounds of the punches were made by squashing of melons and the sound of camera flashes were sound of gunshots. In the boxing scenes, there were two significant sounds- the punches and the camera flashes going off. Every loud boxing scene was preceded by quiet domestic scenes. Scorsese uses combination of Sound & Silence to heighten the experience of the film. Sound Designing: The film is famous for its use of Sound.
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