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...novel interpretations of events. Indeed, a film like Raging Bull does not achieve its greatness through either of these, but instead more for its enthralling and ultimately tragic story and the artistic greatness of director Martin Scorsese. Based on the true story of mid-20th century boxer Jake LaMotta, Raging Bull seeks to do more than simply recount events and re-interpret them; instead, it is rich with artistic adornments such as beautiful cinematography (especially in its stunningly real and yet eerily surreal depictions of boxing) and metaphor, as LaMotta’s almost masochistic willingness to take abuse...
...viewer of Raging Bull does not need to know the first thing about Jake LaMotta the real man, nor even the first thing about boxing, for the film achieves its greatness through its aesthetic brilliance and through its touching metadiscourse on the sturm und drang of the human soul. Of course, the film also benefits greatly from an incredible performance by Robert De Niro—but in the end the legacy of Raging Bull is that of a surpassing work of art, rather than a piece centered around one performance...
...greatest director-actor combinations ever, in perhaps their finest moment. DeNiro's dogged portrayal of Jake LaMotta perfectly fits Scorsese's violent yet often balletic vision...
...trained 18 champions, six of them heavyweights, including Joe Frazier and Larry Holmes. But Bowe, Futch declares, "has the potential to be the best I've ever had." Before he can take his place in the history books, however, a great champion needs a great opponent. Louis had Schmeling. LaMotta had Robinson. Ali had Frazier. "Greatness in fighting is gained by rubbing against other great boxers," says Bert Sugar, editor-publisher of Boxing Illustrated. Right now the list of contenders is short and flabby...
...paraphrase the immortal words of boxer Jake LaMotta, Harvard athletics in 1991-2 couldah been contendah...