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 Barnes & Noble Four years after Sylvester Stallones Rocky had elevated the art of boxing to mythic, even romantic heights, Martin Scorseses Raging Bull -- a biography of middleweight fighter Jake La Motta -- pulled the canvas from beneath the sport, revealing a dark and dangerous world inhabited not by punchy, loveable wannabes, but by brutes and bullies. Scorsese opted to shoot the film in black-and-white, effectively evoking the documentary grittiness so essential to the movies feel, and his screenplay (cowritten by Paul Schrader) makes no apologies for La Mottas violent, abusive behavior, which was primarily directed at his wife (played superbly by newcomer Cathy Moriarity) and brother (Joe Pesci). Thelma Schoonmakers Oscar-winning editing depicts boxing not as a graceful, slo-mo ballet of swinging arms, but instead as a sport whose punches and uppercuts draw blood and actually hurt. The true heart and soul of Raging Bull though, is Robert De Niro, whose La Motta boils over with the raw anger of a man possessed. So conscientious was De Niros approach to the role that he even called a halt to the filming so he could gain 50 pounds to play the boxer in his later years. It is a tour-de-force performance that set a new standard for acting, and helped make Raging Bull among the most revered movies of the 1980s. Bruce Kluger Interested in the song lyrics? - Check out themostlyrics.com! Looking For A DVD? - Check out dvd-a-rama.com! |
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