'Raging Bull' is simply only one of few movies that perfectly illustrates the brilliance of Martin Scorsese and Robert de Niro

Rating: 10/10 (22 January 2013)

I haven't seen too many of Scorsese's movies before this. In fact, the only two I've seen are Goodfellas and Taxi Driver, both of which I respect and thoroughly enjoyed but to me, none of his films so far beat Raging Bull, which to me, just caught my attention from the very first scene to the last.
This film stars two of the greatest actors, in my humble opinion. Joe Pesci and Robert de Niro, who are absolutely fantastic in this movie. The film focuses on boxer Jake La Motta, whose life turns upside down during his days as a boxer. I've never really being a fan of Sport movies. I've hated most but this film is simply one of the best films I've ever seen and one of the few films I saw that I did not stop once to take a break. It was just that good The chemistry between Pesci and de Niro is absolutely unparallaled and unmatched. They worked brilliantly in Scorsese's Goodfellas and they do so here too.
The story in this film is just so moving and just thoroughly entertaining. The film is filled with anger, jealousy, violence, comedy and pretty much everything else that makes a movie a masterpiece.
Some people will argue when it comes to this movie, "Well, where are the emotional moments?" To be fair, the whole movie really is an emotional roller-coaster. We have Jake La Motta, a man whose life falls as he succeeds in boxing. Isn't that tragic enough? Seeing a man's life being destroyed from the inside and the outside. Simply put yourself in Joey's shoes and think how it would feel if you were in his place when Jake ordered his brother to leave. Those are emotional breakdown moments.
Raging Bull is a cinematic masterpiece and in my opinion, the best movie of the 1980's. Its simply brilliant in terms of everything. The tone to the movie is set perfectly making Scorsese's 1980 classic Raging Bull a must see for any movie fan!