A movie about "Psychological" sickness in Scorsese way

Rating: 8/10 (20 September 2016)

8.5/10
We are society and society is us.
This line is what the movie justifies. It is the story of a boxer named Jake La Motta who lived in ego throughout his life thinking that he needed nobody. It was his aggression that made him winner on "Achieving his life goals" part but a sore loser in his personal life. Hence, the society never accepted him and it turned on the cycle of hatred and nonacceptance for La motta.
Martin Scorsese is one director who has bested his understanding of society, we can observe that in his movies. In this movie he portrays a boxer who according to me suffers "Psychological illness". Psychic illness here means La motta's never ending ego, which was satisfied by his boxing career but not the society. At this point the director challenges both the society and the one with ego because both are unable to accept each other. Scorsese knows the meaning of society as well as its relation to one's personality, his life and the most importantly his pride. Ego is nothing but the excuse for one's failure to blend in with the people or the thinking that the society should be grateful towards them for no particular reason. The script is just perfectly written. A great director's first ability is to make a movie on what he/she thinks the world should be like. Though it is a biography still Scorsese has made it look as if it is his thoughts which are being portrays through the biography. He deserved a academy award for this.
A script this good needed a actor who could bring the character of Lamotta to life and yet again Robert DE Niro does not fail to surprise you. Two actors who should not be reviewed for acting are De Niro and Pacino. He has done tremendous acting here. Joe Pesci as Joey LaMotta's brother is perfect. Rest of the cast has done some great work.
The movie is well edited. Frankly, I did not like the black and white environment and neither the cinematography, for which I have deducted 1.5 rating.
Overall the movie is great, it tells the story of a man destroyed by his obsession to achieve something great.
Being obsessive towards your goals is fine but too much obsession might make you not to enjoy what you have achieved.