Get a stage, for this bull to rage.

Rating: 10/10 (17 July 2019)

This film is dominant to every film attempting to depict boxing in its most horrific state. It is a profound example of the want vs need type of film within the boxing genre. the reason I was never fond of rocky is because of its ending, was painfully obvious, on the other hand raging bull depicts a fragile male slowly slipping into an unstable state, beating his wife, eating unreasonably, developing anxiety, so on so forth.
It's editing is extraordinary and adds so much to the viewing experience, each fight slowly descending in to deeper insanity. the use of cuts to silence is extremely intelligent as it conveys our protagonist thinking whilst simultaneously provoking our thoughts. Cuts to a noisy TV screens when things are getting a bit repetitive saves the dry feeling I got from Rocky occasionally during fights, it also puts us in a helpless position, reminding us of how little we can really do in a situation like this, we just have to go with the flow, which also puts us in the position of Jake LaMotta whilst making us feel like spectators.
The acting is above brilliant. the way Robert DeNiro speak just feels so brilliantly authentic, it's so genuine, nothing is exaggerated. Joe Pesci's body language really puts us inside his head, we unconsciously feel how he feels, we clock the way he loos at his environment, and the way he speaks to DeNiro sounds envious yet proud, a-lot of that is due to Martin Scorsese's directorial decisions.
Overall, this film is above brilliant, and worth seeing.