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Rating: Q=7, P=4 / Can't Get Enough
Scale 1=4, Scale 2=3, Scale 3=2, Scale 4=2
Biopic, Boxing, Complex Relationships
Arguably one of the best films ever made, frequently making the top 10 of "best of" lists, Raging Bull is definitely an experience to watch. At least it was for me. I think I waited so long to watch it (I'd been meaning to for over a decade) because I anticipated that many moments would be difficult for me to see. Boxing is a strange sport, in my opinion, because it is pure fighting. And Jake LaMotta was definitely a fighter. He was also paranoid and controlling and selfish--personality traits that when portrayed I find very hard to sit through. But Scorsese created a masterpiece of cinema with his shots, angles, editing, and superb choice of actors.
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