Desperately poke yourself with your horns

Branson 2021-10-20 17:39:54

There is no way back for boxing movies to be made like this. A boxer's victory on the field will not convey any excitement to the audience. It does the opposite, making you feel that every victory on the court is a failure in life. The boxer played by De Niro is only violent. He will only be violent. Compared with his softer brother, Jack the Bull is a beast. The reason for his sorrow is that victory in the game cannot bring him a sense of security. The Bulls know that everything on the field is just on the field. The fist thrown out can knock down the opponent. But when it hits his wife's face, he is the one who knocks down. Scorsese made the Bulls a sharp self-contradictory body. He weakened boxing and focused on portraying the hopeless life of boxers. It seems that success is just the other side of failure for boxers. When he became the stand-up comedian he once spurned, the boxer's soul was enclosed in the self-motivation of the mirror when preparing for the backstage. He punched the air in the background, and after the fist went out, he still hit himself. This is really desperate.

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Extended Reading
  • Belle 2021-10-20 19:01:48

    Songren Weixiu's second brush, the body is very good! A rough and vigorous description of chaos (noisy soundscape), 40s style (such as Body and Soul, Life magazine), but the uniqueness of anger and instability burst even more. The black and white tone makes the background of multiple scenes (boxing matches, clubs, bars, prisons, etc.) canceled, smoky, and consistent; the rebate also continues to the protagonist set of The King of Comedy. The play is actually quite simple, grabbing the man’s flaws (suspicion, arrogance, vain, and eventually swelling, a bit of thinking of the greatest American dream tragedy Citizen Kane), and it also makes women’s positions and opinions clear (Cathy Moriarty has A few scenes think of Kim Novak), but he is essentially just a poor boy who wants to succeed. On the ring with melancholy notes, a ray of ghost punching the void, how much young can he control his body (and hit his opponent hard), and later he even weighs It can't be controlled, let alone the complicated sophistication.

  • Evangeline 2021-10-20 19:01:48

    Classical composition, textbook-like editing. Robert De Niro is a man who drives a taxi and punches. He has no ring of his own and can't find a way out. The characterization is full and three-dimensional, showing the thinking about the individual life in a concentrated way. The characters in Martin's movies often have repetitive parts. He is familiar with the shaping of this type of character. The king of comedy, the taxi driver, and this movie, the male protagonist is surprisingly similar, and he has a good grip on such confused and frustrated characters With unique emotions, he is familiar with it. The boxing scene is slightly distorted, and boxing is really good.

Raging Bull quotes

  • Vicki LaMotta: I fucked all of 'em. Tommy, Salvy, your brother. All of 'em. I sucked your brother's cock! What do you want me to say?

    Jake La Motta: You sucked his cock?

    Vicki LaMotta: Yeah, I sucked his cock. And everybody else on the fuckin' street too. What do you want? You're nothin' but a fat pig, selfish fool!

    [as Jake slaps Vicki and leaves]

    Vicki LaMotta: His fuckin' cock's bigger than yours too!

  • [first lines]

    Jake La Motta: I remember those cheers / They still ring in my ears / After years, they remain in my thoughts. / Go to one night / I took off my robe, and what'd I do? I forgot to wear shorts. / I recall every fall / Every hook, every jab / The worst way a guy can get rid of his flab. / As you know, my life wasn't drab. / Though I'd much... Though I'd rather hear you cheer / When you delve... Though I'd rather hear you cheer / When I delve into Shakespeare / "A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse", I haven't had a winner in six months.

    [he lights a cigar]

    Jake La Motta: Though I'm no Olivier / I would much rather... And though I'm no Olivier / If he fought Sugar Ray / He would say / That the thing ain't the ring, it's the play. / So give me a... stage / Where this bull here can rage / And though I could fight / I'd much rather recite /... that's entertainment.