To say that Raging Bull is as much about Scorsese as it is about its title subject is in no way stretching the truth. The movie--like just about all of Scorsese's movies--is about sin, redemption and, ultimately, salvation. That its director and subject both hail from a Roman Catholic background cannot be dismissed as coincidence. Throughout the film we are subjected to Jake's mistreatment of his wives, his brother, and practically everyone else. It is my contention that this fight, in miniature, sums up that which we have seen and foreshadows that which is to come. For Jake LaMotta, this fight represents his sin, guilt, atonement and, in the end, his salvation. He will stand up. He never went down.
<p>At 26, Vietnam veteran Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) is slipping slowly into isolation and violence on the streets of New York City. Trying to solve his insomnia by driving a yellow cab on the night shift, he grows increasingly disgusted by the people who hang out at night: "Someday a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets." His touching attempts to woo Betsy (Cybill Shepherd), a Senator's campaign worker, turn sour when he takes her to a porn movie on thei...0 points
<p>At 26, Vietnam veteran Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) is slipping slowly into isolation and violence on the streets of New York City. Trying to solve his insomnia by driving a yellow cab on the night shift, he grows increasingly disgusted by the people who hang out at night: "Someday a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets." His touching attempts to woo Betsy (Cybill Shepherd), a Senator's campaign worker, turn sour when he takes her to a porn movie on thei...0 points
<p>At 26, Vietnam veteran Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) is slipping slowly into isolation and violence on the streets of New York City. Trying to solve his insomnia by driving a yellow cab on the night shift, he grows increasingly disgusted by the people who hang out at night: "Someday a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets." His touching attempts to woo Betsy (Cybill Shepherd), a Senator's campaign worker, turn sour when he takes her to a porn movie on thei...0 points
<p>At 26, Vietnam veteran Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) is slipping slowly into isolation and violence on the streets of New York City. Trying to solve his insomnia by driving a yellow cab on the night shift, he grows increasingly disgusted by the people who hang out at night: "Someday a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets." His touching attempts to woo Betsy (Cybill Shepherd), a Senator's campaign worker, turn sour when he takes her to a porn movie on thei...0 points
<p>At 26, Vietnam veteran Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) is slipping slowly into isolation and violence on the streets of New York City. Trying to solve his insomnia by driving a yellow cab on the night shift, he grows increasingly disgusted by the people who hang out at night: "Someday a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets." His touching attempts to woo Betsy (Cybill Shepherd), a Senator's campaign worker, turn sour when he takes her to a porn movie on thei...0 points
The scene under discussion takes place, within the more...0 points
The scene under discussion takes place, within the framework of the film, after Jake LaMotta has finally won the title he so tirelessly fought to achi...0 points
Timothy Sexton is the inaugural winner of the Content Producer of the Year award from the editors at Associated Content. He also lays claim to being the only t...
Timothy Sexton is the inaugural winner of the Content Producer of the Year award from the editors at Associated Content. He also lays claim to being the only the teacher ever named to two editions of Who's Who Among America's Teachers despite teaching for less than a full school year.
He is currently a freelance writer who has published over 3000 articles on the web.
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