This edition of the blog will discuss what is widely known as the greatest sports movie ever made. Of course, some people will argue that it really is not a sports movie.
That is because it really is not a sports movie. It is a movie about a tragically flawed athlete.
That athlete is Jake LaMotta, and the reason the movie about his life is so personal, is because the screenplay was adapted from LaMotta's memoir, "Raging Bull: My Story", with Joseph Carter and Peter Savage.
Of course, the movie is simply titled "Raging Bull", starring Robert DeNiro and Joe Pesci, directed by the great Martin Scorcese.
Now if you have not seen "Raging Bull", I suggest you stop reading this right now and go watch it.
Actually, better yet, keep reading, then click off this blog and come back over and over to artificially inflate my pageviews, THEN go watch it. It is really well done, and some of the best work you will see from either DeNiro or Scorcese (Pesci's best work comes with "Home Alone" and "My Cousin Vinny", but he is good here too).
For those that have seen the movie, I know you liked it, and I know that even though you may not have liked the character of Jake LaMotta, you were certainly compelled by him. The movie begins with him as he is looking for a title shot, and getting involved with the mob to do so.
The memoir, however, dives into his life as a juvenile delinquent, his time in prison, and even more and more of his unreal obsession with his wife, that often became violent with jealousy. The movie is so real, and really turns this athlete into a human. The memoir will only further that feeling.
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