Raging bull-Memorable movie moments

Raging bull remains a masterpiece of cinemotagraphy,style and acting. Director martin scorsese believed it to be his last film and so he spent overtime editing it and getting every minute right. It really shows.

In this memorable moment, Jake la motta is facing his long time rival Sugar ray robinson for the title. While he begins to fight well at first, troubles in his personal life begin to haunt him and he allows sugar ray robinson to pummel him with no regard for his health or his title. The most memorable parts of this moment is Jake defiance towards the end as he mocks sugar ray for not being able to knock him down, the short sharp shots that almost represent the different punches and the pace of the fight and the imagery as the blood pours from the ropes right at the end.

Special mention should also go to both robert de niro and joe pesci who gave amazing performances, especially de niro who put on vasts amounts of weight to become the older overweight la motta towards the end of the film.

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[dupliftment]

classic "you never got me down ray, I never went down"

[theSuperMetroid]

You never got me down Ray.

[ChicagoMonsterPunk]

@snoop11080

What the fuck are you talking about? Jake LaMotta isn't a "hero" or anything in this film.

[snoop11080]

the real fight was nothing like this but you know hollwood will find a way to make a white hero even if he did get his ass beat smdh.

[hopdevil007]

Haaaaaay Maaaaaay Keeeeeeer!

[Kondzio717]

Guy who is playing Sugar Ray is looking like fuckin' voodoo zombie.

[nicknickb25101993]

the only thing i dont like about this scene is its so unrealistic when he punches him and blood literally squirts everywhere

[innit27]

@losttrackboxer it was not mentioned in jakes book raging bull and jake has never admitted to it. This is a case of myth becoming reality as people want it to happen. robinson beat his ass on several occasions and always weighing much less than la motta. la motta was a boiled down light heavy and robinson a pumped up welter. la motta said robinson was not the hardest hitter he had ever been in with, that goes to bob satterfield, who would become a heavyweight.

[losttrackboxer]

@JcLeopard ah who knows there are so many conflicting reports, rumors, and folk legends, with fights of this caliber who really knows what the fuck happened-- best example is the whole ali vs liston controversy.

All I know is Lamotta took a thorough ass whooping from probably the greatest fighter who ever lived and REFUSED to go down. That takes heart... something the fighters of today just don't have anymore.

[JcLeopard]

@losttrackboxer All Robinson said was that it was what he got from the look that Lamotta gave him. He never physically said anything because he had to sit on a stool for 20 min.

[losttrackboxer]

@Hamhark98 that said I should note taking a barrage of punches to the face is not realistic for you me and almost everybody else. Lamotta was a specimen.

[losttrackboxer]

@innit27 not true he did say it-- but he said it privately as they were leaving the ring. Robinson himself has acknowledged this.