{"id":72095,"date":"2021-05-23T22:34:17","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T05:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=72095"},"modified":"2022-11-25T12:15:21","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T19:15:21","slug":"raging-bull-1980","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=72095","title":{"rendered":"Raging Bull (1980)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Jake is never gonna be a champ. Too many people hate him.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Poster-197x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-72096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Poster-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Poster-671x1024.png 671w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Poster-177x270.png 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Poster.png 745w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nMiddleweight boxer Jake La Motta (Robert De Niro) puts his career as well as his relationships with his wife (Cathy Moriarty) and manager-brother (Joe Pesci) at risk by his incessant rage and paranoia.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Boxing<\/li>\n<li>Domestic Abuse<\/li>\n<li>Jealousy<\/li>\n<li>Marital Problems<\/li>\n<li>Martin Scorsese Films<\/li>\n<li>Rise-and-Fall<\/li>\n<li>Robert De Niro Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nIn <em>Guide for the Film Fanatic<\/em>, Peary writes that &#8220;the major reason to see this film is Robert De Niro&#8217;s shattering Oscar-winning portrayal of forties middleweight boxing champ <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jake_LaMotta\">Jake La Motta<\/a>; he even ate himself into blimpic proportions for the later scenes in his subject&#8217;s life.&#8221; Peary adds that &#8220;reason number two is Michael Chapman&#8217;s stunning black-and-white photography; his fine shots of old New York and Miami hauntingly capture the <em>feel<\/em> of the past: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Old-NY.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Old-NY-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-72108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Old-NY-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Old-NY-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Old-NY-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Old-NY-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Old-NY-1536x832.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Old-NY-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Old-NY.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Miami.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Miami-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-72109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Miami-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Miami-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Miami-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Miami-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Miami-1536x832.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Miami-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Miami.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; [and] his boxing sequences are surreal.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Boxing2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Boxing2-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-72110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Boxing2-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Boxing2-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Boxing2-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Boxing2-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Boxing2-1536x832.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Boxing2-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Boxing2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary notes that &#8220;as always, Martin Scorsese&#8217;s direction is powerful and his characters are natural and real, but, as is too often the case, he has chosen to film a script whose lead character is a thoroughly unlikable figure.&#8221; He argues that &#8220;eventually you may give up trying to figure out what makes La Motta tick and just get fed up with his antics.&#8221; However, he concedes that &#8220;scene by scene, the film has impact; particularly strong are those scenes with De Niro and Pesci&#8230; and the scene in which La Motta reacts to having thrown a fight for the only time in his career.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Reacts.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Reacts-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-72111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Reacts-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Reacts-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Reacts-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Reacts-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Reacts-1536x832.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Reacts-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Reacts.png 1919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, Peary asserts that &#8220;when the film ends, you realize it has no core, no real theme. It&#8217;s just about a louse.&#8221; (I disagree, as I&#8217;ll explain in a bit.) <\/p>\n<p>In <em>Alternate Oscars<\/em>, Peary insists he&#8217;s still not a fan of the film but, given its positive critical reception and beloved status by &#8220;the most astute film cultists,&#8221; he concedes it deserves to win Best Picture of the Year. He also agrees with Robert De Niro&#8217;s win as Best Actor of the Year, noting that &#8220;De Niro was great playing a character who, despite having stone hands and jaw, has no personality.&#8221; He writes that &#8220;La Motta comes across as just another of Scorsese&#8217;s inarticulate, incorrigible, misogynistic, violent, self-destructive Italian punks&#8221; who &#8220;seems to have no pride, except that he cries after throwing a fight and after winning the title.&#8221; He adds that &#8220;what La Motta likes to do &#8212; and he does it sometimes instead of sex &#8212; is beat up people, in the ring and at home. He expresses himself with his fists&#8230; All he does is eat, argue with Joey and Vickie, and fight.&#8221; However, despite detecting &#8220;no motivation for his jealous tantrums and abusiveness&#8221; we &#8220;keep watching&#8230; because De Niro is so powerful that we are paralyzed in our seats.&#8221; He notes that &#8220;what&#8217;s amazing is that while De Niro is trapped in a character who barely changes over the years, he still gives a performance that is excitingly unpredictable.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m much less concerned than Peary about the apparent &#8220;lack of motivation&#8221; for La Motta&#8217;s abusive, self-loathing personality. This film is not about <em>why<\/em> La Motta became so paranoid and vicious, but rather about the impact that his inability to control his mental demons had on himself and those around him. Because the people he lashes out at are either in the ring or (eventually) have the sense to walk away from him (and he doesn&#8217;t stalk them), we know that his actions and volatile personality &#8212; which become tamer as he ages and gains more weight &#8212; have tragically cost him a lifetime of happiness. It&#8217;s brutal to watch, but this one rings really true, and does indeed remain powerful viewing. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Robert De Niro as Jake La Motta<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-De-Niro2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-De-Niro2-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-72105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-De-Niro2-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-De-Niro2-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-De-Niro2-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-De-Niro2-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-De-Niro2-1536x832.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-De-Niro2-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-De-Niro2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-De-Niro.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-De-Niro-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-72104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-De-Niro-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-De-Niro-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-De-Niro-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-De-Niro-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-De-Niro-1536x832.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-De-Niro-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-De-Niro.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Joe Pesci as Joey<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Pesci.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Pesci-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-72099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Pesci-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Pesci-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Pesci-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Pesci-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Pesci-1536x832.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Pesci-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Pesci.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Catherine Moriarty as Vickie<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Moriarty.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Moriarty-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-72098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Moriarty-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Moriarty-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Moriarty-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Moriarty-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Moriarty-1536x832.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Moriarty-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Moriarty.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The stunningly filmed fight sequences<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Fight-Sequence.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Fight-Sequence-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-72106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Fight-Sequence-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Fight-Sequence-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Fight-Sequence-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Fight-Sequence-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Fight-Sequence-1536x832.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Fight-Sequence-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Fight-Sequence.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Michael Chapman&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Cinematography4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Cinematography4-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-72103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Cinematography4-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Cinematography4-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Cinematography4-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Cinematography4-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Cinematography4-1536x832.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Cinematography4-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Cinematography4.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Cinematography2-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-72101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Cinematography2-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Cinematography2-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Cinematography2-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Cinematography2-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Cinematography2-1536x832.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Cinematography2-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raging-Bull-Cinematography2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Thelma Schoonmaker&#8217;s masterful editing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as an enduring classic. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<li>Noteworthy Performance(s)<\/li>\n<li>Oscar Winner or Nominee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=1458\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0081398\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/19525\/raging-bull#articles-reviews?articleId=21721\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1980\/11\/14\/archives\/movie-robert-de-niro-in-raging-bull-a-life-in-the-ring.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eYLKKS2p5b4\">What&#8217;s So Great About Raging Bull? Video Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Jake is never gonna be a champ. Too many people hate him.&#8221; Synopsis: Middleweight boxer Jake La Motta (Robert De Niro) puts his career as well as his relationships with his wife (Cathy Moriarty) and manager-brother (Joe Pesci) at risk by his incessant rage and paranoia. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Boxing Domestic Abuse Jealousy Marital Problems Martin Scorsese Films Rise-and-Fall Robert De Niro Films Response to Peary\u2019s Review: In Guide for the Film Fanatic, Peary writes that &#8220;the major&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=72095\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=72095"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88454,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72095\/revisions\/88454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=72095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=72095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=72095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}