Review of Raging Bull (1980) by Huseyn B — 03 Oct 2012

This Martin Scorsese tells the story of the famous American professional boxer Jake La Motta, an Italian by birth, who spoke at the end of 40's middleweight champion. According to the witty remark of one of American critics, the main rival athlete ... he was just outside the ring. Untamed and scandalous La Motta brought him a lot of trouble in his private life, and in professional boxing (interestingly, only seeing his image in the movie, Jake truly realized how badly behaved before.) Great talent sport fighter was not used even half. Constant skirmishes with managers, uncontrolled behavior in the ring, violent acts of jealousy for his wife and never-ending spree - all this is exhausting, and the spoilers of who was called "a furious bull." Already being cut off from boxing, La Motta tried in vain to re-climb to stardom, and eventually became a renegade life to the once famous past.

Austere, like a documentary style black-and-white image (operator Michael Chapman worked here quite differently than in "Taxi Driver"), which seems improvised stories that seemed removed a hidden camera, stiffness, and sometimes violence, nudity and furious director manners - unconditional dignity Scorsese picture. But, above all, to inspire and shakes incredible reincarnation of Robert De Niro, playing the main character for twenty years of his life. As described by the unique fact risky decision specifically for the actor as weight gain in the amount of twenty-seven pounds. But much more surprising that he was able to create a truly alive - if the caller is not sympathy, so understanding - rather unattractive character of a man who torn painful contradictions of his nature.

It would be strange if this triumph of performance skills are not rewarded on merit "Oscar." This prize was also awarded one of the permanent employees of the crew of Martin Scorsese - installation wizard Thelma Schoonmaker. But the tape in its entirety only after decades has been named in a poll of the leading critics of the United States the best movies of the 80's (in 1990, included in the prestigious National Film Registry). Already in 2007, according to the form of the American Film Institute, the picture is even Scorsese was fourth (!) Among the hundred best in film in the history of the United States. But the most unusual paradox is that neither "Raging Bull" or other great works of this director, neither he himself aspired to seven times "Oscar" as a director or screenwriter, up to 2007, and have not been awarded the American Academy Award. But no one at that time did not even questioned that Scorsese - truly one of the best movie directors USA.