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'''''Raging Bull''''' is a 1980 film, directed by [[Martin Scorsese]] and starring [[Robert De Niro]]. It revolves around middleweight boxer Jake LaMotta, a man who is consumed by his anger, paranoia, and shame.
The film begins in 1964, as we see an overweight, aging LaMotta, now a comedian, practicing his routine. The scene changes. It is now 1941, as LaMotta boxes and throws his fights at the behest of [[The Mafia]]. His brother and manager, Joey LaMotta, does his best to support Jake and get him a chance at success. Jake seduces Vicky, [[Ephebophile|a 15-year-old girl]] he met at a Bronx public pool. While he catches a break and wins a string of victories, he becomes increasingly paranoid that Vicky is cheating on him, and becomes more and more abusive. Eventually, he accuses his brother of sleeping with his wife and attacks them. The rest of the film details the aftermath in the following years after LaMotta has retired, as he spirals downward ever further.
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While critical reception was mixed at the time of its release, [[Award Snub|and it was passed up for Best Picture and Best Director at the Oscars in favor of]] ''[[Ordinary People]]'', ''Raging Bull'' has since become a critical favorite, and is viewed as one of the best movies of all time.
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* [[Big Brother Bully]]: Jake to Joey.
* [[Book Ends]]: It starts and ends with Jake preparing for a routine after his retirement.
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* [[Crazy Jealous Guy]]: Again, Jake. His jealousy fits often (if not always) came out of nowhere and from the slightest persuasions. In the words of his brother, he's "crackin' up."
* [[Composite Character]]: Joey LaMotta is a combination of the real Joey LaMotta and Jake's friend, Pete Petrella.
* [[Deliberately Monochrome]]: The movie is in black and white, except for a sequence of home movies shot in color.
* [[The Determinator]]: "I didn't go down Ray!"
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* [[How We Got Here]]: See [[Book Ends]].
* [[Jerkass]]: Jake LaMotta.
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* [[Made of Iron]]: Jake beats his fists and head against concrete and doesn't come out worse for wear.
** Possibly justified, as the real life Jake may have had the hardest head in boxing history. The fact that [[Lightning Bruiser]] Sugar Ray Robinson couldn't knock him down in real life despite administering a vicious [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]], (in a fight that was later dubbed "The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre", no less) says ''a lot''.
* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]]: The boxing matches, particularly his final match with Sugar Ray Robinson.
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