Raging Bull Themes
The movie, Raging Bull, is look at the life of famous boxer Jake LaMotta. It is a character study on a man who was very well known on for being aggressive inside and outside of the boxing ring. Robert De Niro played the main character Jake LaMotta. His second wife, Vicki, was played by Cathy Moriarty. She is a fifteen year old vixen that catches the heart of Jake. Joe Pesci plays Joey LaMotta, Jake's brother and manager. He is also the kind of the voice of reason for Jake. This movie was made in 1980, and it was nominated for countless Academy Awards, and it won award for the best actor and editing. This movie was directed by Martin Scorsese. Since Martin Scorsese is an auteur the movies does embody some of the same themes that are
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The guilt would be when he starts to feel bad about it and tries to make thing better. He tries to talk his wife out of leaving him after that big argument they have. Jake also tries to make it right with Joey in the end. He tried to talk Joey into talking to him again. He never gets retribution but the other characters in the movie do. When Vicki leaves him would be considered as her retribution. Another form of retribution would be when Joey and Jake have a falling out with each other. In the end Jake finally gets his redemption when Joey finally agrees to at least talk to him later on. Another example of guilt, sin, redemption, and retribution is in Jake's boxing career. In the beginning, of his career when he wanted to get his chance at the title he could not because he did not want to throw a fight. Then he gives into sin and throws a fight. He shows his guilt when during the fight when he does not throw the fight right. He makes it really obvious that he is throwing the fight. Then after the fight Jake is really upset that he had to throw a fight. Jake gets redemption when he does get a chance at the title. As his retribution would be when he beats the guy that Sugar Ray and when he does not go down in the end of the second fight. There is plenty of guilt, sin, redemption, and retribution in this
The guilt would be when he starts to feel bad about it and tries to make thing better. He tries to talk his wife out of leaving him after that big argument they have. Jake also tries to make it right with Joey in the end. He tried to talk Joey into talking to him again. He never gets retribution but the other characters in the movie do. When Vicki leaves him would be considered as her retribution. Another form of retribution would be when Joey and Jake have a falling out with each other. In the end Jake finally gets his redemption when Joey finally agrees to at least talk to him later on. Another example of guilt, sin, redemption, and retribution is in Jake's boxing career. In the beginning, of his career when he wanted to get his chance at the title he could not because he did not want to throw a fight. Then he gives into sin and throws a fight. He shows his guilt when during the fight when he does not throw the fight right. He makes it really obvious that he is throwing the fight. Then after the fight Jake is really upset that he had to throw a fight. Jake gets redemption when he does get a chance at the title. As his retribution would be when he beats the guy that Sugar Ray and when he does not go down in the end of the second fight. There is plenty of guilt, sin, redemption, and retribution in this