Episode 12: Raging Bull (1980)

Today I’m looking at Raging Bull (1980), a film that hits more like a character study than a traditional sports movie. What stands out for me is De Niro’s transformation as Jake LaMotta, and the way Scorsese frames everything in these intense, almost suffocating black-and-white sequences that keep you locked in close to the violence and insecurity underneath it all. It’s brutal, controlled, and at times hard to watch, but it’s one of those films that stays with you because it never really softens its edges.