Thomas speculated that the black and white could be symbolic of the main character’s perception of the world – LaMotta saw the world as black and white and thought it was always good versus bad, and everybody else versus him, which also almost represents a boxing match.Īnd Thomas highlighted that the audience consistently sees the world through LaMotta’s lens and perception, with the black and white picture. This adds more drama and seriousness to the hard-hitting storyline, which centres on a boxer (Jake LaMotta) whose aggression and obsessive rage ultimately destroys his relationship with his girlfriend and his family. Black and whiteĪ key distinctive element of the film is that, despite its production in the late 1970s, it’s in black and white.

Immediately after watching the iconic film for the first time, Logline editors Innes Enslin, Max Norstrom, Ryan Petterson, and Thomas Barley sat down and discussed the positives and negatives of the movie. Martin Scorsese’s 1980 hit film Raging Bull is critically acclaimed, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time, with Robert De Niro praised for his role as boxer Jake LaMotta.

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