Great Movie Scenes-The Middleweight Championship from Raging Bull

[@maxkol4380]

Scorsese didn't know anything about boxing, didn't particularly like boxing, and yet he made this masterpiece. Pure genius.

[@trampstamp4548]

because its not about boxing dumbass

[@maxkol4380]

@@TheReversal888 Hi

[@louieandtommysdiscountedit3177]

@@trampstamp4548 it’s more focused on Jake’s personality, yeah, but boxing’s a big part of the movie. The fight scenes are these big set pieces that are important for showing this violent side of Jake. A better response would’ve been, “it’s not just about boxing.” Don’t know why you decided to be a dick about it.

[@josiahcone7506]

All Max is saying is despite this and the movie not being only about boxing, he still fucking nailed the life of a fighter and the little nuances like him warming up and the sparring etc.

[@whitehair8824]

You don't have to love a girl to give her the best sex she's ever had! You just need to be present with her and in your body. 🎉

[@MS-xi7zg]

Just a fantastic scene. The long-take shot of the walk from the dressing room to the ring just builds to a crescendo. Everything about this scene is just perfect.

[@princesmith8008]

*about this entire movie

[@steveegallo3384]

Also, Scorcese's use of Mascagni's colossal "Il Sogno di Ratcliff" intermezzo from Guglielmo Ratcliff....Ingenious! Like Barber's Adagio in "Platoon".....Cheers from Mexico City!

[@patrickmccann9173]

I have always loved the part where the ref walks across the screen towards Deniro. Awesome, like poetry

[@tomabela7949]

The ref was the real jake lamotta

[@jackcase4743]

@prime Tyson no it’s noy

[@johnrambro5928]

@@tomabela7949 Not it wasn't, it was George Latka who was also a pro boxer. I have always loved this scene as well.

[@dennismccafferty3133]

The ref is perfect. How do you cast a movie down to these final details in which a guy who has just a couple seconds on screen -- and yet they are critical seconds -- ends up being perfect for the moment?

[@Sincopare]

When the referee with his unforgettable mug approaches Jake, in slow motion, it's like a memory...like that's the moment your remember...when you first knew...just incredibly shot.

[@maxkol4380]

The ref is the great Willie Pep

[@NormAppleton]

Ordinary people is very good but this is better.

[@TheBatugan77]

@@no-barknoonan1335 Sorry, no. It isn't.

[@TheBatugan77]

@@maxkol4380 You... are WRONG!!!

[@MikeCaz]

George Latka

[@nicholas4727]

The cinematography and music in this movie are absolutely mesmerizing.

[@TheJking85]

I like that Joe Louis (the heavyweight champion at the time) presented Jake with the middleweight title. Jake respected and admired the Brown Bomber, so that must have meant a lot to him.

[@CMY187]

0:00 to 1:34 is a single continuous take. Scorsese is a master of his craft.

[@JrocDaBx]

CMY187 he did that in goodfellas also the scene where Henry took Karin inside the club to thier seats

[@Salmontemaki]

For some reason the steadycam in goodfellas gets all the attention and this none, both amazing

[@albertbarese4170]

Junior Mafia Thank Orson Welles for these pioneering techniques. What a visionary!

[@shawndimery]

@@JrocDaBx And in Casino when they are showing the guy skimming the casino

[@jameswest1911]

I actually get tears when i see this seen. I can feel Jake in this seen. His rise from poverty stricken Bronx New York. Im from Brooklyn so i know where he came from. To be Middleweight Champion of the world. What a feat!!! R.I.P. Champion Jake Lamotta!! I read your book so many times. Big Respect!!

[@spencerwilkins2944]

Incredible movie, but perhaps you missed the point? Lamotta isn't a man to be respected, the man literally beat his wife. It's a story about how self destructive he is, and the whole theme of the story is that you are your biggest enemy. This is foreshadowed in the movies opening scene, where Jake is shadowboxing himself, with nobody in his corner to help him, because everyone that tries to help him he pushes away. This isn't a story to feel envy for, but rather one to learn from. He is not a respectable man.

[@coldbloodedreptile8199]

I cried too brotha. All that sacrifice, rage and anger with some discipline paid off.

[@timothy4011]

Spencer Wilkins lol

[@celticwarrior9123]

Greatest scene EVER in my opinion, Robert DiNero nailed it.... his portrayal of former middleweight champ Jake LaMotta 🇮🇹🇺🇸 was so accurate in defeating defending champ Marcel Cerdan🇫🇷. It was a shame that LaMotta had to wait so long for his long overdue title shot.

[@gordonm.7387]

A masterclass in cinema. Thelma and Marty use beautiful transitions. Wolf of Wall was hilarious.

[@gregoryphillips3969]

One of the greatest scenes in movie history. In my opinion Robert Deniro was connected to 2 of the 5 greatest acting performances of the 20th century. His portrayal of Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull and then through The Godfather Al Pacino's role of Michael Corleone.. Deniro was in Godfather part 2. Jake LaMotta boxed over a thousand rounds with Deniro to prepare him for the boxing scenes in Raging Bull. He said that Deniro became so good at boxing that he could have been a professional fighter. The legendary boxing traimer Ray Arcel who was a consultant on the film agreed. One of the greatest if not the greatest acting performance in motion picture history.

[@Freethought2.0]

A miracle of a movie!!!! An artsy film of the highest degree with biggest balls I've ever seen!!! Thank You to everyone that worked on this incredible movie!!!!

[@34JTE]

Phenomenal scene

[@coldbloodedreptile8199]

This scene made me cry after I became swim champion. Boxing and swimming takes focus and sacrifice. To watch Jake get that belt using his fire spirit that is double edged sword, made me cry because it ain't easy being a angry ghetto man that makes it far in life.

[@jackryan1143]

Yeah thats the brilliance if this film his rage and determination got him far in the ring but at the enf of the day he was an angry ghetto man aswell outside the ring and i caused him to destroy his most valued relationships truly a masterpiece

[@skinnyCJP]

The roar of that crowd....

[@muhammadjijeli1865]

A magnificent film on the famous Jake Lamotta the bull of the bronx

[@jrewing1512]

This is better than Rocky fights. I love when Jake receives the belt.

[@jameswest1911]

True story!! Rocky is fantasy! This is true life. This happened!

[@williamryan4415]

@@jameswest1911 you mean Rocky didn't happen?

[@laurenceschwartz8606]

2:45 - 3:01. This is poetic cinema.

[@steveegallo3384]

Also, Scorcese's use of Mascagni's colossal "Il Sogno di Ratcliff" intermezzo from Guglielmo Ratcliff....Ingenious! Like Barber's Adagio in "Platoon".....Cheers from Mexico City!

[@mattmirmak]

Should have been the Best Picture of 1980. "Ordinary People" was a steaming pile of crap. "Raging Bull" is a masterpiece and one of the best movies of the 20th century.

[@youbetcha6880]

Agreed. Who remembers "Ordinary People"? Nobody.

[@SynBlades]

@@youbetcha6880 just regular people.

[@thereliablesource7938]

Ordinary People is a great movie imo. It's no Raging Bull, but still great 👍

[@dicktease9780]

Everyone knows that.

[@frankming1385]

beautifully made

[@ghosthedge]

Love how de Niro throws in the “that’s good” after hitting the pads.

[@chito4]

Man that moment when Jake gets to top of the steps and we see the hazy looking ring in the background... and the way the ring announcer is speaking before we actually see him lift his mic. The intro is almost dream like 👌🏽

[@arielgoldfarb4118]

It cant get better than this

[@mickele77]

Jake LaMotta soul of a lion. A true italian

[@Freethought2.0]

Robert De Nino you're the boss of acting period...........Martin Scorsese you're the boss of film making and directing period.............

[@AZadeh-nd8vx]

An incredible piece of cinematography.

[@jackryan1143]

I love the way hes warming himsslf up and getting ready and the way tge music gets more intense as he notices the crowd

[@rodriguez8821]

Camara,toma, fotografía, música la mejor escena de cine que e visto en toda mi vida,y lo mejor de todo está película la compré por un dollar sellada

[@eldoncollins7254]

Awesome.

[@robtatum5277]

Genius take a bow mr scorcese

[@L0r3n2]

I never really liked this when I was young, as I got older I understood what it was about like Taxi Driver. Masterpiece

[@marcosotta84]

Prima di quest' anno ignoravo l' esistenza di questo capolavoro e questa è una delle scene che lo rendono indimenticabile. Meraviglioso il "Sogno" di Ratcliff. Sembra quasi di percorrere la strada dagli spogliatoi all' arena insieme a loro.

[@steveegallo3384]

Also, Scorcese's use of Mascagni's colossal "Il Sogno di Ratcliff" intermezzo from Guglielmo Ratcliff....Ingenious! Like Barber's Adagio in "Platoon".....Cheers from Mexico City!

[@patrickalred2839]

RIP Jake LaMotta

[@Model_Roe]

RIP

[@SulaimanRafiq]

Beautiful scene

[@marvinschmitz3442]

I think I was in the audience that day as a movie extra, very fun day but I had no idea we were involved in such cinamgrafic history.

[@nasserzidi3802]

La prestation de Robert de Niro est époustouflante..pour dire que LORSQU' AL PACINO a vu le Film ..il a immédiatement adressé ses Félicitations à DE NIRO L'exaltant de "GÉNIE " pour ce rôle !!!

[@alejandrojodorowsky5987]

One of Scorsese's best

[@pranavramraj5141]

Goosebumps

[@ThePittas]

1:56 Jake came out immediately throwing bombs lol

[@Victor020386]

The movie is pure vision of the inner soul. This whole sequence is like a big dream, yet the fighting sequences were done so realistically. However that's just one of the many things I love about this film. I'm always taken by the girl at 1:14, haha. Somehow Scorsese or someone knew to put her right in that spot. She is so pretty with a big smile, and it takes you off guard at first.....maybe because she's in this sea of men. Just Genius filmmaking.

[@jackcase4743]

The best single take in film history

[@TheMegaCommentkid]

sad that this fight was Marcel Cerdan's last. Dying from plane crash after

[@NormAppleton]

So he was a zombie?

[@jackgrimaldi8685]

That's truly amazing! That he could fight one last time after dying in a plane crash.

[@gianandreamajone8238]

Thank you for calling attention to this, I checked. Knowing it makes the scene even more touching.

[@perrodepaja2097]

RIP💐

[@inkfishpete8695]

@@gianandreamajone8238 When Cerdan went down in the 2nd round, he dislocated his shoulder. He went as long as he could until he had to throw in the towel. Heart of lion.

[@danboy77]

I think it’s an embarrassment Scorsese didn’t win an Oscar for this.

[@SN2903]

He's too good for the Oscars

[@rogerscollier7424]

As well as Goodfellas.

[@DanielCharry1025]

I cried when i got to 0:51

[@patrickarcher7575]

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[@patrickarcher7575]

Daniel Artur🌍⛱🏞🏠🏞 🗻 Charry kk. I'm i h Meneses

[@patrickarcher7575]

HUUseessSS. \÷÷&♤candy 🕋

[@jameswest1911]

Dont feel embarrassed i cried too! Excellent scene

[@andy1sim]

best scene of the best movie ever.

[@johnsradios484]

Great great movie .

[@chrisjames4297]

They always talk about the Goodfellas tracking shot, the one in this scene deserves more recognition

[@celticwarrior6349]

Lamotta🇮🇹🇺🇸FINALLY... getting shot at Middleweight Championship🥊against Great Marcel Cerdan🇫🇷. ...

[@gavinfox1678]

To the people who say it's a boxing film, no its a dramatic movie of toxic masculinity, truly a masterpiece

[@AndrewBergey]

I wish I had a brother like that

[@kotaroiwamoto9208]

カッコイイ

[@rhodesab55]

To me, this steady cam shot is better than the COPA inn. Good fellas, you hear the crowd swell. He’s with his brother, which, by the way, there’s a Cain and Abel thing going on in this film as Well, as atonement and sacrifice, Scorsese’s true Magnum opus and I’m surprised by how many people don’t understand it

[@donzuck2648]

Great scene, I like the the way actor playing Marcel Cerdan who goes down to defeat with class. You win some and lose some. Marcel Cerdan died in a plane crash after this fight going to see his girlfriend Edith Piaf.

[@eoinMB3949]

I've always found raging bull a hard watch. Its a brutal film, but this scene(and many others)is a work of art.

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

A great film but as a boxing fan as well as a film fan, I have a couple of issues with this scene: 1) LaMotta, as the challenger, would have entered the ring before Cerdan. 2) The fight isn't accurately depicted. Cerdan didn't go down in the first round from a punch. He was literally thrown to the canvas by LaMotta, dislocating his shoulder in the process and having to fight one handed for the remainder of the bout. The film suggests that Cerdan's shoulder problem occurred later on. I know it's a movie and there's always artistic license (as there is to a really excessive degree later on during LaMotta's final fight with Robinson) but it still bugs me a little bit. 3) A lot (if not the vast majority) of people who haven't seen the photo of Joe Louis standing next to LaMotta after he was presented with the championship belt must be wondering 'Who the hell is that guy?' at 3:30 because he doesn't appear at any other stage of the film. It seems a weird thing to include.

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

​@José Batista Neto I disagree that boxing was the *least* of Scorsese's worries. Yes, the film is about rage, anger and self-hate but changing LaMotta's ring entrance and overlooking a major turning point in the Cerdan fight has nothing to do with the themes you mentioned. The film would still be about rage, anger and self-hate if that fight had been portrayed more accurately.

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

@José Batista Neto Why don't you go back and read my last response and actually do it *properly* this time? I've already addressed the point you're making. I'm not doing it a second time.

[@MS-xi7zg]

It's not supposed to be a documentary. Scorsese was going for a highly stylized depiction of boxing: brutal and yet elegant in a certain way. He was also trying to capture the look and feel of the time period. So, yeah, a lot of poetic license was in play here.

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

@@MS-xi7zg I didn't say it was a documentary. If Scorsese wanted to capture the look and feel of this particular occasion then he would have done it more effectively if he had depicted the events accurately.

[@lucasfalco7655]

Thank you for having a shit take on issues that dont matter on this film.

[@JoseantonioChozas]

Excepcional

[@MikeCaz]

An art film that is high art.

[@BrunoG03-Vichy]

Growing up in France in the 60’s everyone knew about Marcel Cerdan and how tough he was …. Until he met La Motta.

[@Helios601]

Beautiful.

[@briannolan4680]

Maybe the only time in the whole movie where Jake seems content in himself. It's his night. He almost luxuriates in the moment, fixing the hood of his robe and rolling his shoulders. That walk to the ring is Jake breaking off the shackles of his own insecurities. Beautiful.

[@jibm4402]

I hope i get a reply but does anyone know the song/music that is played in this scene?

[@kmcleod31721]

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[@jibm4402]

My man....thank you so much!

[@christianrodriguez1103]

Jib M Anybody have it? It got taken down

[@dbag3345]

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[@dbag3345]

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[@danielxd7030]

background song name?

[@davidmcconnell9666]

Whoever the actor was he really looked like real life Joe Louis congratulating LaMotta

[@lowanglejack]

Everyone at this time agreed Ray Robinson was the best middle weight in the world and most agreed Cerdan was number 2. Early in the fight Jake THREW Cerdan to the canvass and damaged Cerdans shoulder. Cerdan fought brilliantly with one hand the rest of the fight then died shortly after in a plane crash, the experts agreed he would have taken Jake in a rematch. As usual Hollywood gives you its celluloid version of history. Also at this point in his life Lamotta was an animal, you're talking about a guy who beat his pregnant first wife in the stomach until she miscarried, conveniently left out of the movie.

[@michaelluisalbaladejo6319]

@Alex Amaya Apparently he hasn't. Jake in the movie wasn't exactly an angel.

[@dnhy7951]

@@michaelluisalbaladejo6319 Please explain 'he hasn't? Who 'he ' and hasn't what?

[@abinadvd]

Lamotta had chance. Cerdan made this fight with only 1 arm (look at the fight). He had problem to the other just before fighting. That's why Cerdan stopped the fight. After seeing Cerdan training before second fight . Sugar Ray Robinson told Lamotta "Don't fight this man ! He will kill you !" (that's son Cerdan said). There was never revange because Cerdan's plane crashed during travel Fance to US. Cerdan was very impressive, so gentle out of ring but so dangerous on the ring. People who beated Cerdan 1 time, finished as zombies after second fight. A Cerdan well trained afraid everyone. Look at Cerdan's fight , you will understand. A big champion.

[@Herreken]

+abinadvd Wow, how did he last 10 rounds?

[@MrGilbertantoine]

He was a great sportsman, very enduring and wanted to keep the crown... but his shoulder was completely dislocated

[@jibm4402]

A little late but I just saw the fight and damn, Cerdan was a tough soab to fight the bout with only his right arm.

[@m33m63]

He didn't have a problem with his arm before the fight, his shoulder was dislocated after LaMotta floored him in the first round.

[@NormAppleton]

SHUT THE FUCK UP

[@pedrobakale7180]

Raging Bull saved Scorsese's life

[@pdr770]

במוסיקה הזו נגמר ג'וקר 2? Howa.

[@boxingacct378]

Marcel Cerdan was almost invincible back then. That did not phase Jake.

[@ghosthedge]

Very few people understand how good his opponent Cerdan was. I’m talking an invincible fighter -111 wins and 3 losses. That did not bother Jake !

[@danielxd7030]

Song name ?

[@umiami85]

What is the name of the actor (with the mustache) that stands next to De Niro at 3:32?

[@danielevans9379]

The man playing the referee is the real Jake LaMotta! He did a cameo for the film 👍

[@laurenceschwartz8606]

That's what I always believed. It was Jake on that scene and made a slow cross in profile.

[@johnnywirtz4905]

no it is not

[@monkbop8044]

Who's the guy on left when he receives the belt? A retired fighter I'm guessing?

[@4949blade]

The re-match would have been interesting but Cerdan died in a plane crash. In this fight he slipped, landed on his arm and dislocated his shoulder. He had to quit in the tenth round.

[@jordan34023]

Ever notice how Pesci keeps looking back at Bob on their way to the ring? He does it like multiple times. Why do you think that is?

[@Marcusx1980]

Brotherly love. 😢

[@TheMegaCommentkid]

he kinda looks like Jack Dempsey doesn't he? but about the Robert Duran movie, I'd love to see the "no mas" fight in that movie

[@sirnoname6943]

TheMegaCommentkid he also lookd like marciano

[@danielgarza2385]

Anyone know the song?

[@speakertreatz]

It's from the opera Cavaliera Rusticana

[@ProphetofDoom14]

apparently de niro just got signed to do a Roberto Duran movie... but i agree a jack dempsey movie would be sick.

[@sonnyblack71]

Is that the same actor playing Joe Louis that played him in a bio pic?

[@cristaliana9307]

what did someone say in 2:32 in italian? sounds like "estupiatti" or something.

[@E100-l6y]

“He’s all stupy eyed” basically saying he’s out of it

[@jswinder]

Who's the black fella at the end celebrating with him supposed to be? Is that the brown bomber?

[@Marcusx1980]

Yes. Joe Louis

[@motorcityquig]

Justin Joe Lousi presented him with the middleweight belt that night in Detroit

[@jameswest1911]

Joe Louis

[@intelligentbeing4095]

Joe Louis

[@classic95]

That man’s name is Coley Wallace he was an amateur fighter who beat Marciano in the amateurs he looks like Joe Louis two and played him in a movie called Joe Louis story

[@ELHIPPO]

Robert de niro is the best actor in the world

[@laurenceschwartz8606]

Can only one camera accomplish this long reverse tracking?

[@leepalmer9410]

Wasn’t Jake the challenger in this fight? How come he’s coming to the ring second?

[@goback3spaces]

I have a question. Is it not correct protocol for the challenger to appear in the ring first? I ask only because Cerdan was waiting for him in this scene.

[@albertbarese4170]

I imagine the rule was different or non-existent in this era.

[@Marcusx1980]

You are right. La Motta dis enter the ring before Cerdan. Cinematic liberty I guess. But I think it still works.

[@mazmonsters]

amen

[@speroskoufis7505]

For me there's is always something I remember, The ref's stray hair

[@ariplatt8192]

Poor marcel. Died in a plane crash soon after.

[@matthewmaterazzi8683]

agreed

[@juanig4198]

What a shame the movie didn't include more things about the boxing world since the main theme is masculinity it would have been great to see how the sport goes with that

[@hammeringhank5271]

The real fight was even better

[@xavierpaul49]

That’s sad what they did to Jake. They just didn’t want him to be the Best. But he loved his brother and his wife 🥊

[@PR_GTR]

I think the referee is Jake LaMotta I think I'm not sure look like him

[@maxkol4380]

I'm pretty sure it's Willie Pep. It's definitely not LaMotta.

[@lt4324]

Not LaMotta BUT George Latka There are so many in this movie also Gene Lebell in the Reeves fight, along with Jimmy Lennon Sr. If you want to see LaMotta in a movie he is in "The Hustler" with Paul Newman. He plays the bartender in the pool hall.

[@danielkriz7533]

Is the black guy next to him at the end supposed to be Joe Louis? Cerdan died in a plane crash flying back to the US for the rematch btw.

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

Yes, it is. It's a weird thing to include because there's nothing to suggest that it is Louis (apart from a very, very vague resemblance) and it's the only time he appears in the film.

[@danielkriz7533]

P puh6tfrz He’s mentioned earlier (De Niro/La Motta complains that his hands are small compared to Louis’ and that he’ll never be a heavyweight) but yeah hard to know unless you’re somewhat knowledgeable in boxing history.

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

@@danielkriz7533 Exactly. There's a photo of Louis standing beside LaMotta after he had been presented with the title belt. That's all... The scene is clearly intended as a reference to that but I think most viewers wouldn't know it was Louis. I thought the scene where LaMotta talks about fighting Louis was odd as well. The size of his hands isn't what would prevent him being a heavyweight. It's weighing only 160 lbs that's the problem.

[@maxkol4380]

Cool scene, but two things: The challenger always enters the ring first, and they usually glove up in the dressing room.

[@IamtheDesperado]

I understand the nitpick if you're a boxing fan. Scorsese didn't make this film to be realistic boxing wise because he isn't a sports fan in general. He made a realistic character study of a film about a extremely jealous/angry man who let those said emotions control and run his life into a chaotic downward spiral. There are tons of little nitpicky things boxing wise that you can spot out if you're really looking. Like how the ring changes size throughout the film. This is one of my favorite sports films and it's not even technical about the boxing stuff but it still has authenticity where it's needed.

[@maxkol4380]

@@IamtheDesperadoGood points. Also the boxing in this movie is pretty darn good. The guy that plays Sugar Ray Robinson is just an actor named Johnny Barnes, but he looks like a world class middleweight. Deniro looks pretty good too.

[@IamtheDesperado]

@@maxkol4380 De Niro actually trained with the real LaMotta and entered in a couple of boxing matches and won a couple.

[@maxkol4380]

@@IamtheDesperadoIt shows

[@marcosotta84]

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[@lynnturman8157]

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[@chriscolton6329]

Cathy Moriarty was beautiful... 😂❤

[@ranchump]

Just realized a mistake -he left his room with no gloves on.

[@eugenehills8371]

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