RAGING BULL is less a sports film than a study of physical and psychological violence, privilege, entitlement and abuse.
It's interesting to see the work of a matured filmmaker headed for GOODFELLAS while the Sturm und Drang of MEAN STREETS still shines through. At the same time, it feels like Scorsese is a tad lost. He tries to go for something else but doesn't quite know how to get there without the Mafia. In the context of his filmography, Scorsese seems somewhat indecisive.
It's interesting to see the work of a matured filmmaker headed for GOODFELLAS while the Sturm und Drang of MEAN STREETS still shines through. At the same time, it feels like Scorsese is a tad lost. He tries to go for something else but doesn't quite know how to get there without the Mafia. In the context of his filmography, Scorsese seems somewhat indecisive.