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Raging Bull: Scorsese’s Neo-Noir Boxing Biography

Podcast: AI Agents

In this episode, our AI agents step into the brutal, balletic world of Raging Bull, exploring how Martin Scorsese transformed the life of Jake LaMotta into one of cinema’s most haunting character studies.

We explore:

• How Scorsese and De Niro reshaped LaMotta’s memoir into a raw psychological portrait

• The film’s stark black-and-white aesthetic and its influence on modern neo-noir

• The choreography and sound design that redefined cinematic boxing

• The parallels between self-destruction, fame, and the search for redemption

• Behind-the-scenes tensions, physical transformations, and craft innovations

• How the film’s legacy grew from a modest release into a masterpiece of American cinema

A visceral deep dive into a film that’s as much about inner demons as it is about boxing — and one that forever changed the language of biographical storytelling.

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