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It is Scorsese’s approach to the film that really separates it fromĪlmost any other film from the time period, especially any other sports movie. Occurring outside of the ring instead of primarily focusing on just the boxing Scorsese also took a different approachįrom other sports movies because he relied heavily on the drama that was To further separate from other sports movies of the time like “Slap Shot”, “Bad Scorsese made the decision to shoot the film in black in white

Movies were starting to get popular, Martin Scorsese took a very different andĭark approach from blockbuster movies at the time as well other sports moviesįrom the time. They are all good in their own right, the aesthetics of “Raging Bull” make itįeel like it was shot in a completely different time period. Some of the other big movies from that time period include “Back to theįuture”, “The Terminator” and “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back”, and while Other films from the same time period it would show little or no resemblance. “Raging Bull” was filmed in 1980, but if it is compared to
