Raging Bull

Having watched a lot of his films recently this is definitely my favourite Scorsese ive watched, such a depressing and cautionary tale about how insecurity and jealousy can ruin a potentially amazing life. One of the best deconstructions of masculinity I’ve ever seen and a film that makes you question yourself and how you deal with your insecurities and jealousies, by showing the extreme end of how badly it can ruin your relationships.  Its fascinating to hear about how this film saved Scorseses life at the extreme low point of his life as his addictions had got much worse, making the film feel like an extremely personal story. I also think that this performance from De Niro is definitely his best and also one of the best ive ever seen, the way he embodies the deeper rooted sadness and insecurity underneath the masculine bravado is exceptional. This goes down as my favourite Scorsese and easily one of my favourite films ever.