If only all films could be this monumentally amazing. And for that, the film is an unforgettable experience – bold and bloody, yet oddly beautiful and inspiring. It's brutal, crass and impossible to look away - much like a real boxing match. If nothing else, Raging Bull is a fascinating exploration of the mind of an emotionally disconnected man. Riddled with layered complexity, taut direction (from cinema master Martin Scorsese), brilliant black and white cinematography (from Michael Chapman) and staggering performances (especially from De Niro, who completely loses himself in the character), Raging Bull is a cinema classic and probably, at least from a technical standpoint, the best boxing movie ever made. It delves even deeper into the psyche - exploring the destructive life of real-life boxing star Jake La Motta, a man best described as a monster, both inside the ring and out. Then there's Raging Bull, a fascinating boxing film unlike any other out there at the time of its release in 1980. Again, Rocky explored that, but Million Dollar Baby nearly perfected it. And the emotional exchanges between mentor and student. What is it about a boxing picture that creates such a proverbial playground for the spectrum of human emotion? Is it simply that each film can define an aspect of humanity in ways other films simply cannot? Like the underdog core.

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