Raging Bull Question
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Raging Bull Question - spoilers
couple of questions:
Isn;t Deniro (LaMotta) married at the beginning of the movie or is that just some girlfriend?
with the last fight, what was he trying to prove to Robinson by getting his ass kicked?
near the end, there is the thing with the girls being 21... wasn't the drinking age 18 at that point in history
Isn;t Deniro (LaMotta) married at the beginning of the movie or is that just some girlfriend?
with the last fight, what was he trying to prove to Robinson by getting his ass kicked?
near the end, there is the thing with the girls being 21... wasn't the drinking age 18 at that point in history
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I believe he was married at the begining, but I can't be to sure.
And when he fights Robinson for the last time he is losing and he does not want to be knocked down. To LaMotta losing was bad but he absolutely did not want to be knocked down, if LaMotta was knocked down he had already lost the fight, in his own mind. He was not just letting Ray kick the shit out of him LaMotta was trying to not get knocked down. If you'll notice he was leaning on the ropes to keep himself up and if he had fought there was a good chance he would be knocked down. You'll notice that at the end of the fight he loses but is proud by not being knocked down. That's why he sounds really proud when he says "You never got me down Ray, You never got me down."
And About the age thing I'm not to sure but I believe it was still 21.
And when he fights Robinson for the last time he is losing and he does not want to be knocked down. To LaMotta losing was bad but he absolutely did not want to be knocked down, if LaMotta was knocked down he had already lost the fight, in his own mind. He was not just letting Ray kick the shit out of him LaMotta was trying to not get knocked down. If you'll notice he was leaning on the ropes to keep himself up and if he had fought there was a good chance he would be knocked down. You'll notice that at the end of the fight he loses but is proud by not being knocked down. That's why he sounds really proud when he says "You never got me down Ray, You never got me down."
And About the age thing I'm not to sure but I believe it was still 21.
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If you'll notice he was leaning on the ropes to keep himself up and if he had fought there was a good chance he would be knocked down. You'll notice that at the end of the fight he loses but is proud by not being knocked down. That's why he sounds really proud when he says "You never got me down Ray, You never got me down."
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Originally Posted by j123vt_99
ragingbull80: (nice name).. that is what I was thinking, but why didn;t he fight back? isn't "trying" more important that "giving up"?
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Originally Posted by j123vt_99
isn't "trying" more important that "giving up"?
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another question about their fight.. i believe it was the 1st time they met in the movie.. it appeared that LaMotta knocked him down 3 times in one round, but he still lost... Isn't it a boxing rule that if you are knocked down 3 times in 1 round, it is a KO (or TKO)?
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another question about their fight.. i believe it was the 1st time they met in the movie.. it appeared that LaMotta knocked him down 3 times in one round, but he still lost... Isn't it a boxing rule that if you are knocked down 3 times in 1 round, it is a KO (or TKO)?
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Jake LaMotta was forced to take a dive during the fight with Robinson. He lost the fight on purpose, but refused to go down. That is why he said he never went down.
The girls in the bar were minors. LaMotta was arrested for having sex with a minor.
The girls in the bar were minors. LaMotta was arrested for having sex with a minor.
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Originally Posted by j123vt_99
another question about their fight.. i believe it was the 1st time they met in the movie.. it appeared that LaMotta knocked him down 3 times in one round, but he still lost... Isn't it a boxing rule that if you are knocked down 3 times in 1 round, it is a KO (or TKO)?