So recently I have been seeing some pretty shitty movies in theaters... well not any more I've been saved!.. well I mean I've still been seeing more shitty movies in theaters but I have also been watching Martin Scorcese movies which are fucking awesome. I've seen two as of late and they are:
1. Raging Bull, I actually got it for Christmas but only watched it now. It's an awesome story of violence, love and the destructive power of these emotions when mixed. Both Bob DeNiro and Martin Scorcese were on top of their games, with this one. The basic synopsis is Jake LaMotta prepares for fight, losses control of his emotions, violence ensues, destroys relationships and eventually wins fight, for the entire movie repeat about 5 or 6 times. Then Jake LaMotta gets fat and is alone, the end. Still a very powerfull movie. It follows almost a classical tragic narrative that is very Shakespearian in essence. Throughout the movie I detested, pitied and admired LaMotta the character was really brought to life.
2. The Last Temptation of Christ, it's basically the story of Christ but modified, like the Bible. The main differences are he doesn't rebuild the temple in 3 days, he builds crosses and he gets tempted by the devil at the end to live a normal life as a womanizing rube filled with simple joys, like sex and babies and not thinking. David Bowie plays Pilate and he is sublime. I guess there was a lot of undeserved protesting of this movie, I thought it was a little too preachy. Although still thought provoking Scorcese created a character that was both divine and human, his humanity caused him continual struggle yet his divinity (and his humanity?) finally forced him towards self sacrifice. It was pretty good although, it didn't change my perspective on organized religion. It also seemed like something was missing...
1. Raging Bull, I actually got it for Christmas but only watched it now. It's an awesome story of violence, love and the destructive power of these emotions when mixed. Both Bob DeNiro and Martin Scorcese were on top of their games, with this one. The basic synopsis is Jake LaMotta prepares for fight, losses control of his emotions, violence ensues, destroys relationships and eventually wins fight, for the entire movie repeat about 5 or 6 times. Then Jake LaMotta gets fat and is alone, the end. Still a very powerfull movie. It follows almost a classical tragic narrative that is very Shakespearian in essence. Throughout the movie I detested, pitied and admired LaMotta the character was really brought to life.
2. The Last Temptation of Christ, it's basically the story of Christ but modified, like the Bible. The main differences are he doesn't rebuild the temple in 3 days, he builds crosses and he gets tempted by the devil at the end to live a normal life as a womanizing rube filled with simple joys, like sex and babies and not thinking. David Bowie plays Pilate and he is sublime. I guess there was a lot of undeserved protesting of this movie, I thought it was a little too preachy. Although still thought provoking Scorcese created a character that was both divine and human, his humanity caused him continual struggle yet his divinity (and his humanity?) finally forced him towards self sacrifice. It was pretty good although, it didn't change my perspective on organized religion. It also seemed like something was missing...
