Martin Scorsese emphasized his paranoia in the process of recreating Jake LaMotta's self-destruction. He always argued about whether his younger brother Joey slept with Vicky. This puzzling question makes Joey miserable. He told Jake LaMotta, "This woman has completely driven you crazy." La Motta is crazy. When Vicky mumbled "I'll give it to your brother" in an argument, La Motta rushed out without hesitation and beat him up at Joey's house. This is a direct record of violence. His wife is screaming and his children are watching. The relationship between the La Motta brothers broke down completely here. Vicky went back to her room and began to pack her clothes. La Motta came into the room and said awkwardly, just trying to persuade Vicky not to leave him. The camera follows the people in the corner of the room (which may be limited by space). There are not many words, but body language speaks for itself. (Martin Scorsese tried to describe howard hughes's tycoon mysophobia in his later Aviator. There must be some amazing grasp that should benefit from the attempt of paranoia in Angry Bull.
Jake LaMotta 1956 retired from boxing, bought a nightclub and started his retirement career. However, he was arrested by the police for letting a girl of 14 years old work in a bar. He smashed the diamonds on the boxing champion's belt and posted a bail of 10,000 yuan, thinking that he could get a good price, but the jeweler told him that these diamonds were worthless without the belt. Once again, it shows the simplicity of Jake LaMotta. (