Comments on: Favorite scenes: Raging Bull – Jake La Motta Wall Beating http://ticklebooth.com/2006/11/favorite-scenes-raging-bull-jake-la-motta-wall-beating/ Playing Online Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:07:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: jp http://ticklebooth.com/2006/11/favorite-scenes-raging-bull-jake-la-motta-wall-beating/comment-page-1/#comment-61962 jp Thu, 15 May 2008 06:56:53 +0000 http://ticklebooth.com/2006/11/favorite-scenes-raging-bull-jake-la-motta-wall-beating/#comment-61962 i disagree - i think it's easy to cite this scene as the "best" or most memorable because of its power. of course, it's great. but well-crafted acting is much more than bravura. analogies can be drawn to other endeavors, such as playing guitar or basketball. for many (electric) guitar players, playing hard, fast and loud with an aggressive attack is second nature, but playing pianissimo *with control* and subtlety is forced, at best. in basketball, there are players in high school who can do 360 degree slam dunks, but don't know the first thing about the basics of the game, such as the pick and roll or give and go, much less how to use them dialectically. to see what i mean, you should watch - very closely - 2 scenes; one from TAXI DRIVER, and one from RAGING BULL. The former, when Travis and Betsy are having coffee, the latter when Jake and Vickie are in Jake's parents' home. In both, there are two actors basically just talking to each other. If you know what to look for, you'll see what I mean. i disagree – i think it’s easy to cite this scene as the “best” or most memorable because of its power. of course, it’s great. but well-crafted acting is much more than bravura.

analogies can be drawn to other endeavors, such as playing guitar or basketball. for many (electric) guitar players, playing hard, fast and loud with an aggressive attack is second nature, but playing pianissimo *with control* and subtlety is forced, at best. in basketball, there are players in high school who can do 360 degree slam dunks, but don’t know the first thing about the basics of the game, such as the pick and roll or give and go, much less how to use them dialectically.

to see what i mean, you should watch – very closely – 2 scenes; one from TAXI DRIVER, and one from RAGING BULL. The former, when Travis and Betsy are having coffee, the latter when Jake and Vickie are in Jake’s parents’ home.

In both, there are two actors basically just talking to each other. If you know what to look for, you’ll see what I mean.

]]> By: Josh Oakhurst http://ticklebooth.com/2006/11/favorite-scenes-raging-bull-jake-la-motta-wall-beating/comment-page-1/#comment-3108 Josh Oakhurst Mon, 06 Nov 2006 16:43:44 +0000 http://ticklebooth.com/2006/11/favorite-scenes-raging-bull-jake-la-motta-wall-beating/#comment-3108 Good writeup Ajit - nice work here. Great story - like how you ended it with the "urban monk - explain the world" theoreticalness. I can relate - you nailed that emotion, and I too would now have no clue where to begin. Good writeup Ajit – nice work here. Great story – like how you ended it with the “urban monk – explain the world” theoreticalness. I can relate – you nailed that emotion, and I too would now have no clue where to begin.

]]> By: Scott http://ticklebooth.com/2006/11/favorite-scenes-raging-bull-jake-la-motta-wall-beating/comment-page-1/#comment-2935 Scott Fri, 03 Nov 2006 17:50:16 +0000 http://ticklebooth.com/2006/11/favorite-scenes-raging-bull-jake-la-motta-wall-beating/#comment-2935 An absolutely amazing scene. Nice commentary as well. I really believe this scene can give you a different feeling during different periods of your life. No matter, it definately stands alone, even without the movie. An absolutely amazing scene. Nice commentary as well. I really believe this scene can give you a different feeling during different periods of your life. No matter, it definately stands alone, even without the movie.

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