Impressively neutral, Raging Bull judges nothing, while showing a vivid, lively world. Bodies fly through the air, thrown down stairs or jumping into public pools. People give beatings and take beatings; they cheat and they're cheated on. In between the points of action, the characters get the chance to show grace, or to lack it. There's always a moment when they pick one or the other, and that's where the film leaves it.
