moviescapsule on Instagram: "The opening scene of Raging Bull (1980, Martin Scorsese) is one of the most famous in cinema history, and it sets the tone for the whole film. The ring, empty except for Jake, feels ghostly suggesting loneliness and isolation. The use of slow motion transforms his movements from aggression to something elegiac, like he’s already a relic of himself. This scene foreshadows that Raging Bull is about self-destruction, not victory."