The tumultuous 1970’s era instigated a time of revolutionary filmic masterpieces, of which, two of the most inspirational motion pictures of all time were born, John G. Avildsen’s Rocky and Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull. Despite both films proving to display conflicting morals, their epicentre’s both engage in the sport of boxing, where their stories come to life. The directors of these timeless works of fiction both explore the notion of the human condition, particularly regarding a sense of resilience and a desire for respect. Filmic devices such as allegory, mise-en-scene, characterisation, diegetic and non-diegetic sound are all commonly used by these innovative directors throughout their respective films in efficacious efforts to envelope
