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[QUOTE="connie, post: 2339321, member: 7882"]
Sugar Ray's life would certainly provide the occasion for a very good film. Naturally, that depends on the treatment of the subject and purpose of the film. It wasn't so much LaMotta's life story that made Raging Bull a great film; it is the film's effective exploration of the violence that lies near the core of masculine sexuality identity, all played out through Jake's possessive, paranoiac fixation with Vicki, displaced and articulated in the ring, and its destructive consequences on his relationship with Joey. The film transcends the artifice of a mere bio-pic. In the end, Jake learns to forgive himself, a stepping stone to love and redemption.  And it is all done in a way that strikes one as recognizable and real.  It also helps to have a great cast, tight script, superior editing, purposeful cinematography, and one of the world's great directors at the helm.

The film critic Robin Wood speaks eloquently on the film in one of his books (Hollywood: From Vietnam to Reagan).

In the meantime, I [I]highly [/I]recommend "Sweet Thunder: The Life And Times of Sugar Ray Robinson", by Wil Haygood. (I have an autographed copy.)
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