Four years after the mirror scene in Taxi Driver, De Niro again found himself face to face with a cracked and broken man, this time in the bruised shape of boxer Jake La Motta. It's not as dynamic as it's earlier counterpart, but it's darker, sadder, and with the quotation of On The Waterfront, placed De Niro head to head with the previous generation's acting great, Marlon Brando. De Niro wins on points.