Taxi Driver

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Allen T Sep 12 A great character study/story. A mental health story. A cautionary tale. A good one if you like DeNiro. Bernard Herrnann's final score sadly- full of emotion. So glad it was back on the big screen! See more Jonathan S. @JonathanColeSpivey 1d Taxi Driver In the first nine minutes Taxi Driver (1976) reveals a heightened dedication to verisimilitude and skilled in humanity and dreamlike reality. The direction of Martin Scorsese, unveils a gritty 1970 New York City. A streetlamp lit town is trapped and propelled by waves of steam escaping from gutters lined along a limbo of sinful porn theaters and prostitutes and pimps and lost cops before half waken dream state someday hell and others heaven. New York City is a major character at play in a Taxi underworld of noir pacing and anticipating moments. Robert De Niro’s realistic behavior adds to Paul Schrader’s unique take on isolation. The Neo noir film dances to a flowing jazzy genius scored Bernard Herman. Many compare the film writing to Dostoevsky’s Notes From the Underground and inspired by Hitchcock’s The Wrong Man. Jody Foster was brought in at the age of twelve as Iris, underage girl being sec trafficked. Her realistic take on a distress wanderer. (Cole Spivey Facebook) See more Vixo S @vixo_six 6d Taxi Driver remains disturbing because it treats loneliness without romance or comfort. Martin Scorsese turns New York into a psychological landscape where noise, crowds and neon only deepen Travis Bickle's isolation. The film shows a man surrounded by life, yet unable to connect with it. Robert De Niro gives Travis an unsettling fragility, making him feel less like a simple monster than a man whose alienation slowly becomes resentment and delusion. His routines, insomnia and failed attempts at connection reveal how loneliness can distort the self until violence begins to look like purpose. What makes the film endure is its refusal to offer easy moral clarity. Taxi Driver observes a society capable of ignoring suffering until it becomes dangerous. It is a portrait of isolation, masculine frustration and urban decay that remains unforgettable because it feels painfully plausible. See more Christopher M @RT27122576 Jun 7 I get worried with hyped older movies, but Taxi Driver did not disappoint. I loved the whole time I couldn't tell is he a good guy, a bad guy, no just a lonely guy unhappy with his place in the world, lost, and wanting to be a part of something bigger. A very relatable tale of a human experience just as relevant today as the day it was made. See more blood in my M @vloodivine Jun 7 From a lover to a madman, this film shows just how possessive and passionate—yet at the same time crazy and twisted—a human being can be. And even as a complete madman, he still retains some humanity. This film shows how a human being can be many things and reveal only what he chooses; insomnia makes the world seem unreal, and so he made his world work however he wanted, and the consequences of his actions turned him from a crazy, maniacal killer into, in the eyes of the public, a savior—a slayer of evil people and a man in love with someone who would never return. I don’t know—Taxi Driver isn’t just a movie to me; it’s a feeling of being there. The psychological terror of watching him become that is incredible, and that soundtrack, soft jazz amidst a sick mind, is wonderful. Without a doubt, one of the best movies ever made! See more David M @RT30868034 Jun 2 I've put this down as a rewatch, though in truth it's so long since I saw it that beyond a few moments and its iconic reputation, I could recall very little of Martin Scorsese's classic. This 50th anniversary screening provided a perfect opportunity for a refresh/revisit. There's little that's new to say, of course - De Niro is extraordinary, the sinuous score brilliant, the direction masterly, the moral reflection timeless. It has lost none of its power, and has scarcely aged a day thanks to the technical brilliance of the execution. A haunting, troubling, brilliant film which remains a key staging post in the development of an art form. See more Read all reviews

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