Taxi Driver (1976) Director: Martin Scorsese
“You talkin’ to me? You talkin’ to me? You talkin’ to me? Well, then who the hell else are you talking – You talking to me? Well, I’m the only one here.“
★★★★☆
In a depraved, morally ambiguous, post-Vietnam War New York City we are introduced to Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro), a veteran suffering from PTSD. He is isolated, lonely, empty, likely racist, and an insomniac -he visits porn shops and takes a job driving a taxi. We see him perhaps akin to a Holden Caulfield-esque character. Everywhere he goes in a busy world of urban decay he is surrounded by people but fundamentally he is alone. An odd mix of passengers ride in his taxi, including Director Martin Scorsese himself, who plays a vengeful husband planning to kill his wife. Travis also meets a charismatic politician named Senator Palantine, and…
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