Taxi Driver (1976)

My Rating: 90%

Well everyone, here's another timeless classic that I've finally seen.

Plot: Travis Bickle is a lonely depressed former Marine who just got a job as a night time taxi driver. He has trouble sleeping, he usually hangs out at some porno theaters, and he is possibly a Vietnam veteran. He become romantically involved with a woman who is a campaign volunteer but fails to get to her, and he also tries to help a 12-year old prostitute to go back to her parents.

This was a well made film. the thing about it is that for me, I wasn't totally sure about how to take it right away. particularly with the actually character Travis. In a way he was a lot like how Betsy interpreted him earlier in the film with being "a walking contradiction." But personally, I feel a bit more like he's just...confused and misunderstood which is what altogether leads to his actions. I mean he did some villainous things, but to me he's more of an anti-hero than anything else. which is where I really liked the ending.

Acting/Characters:
Robert De Niro/Travis Bickle: Like I said, to me he was more of an anti-hero. but either way we can all agree that he's a very good character and De Niro did an excellent job with his performance.
Peter Boyle/Wizard: So this is a little bit of the less comedic stuff old Boyle did before his lovable moments in While You Were Sleeping and Everybody Loves Raymond. (may the lord rest his soul) Well that's interesting. and a very good performance.
Jodie Foster/Iris: So that was Forster. Well done obviously and it sort of wants me to know a little more about her work as an actress considering that I technically was just introduced to her after finally seeing Silence of the Lambs.

Music: eh, wasn't a lot of music to there's not a lot to comment on.

Editing: very well done. I did like how they introduced him have that Mohawk because that left me off guard that they were going to introduce that. And I do wonder if there's suppose to be some sort of film expression concerning that statue shown in that long shot during the political rally. and if so, what.


So that's my review for Taxi Driver. It's a very good film with an interesting character and my heaven help us if they do actually make a sequel or remake of the film.