Taxi Driver- My Review
The first time I saw "Taxi Driver", I knew I admired it but I wasn't sure if I liked it. It was a strange feeling that I never had experienced before. But it was a compelling piece of cinema - later that night as I lay in bed, I couldn't take my mind off of the film, I couldn't stop analyzing it. The next day I knew I had seen one of the greatest films of all time. It may seem crazy, but it is true. I re-watched the film the next day and things started to hit me hard. Little things I hadn't noticed on my first viewing I picked up this time; tidbits hidden away that I carefully analyzed for deeper meaning.
De Niro's character, Travis Bickle, is the man you pass by on a busy street and pay no notice to. He is lonely, isolated from the real world. He is a twenty-six-year-old ex-Marine, and we feel he must have been permanently scarred by previous experiences. He hates the world but the world doesn't hate him - it doesn't even notice him. The disclamation used like “u talkin to me…??” was actually ad-libbed by de niro during the shooting.Hats off to the wonderful actor.
The thing I'm never sure about is whether Travis is actually psychotic, and Paul Schrader's script, Scorsese's direction, and De Niro's performance don't give us any easy answers.
It is One of Martin Scorsese's intense film, which is a hallmark of 70's film making. The blend of Schrader's script, scorcese's direction and De niro's fantastic perfomance is both riveting and unnerving. It is a powerful film and a terrific showcase for the versatality of the star Robert de niro. Perhaps the most morally and ideologically problamatic film ever directed by Martin Scorcese. The haunting Bernard herrmann assist in making this classic about as perfect as a movie can be.The film won the Golden Palm at Cannes and received four Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting actress, and Best Original Score (for the great Bernard Herrmann). If you haven’t seen Taxi Driver, your education in films hasn’t even begun.
