Review of Taxi Driver (1976) by Cooperward4 — 10 Oct 2019
Taxi Driver is a film which delves deep into the broken physique of its protagonist Travis Bickle, perfectly portrayed by Robert De Niro. It is a film which brilliantly depicts Travis's struggle through PTSD and insomnia.
What makes this movie truly special and unique is that the film's antagonist is Travis's conflict within himself. Throughout the film Travis's downfall into acts of violence is somewhat justified but as the film progresses you begin to chastise the path he is taking.
Travis's downfall into paranoia and acts of violence is sold excellently by Robert De Niro in this film and Martin Scorsese's superb direction throughout this film simply makes this film excellent in almost every way.
One small bias is that the film just happens to be the debut film of my favourite actress, Jodie Foster.
This review of Taxi Driver (1976) was written by Cooperward4 on 10 Oct 2019.
Taxi Driver has generally received very positive reviews.
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