Review of Taxi Driver (1976) by All_Buttru4 — 17 Apr 2022

Riveting psychological drama. Martin Scorsese unanimous classic has been raved about for years on end so I felt compelled to watch it and I'm glad I did. This film is a dizzying almost noir tale of violence, innocence and loneliness.

You feel Travis 's involuntary solitude from the close up shots of his face while driving to the empty stares he fixates passively on the pornography almost reflecting our own desensitized relationship to intimacy, how it's performed and consumed.

There's an eerie apprehension that's threatens to suffocate you as you watch Travis descend into violence and indifference one renderspectacularly through Martin's direction and camerawork. De Niro is phenomenal alongside Jodie Foster unnerving portrayal.

Overall I did not connect with the film to the point I could herald it to the universal acclaim it's garnered. Instead it's a above average well made movie that's interesting enough not to bore but lacking in whatever elevates a film to my favorites.

Nonetheless I can understand why it's so loved.