Hello, I’m going to talk about one of my favorite film.
One of my favorite films is “Taxi Driver”. This is a film of 1976 directed by Martin Scorsese and writed by Paul Schrader. Although it is old, I watch it whenever I can.
The film is set in New York, shortly after the end of the Vietnam War, and is protagonized by one of my favorite actors: Robert De Niro, who plays Travis Bickle, a lonely veteran, mentally unstable who began working as a taxi driver, joining the troubled life city night. Also involved in this film Jodie Foster when she was a teenager.
Travis Bickle is a former Vietnam fighter, a common man without much education and basic intelligence, who suffers from depression and from anxiety. He feels increasingly rejected by the society. Also is addicted to pornography.
He tries to seduce a promoter of a candidate for president, but she rejects him upon realizing their vices what causes a craving for revenge planning to assassinate the candidate.
Additionally he suffers from insomnia and spends nights in the triple X movies. In order to take the time out and earn money becomes a taxi driver at night.
However, while driving his taxi, is a silent witness for all the evils that exist in the big city: the prostitution, violence, prejudices, follies, slums. Travis writes down everything in a notebook, he becomes paranoid and takes action to respond to violence with violence.
I like this film because it is a subtle irony, Travis has just exalted by newspapers as a new hero after saving the life of Iris (Jodie Foster), who is a young prostitute.
“Taxi Driver” is a film not simple or easy to understand, but I recommend you watch it.
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