A Movie Review: Taxi Driver

Directed by Martin Scorsese

No other film exemplifies the degradation of 1970’s New York City better than Taxi Driver by Martin Scorsese. This film follows our anti-hero, protagonist Travis Bickle (played by Robert De Niro) as he exposes himself to the eccentric individuals in need of being chauffeured through the open sewer that is NYC. The driving force behind the film is the decline of Bickle’s sanity, leading to acts of unwanted vigilantism. Paul Schrader, the screenwriter behind the film, creates a complex character arc forcing De Niro to walk a thin line between psycho and savior. With the addition of the visually literate director, Martin Scorsese, Taxi Driver entices the audience in experiencing the delusion of an insomniac cabbie.

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Simon Saarela-Irvin is a writer based in Omaha, NE.