Taxi Driver

Rating: 10/10 (11 April 2007)

This was Martin Scorsese's major breakthrough. For me it's interesting to look at this film, because I always thought, that his style changed a bit around mid-till-end-80ies. Recently I've seen lots of his newer movies, so now it was similar to seeing "Taxi Driver" for the first time, because I almost had forgotten how absolutely unique it is. This might be the definite film about loneliness and isolation, in its style it is defining urban film-making. It's paradox that surrounded by an uncountable crowd of people, people can cut themselves off and fall into biggest isolation. Travis Bickle is a deeply disturbed man, but ironically in the end he becomes a hero, whereas he could easily have become a murderer of the next president. Paul Schrader's script is close to life and full of tension. Scorsese's direction is extremely vivid (as are the colours of New York in this film), and full of great stylistic ideas. Robert De Niro's acting is outstanding. Bernhard Herrmann's music is romantic and threatening. A perfect film.