"There's no escape. I'm God's only man."

Rating: 9/10 (22 April 2015)

"Taxi Driver" is not considered one of the greatest movies ever made for no reason. There are so many things that bear significance within the movie for the time, and even for now. The film takes place right after the Vietnam War, when the effects of the war was still prevalent among the community. Violence is a fixated them within the film, however it isn't unwarranted. The violence that Travis engages in is oddly judicial, acting as a vigilante he contends with the gripes of a corrupted society. The film sends a subliminal message, that violence and corruption have become an issue within our country. During the time this was no shocking revelation, but an apparent one. Citizens had lost trust for the government after being lied to countless times about information regarding the countries involvement in Vietnam, so it was up to the individual to do what was right essentially. There is one interesting scene in particular, at the end where a woman hails Travis as a hero and he politely denies and exempts her payment. Showing the importance of communication between a society and its members.