Great Movie. Not Perfect

Rating: 8/10 (23 March 2011)

Taxi Driver is a great movie but I don't know why its one of the top movies on IMDb. The story to my perception is that it's about a young guy who applies to be a cabbie to occupy himself. He suffers from insomnia and feels out of place. He's certainly an odd guy considering how xxx movies seem like regular movies to him. He's looking for more in life. A purpose. And he's got a lot of bad ideas running through is head. Then he decides to buy some guns. For what reason I don't know and I don't think he knows why either. He then decides to be some type of enforcer. But who to enforce? Jodie Foster plays a young prostitute who seems to be held back by her pimp keeping her from her family where she should belong. Travis then decides to free her with extreme force. So thats Taxi Driver in a nutshell. The movie is very slow but interesting and a dark movie at that. Despite some boring parts, the ending seems to make everything you've seen worth it. The final shootout is painfully realistic which is what makes it so powerful. The scene is quick, bloody, and gritty like a real firefight would be like. Taxi Driver is well directed but not as satisfying to me as it shoud've been for such a high rated movie. But you at least have to see it for the "You talking' to me?" scene.