Hero, villain, or just nuts?

Rating: 9/10 (13 May 2015)

I loved Taxi Driver. Great acting, cinematography and an ending that gets you thinking, and there is no right answer. Is Travis Bickle a hero, villain, or just nuts? What did the ending signify? I suspect this a movie that you could watch every 5 years or so and maybe come to a different conclusion as your perspective and society changes. This is what makes this a timeless movie. Travis was a Vietnam war veteran and we have veterans today struggling to integrate into society. To me he is a hero in that he is trying to do the right thing, but he is going a bit nuts in how he lives his life and what he sees as a taxi driver in seedy NYC.