Three Incredible Scenes

Rating: Null/10 (29 May 2009)

I won't repeat what so many have said about this film. It is merely one of the best films ever made. I did want to share what I felt were three amazing scenes from the movie.
I heard through the grapevine that the actor who was to play the passenger during the scene where a man threatens to shoot his cheating wife did not show for the shoot. That is why Martin Scorsese had to take his place for the scene. Scorsese's acting is amazing in this short scene. Watch both DeNiro and Scorsese in this scene very closely. DeNiro is like a crouched cat ready to pounce. He says only one word in the entire scene..."Yeah." Scorsese is very convincing as a man driven to seek revenge. Just an amazing scene. I repeat that scene over and over again in my mind.
The second scene is where Travis is purchasing the guns he will use later on. DiNero is a great actor...but this gun salesman (Easy Andy) steals the scene hands down. I love where he says something to the effect "You can hammer nails all day with it and it will still cut center." Great scene.
The final memorable scene is as disturbing as the film itself. It is the street drummer scene. I understand that this individual was actually a real street entertainer. I don't know what it is about this little man, but he definitely creeps me out.
-P