Loneliness.

Rating: 8/10 (25 March 2015)

A lot of people present this movie as something that it is not. This movie is not a thriller, and even though it is listed correctly as a drama by most websites, the audience remembers the ending to the film much too well sometimes. This is a film about Travis Bickle's loneliness.
Robert De Niro has never been better than he is in this movie. I think that we all have been lonely at least for a small portion of our lives, and Robert De Niro presents just what they may feel like excellently. His lack of understanding of where to (and where not to) take a date just shows how unaware he really is of how most people think and react to things like that.
Bickle presents a character that at times makes you want to reach out and tell him that everything is okay, but other times you just want to run from him. I have just seen this movie for the first time, so I might need to see it a few more time before I truly appreciate it thoroughly. With that being said, I don't think that this film is a ten out of ten, nor do I think it is Scorsese's best.
Taxi Driver is a very good drama with excellent performances. I think this film could have gained a lot from cutting off about a half hour, but other than that, a very good film. 8/10