"I'm waiting for the sun to shine..."

Rating: Null/10 (21 September 2002)

This is one of the greatest films ever made. I say that without a hint of doubt of persuasion. The combination of Robert De Niro and Scorsese is absolutely flawless, and the uncanny acting of De Niro is supplemented to a level of impeccable genius by the ability of Martin Scorsese to bring the viewer into the mind of our main character, Travis.
As Travis wanders through the nights without real aim or direction, the sympathy builds up. It become startling as we realize what De Niro is becoming, how the world is shaping him into something increasingly violent. And through all De Niro manages to perform his role in a way that allows the audience to feel sorry for him, to feel genuine empathy for his feelings of helplessness, of loneliness and of dismay.
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I still belive that this is the only satisfactory way to end the film, and was done in a meticulous manner. Some say that Travis could never have escaped death and prosecution for his actions, toting the example that he murdered several people and the courts would never let a man as clearly delusional as Bickle walk free. However, these people do not realize that at least as a possible ending, De Niro has been shot dead. And despite his ignorance to any true form of happiness in life, he has found, in death, all that he ever wanted.