Seeing this film was a personal milestone.

Rating: 8/10 (10 July 2001)

This film is one of the most enthralling pieces of cinema I've ever seen. No matter how often I see it I cannot move until the final credit has passed. In Travis Bickle we see a character as dark and moody as the setting. While sympathising with the character I also was given a wake-up call in....oftentimes the dark loner is portrayed on film as being something to strive for, a romantic ideal even, but within Travis we see the darker, more realistic side of things. A life of isolation can lead to one losing touch with reality and becoming so introverted as to almost fail to function as human being. This is most evident when Travis takes Betsy to a dirty movie and doesn't understand why she is so upset by it. To sum up, an outstanding essay on the darker side of the human condition.