Taxi Driver

Rating: 8/10 (7 December 2014)

This film is a Cinematic masterpiece and is told like a beautiful dramatic poem. This is the feel we get from the narrating of the main character played by Robert De Niro. This movie is shot so elegant and dramatically right from the opening scene. We start out in this brilliant long cut that gives us a first person drive through New York City in a taxi. The blurry rainy streets of the city at night were portrayed so well in these scenes.The Music gives this movie a real old style new york feel as well, with the class orchestral music constantly breaking up the scenes. Even the opening credits had such great lighting and special effects. The way this film give us a look through the mind of our main character and makes the viewer feel a part of the film is its greatest accomplishment. There are so many beautifully dramatic long takes as we zone out with the main character and the camera wanders along with his eyes giving us the feel of seeing exactly what our protagonist sees and feels.