Taxi Driver

Rating: 9/10 (18 April 2010)

This movie showed the damage that being a Vietnam War vet does psychologically (PTSD) and how that affects the rest of this mans life. Robert Deniro was excellent in this roll playing Travis, a Vietnam vet. His character was very well developed and we saw how each part of his life was so affected by his experiences in war. Jodie foster, who plays a 12-year-old prostitute, is trying to be saved by Travis. Travis feels that New York City is full of scum. He see's the violence and corruption in the city during his job and wants to help Jodie Foster's character (Iris) escape her pimp. His own insanity and loneliness causes Travis to lose a connection with people and it is his mission to help Iris. I think that this movie exposed people to the corruption and "scum" in New York City at the time. I also felt in some way that it sent an anti-war message to the public. However, this movie also gave people a sense of what war vets go through mentally even after they're home. Sometimes the psychological damage is greater than a physical injury.