A masterpiece of contradiction

Rating: Null/10 (28 June 2001)

So much has been said already about Taxi Driver that I'm totally out of original thoughts. The one thing I would still like to say is that this movie masterfully twists the viewer from one point of view to a complete opposite. The characters and plot are totally unpredictable, especially in the climatic ending.
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The carnage scene has left me believing that the main character is indeed a homicidal maniac, and that the director really showed him as an example of man falling to the pit of hopeless insanity and endangering those around him. However, just a few seconds later, the guy is portrayed as a hero, and is fully appreciated by the society he seemed to be a threat to moments ago! And after the credits start rolling, it hit me that the triumph might just be a hallucination of a wretched mind.
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This contradiction has left my jaw on the floor for a reasonable period of time, as I tried to cope with the genius of Martin Scorcese and all the talented crew that made this movie an all-time masterpiece.