classic piece on the human character

Rating: 10/10 (20 July 2005)

I have read many reviews on people who didn't like this movie, most of them saying they didn't get the movie or that they thought this movie was about a hero taking justice into his own hands. That is not at all what this movie is about. This movie is about the power of the human psyche, and how fragile it can be. The development of the main character, Travis Bickle, throughout this movie follows the transformation of his mind and shows how certain events can shape one's mind and lead a person to things unimaginable. An important film, and a must see.
p.s. I believe this movie, in a way, to be the follow-up of another great De Niro film, "The Deer Hunter." Seeing as how De Niro's character is a Vietnam war vet, you could use his character in the Deer Hunter as the background for Travis Bickle, and it would help to explain a lot in this film.