Loneliness results in the need to prove existence

Rating: Null/10 (20 June 2002)

I loved the film. The biggest reason why, is that unlike most movies involving death and violence, the viewer gets to experience the mind of the character, as well as the actions. In the film Travis keeps a diary this is often narrated letting the viewer see what the character is thinking and why. Another reason I enjoyed the film is that the plot was more realistic than a lot of films. This sense of realism made more of an impact on me for the emotions were not masked by a far-fetched plot or story, the plot reinforced the emotions and the emotions reinforced the plot. The genre Taxi Driver is in is ` Late 1970's: Psychological Portraits'. The violence that the Travis performs is tied back to the beginning of the film when the viewer learns of Travis' experience in the Marines and Vietnam. The disenchantment is focused on one character Travis Bickle who is fed up with the society and the environment that he is in. His troubled love life and loneliness are shown as a way to lead up to the action in result of the disenchantment.