Travis Bickle is an Ex Vietnam Veteran that suffers from insomnia and loneliness

Rating: 8/10 (3 August 2014)

Taxi Driver is a 1976 film directed by Martin Scorsese, and written by Paul Schrader. The film takes place in New York City after the Vietnam War. Taxi Driver stars Robert DeNiro as a Vietnam Veteran Travis Bickle. The film also features a young Jodie Foster as Iris, Albert Brooks as Tom, Harvey Keitel as a pimp named Sport, and Cybill Shepherd as Besty. Travis Bickle is a lonely man who is trying to make an attempt at connecting with the world, but every time he tries to make a connection he comes off as a weirdo. Eventually Travis is pushed over the edge because of the City he loves is no longer a place he once knew.
Travis Bickle is an Ex Vietnam Veteran that suffers from insomnia and loneliness; Travis decides that being a taxi diver would be a good job for him because he has trouble sleeping at night. While working at nights Travis becomes disturbed by what he see going on in the New York City at night, he see's prostitution, drugs, and violence. After attempting to take Besty on a date to a porn theater she becomes upset and no longer wants to see Travis. Travis becomes upset and falls deeper into depression, Travis feels like his life doesn't matter any more. Travis decides to take matters into his own hands and starts training to make sure his in top physical shape, he also purchase weapons from an underground gun dealer. Travis thoughts become violent and he decides to take matters into his own hands to stop what he see's going on to his beloved country.
The music and the cinematography is unbeliable in this film, I love the way they use the lighting in curtain scenes, it makes the film more dramatic to me. I'm a fan of Martin Scorsese films and I'm not sure how I missed this one. Robert DeNiro is one of the best actors of his generation and this was a classic performance from him, he made the film more believable. Taxi Driver is a suspense film and you have no clue what Travis Bickele is going to do, he almost comes across as hero like Batman but with a darker side. Taxi Driver shows what could be going through the mind of a lonely person dealing with depression, and what they could be capable of doing if pushed over the edge. I highly recommend this movie if you love films like American Psycho, Black Swan, and The girl with the Dragon Tattoo.