Mr. Bickle

Rating: 9/10 (15 December 2016)

This movie tells the story of an ex marine insomniac Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) who drives a taxi cab. He has his eye out for a girl Betsy (Cybill Shepard) who doesn't seem to return said charm. The film takes a dark turn as we explore Travis's inner thoughts. This causes Travis to become obsessed with trying to change New York City and rid it of all the "scum" and "filth" in it. Were he then goes to a local whorehouse and massacres all of the men in control.
The fear of the rising of crime-levels of the 1970's is a fear that Scorcese played on in this film. Humanizing a man while he commits his "crime" sure could cause many mixed emotions, especially in the films context.