Taxi Driver (1976) Revisit

Dana and Tom revisit the 1970's thriller Taxi Driver: directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Paul Schrader, score by Bernard Herman, starring Robert DeNiro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, and Albert Brooks.

Plot Summary: "Taxi Driver" is a gritty and haunting exploration of urban alienation and the descent into madness. In the dark underbelly of 1970s New York City, we follow Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro), a Vietnam War veteran turned insomniac taxi driver. Haunted by his own demons and repulsed by the moral decay around him, Travis becomes a vigilante on a dangerous path to redemption. As he navigates through a city teeming with pimps, prostitutes, and corrupt politicians, his isolation intensifies, leading him toward a shocking and violent climax.

Scorsese's masterful direction, combined with De Niro's mesmerizing performance, creates a character study that both mesmerizes and unsettles, leaving viewers questioning the boundaries between hero and villain, sanity and madness. "Taxi Driver" remains a searing and prophetic examination of a society on the brink, capturing the dark undercurrents of a troubled era with uncompromising intensity.

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