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Taxi Driver Is Not Just A Film, It’s A Descent Into Isolation And Obsession. Nearly Fifty Years Later, It Still Feels Dangerous.@thefed120d
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  1. Taxi Driver Is Dark Seventies Perfection Why This 1976 Film Still Defines Classic Cinema@thefed141d

    Taxi Driver was released in 1976, right in the middle of a gritty era of American filmmaking. Directed by Martin Scorsese, the film captures a version of New York City that feels raw, broken, and alive. This is not a comfortable movie, but that is exactly why it lasts.

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    Robert De Niro delivers one of the most iconic performances in film history as Travis Bickle. A lonely Vietnam veteran working nights as a cab driver, Travis slowly unravels as he drifts through the city. De Niro makes Travis disturbing, sad, and strangely compelling all at once.

    Cybill Shepherd plays Betsy, a campaign worker who becomes the object of Travis’s obsession. Her character represents something clean and unreachable to him. Their interactions are awkward, tense, and painfully realistic, adding to the film’s emotional discomfort.

    Jodie Foster gives an incredible performance as Iris, a teenage runaway caught in a brutal world far beyond her years. Knowing how young she was at the time makes her performance even more impressive. She brings depth and humanity to a role that could have easily been reduced to shock value.

    Harvey Keitel rounds out the main cast as Sport, Iris’s pimp. Keitel plays the role with a calm menace that makes him unsettling without being over the top. His presence adds to the film’s constant feeling of danger.

    The plot follows Travis as isolation, anger, and disillusionment push him toward violence. He believes he is destined to cleanse the city of its filth, a belief that grows more dangerous as the story unfolds. The film never excuses his behavior, but it forces the audience to sit with it.

    Scorsese’s direction is masterful. The pacing is slow and deliberate, the camera lingering on neon soaked streets and empty faces. Bernard Herrmann’s haunting score ties it all together, giving the movie an almost hypnotic quality.

    Taxi Driver is a classic because it refuses to be easy. It does not give clear heroes or neat resolutions. It reflects a fractured society and a fractured mind, and it does so honestly.

    Nearly fifty years later, the film still feels powerful. Taxi Driver remains one of the most important films of the seventies and one of the greatest character studies ever put on screen. It is uncomfortable, unforgettable, and essential viewing for anyone who loves cinema.

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  2. Taxi Driver 2; Kdrama Review@kenechukwu971136d

    I believe there is so much to say about the first season of this Kdrama, The Taxi Driver, and I did a good job of writing a review about that sometime in 2021. I wasn't expecting a second season because the first season was wholesome, but when I started hearing snippets of the coming of a second season, I knew I would be one of those to check it out.

    Well, I've seen everything there is to see about the second season and I'm already hearing of the possibility of a third, but I'm not having any of that. It has to be said and it has to be said right: the second season wasn't as good as the first one, and making a third season wouldn't be a good idea.

    Besides, when did Koreans learn this idea of making a sequel to their shows? I just can't get used to that. I would rather have a proper show with 50 episodes released under the space of 6 months than have them divided into several seasons and released over a couple of years. Well, that's that.

    Here is the profile of the second season of the show;

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    Drama: Taxi Driver 2

    Genre: Action, Thriller, Mystery, Crime.

    Network: SBS

    Episodes: 16

    Release Date: Feb 17 - April 15, 2023

    The first season of this show allowed us to create a personal relationship with each of the major characters and their backstory was both captivating and interesting. Each of the major actors did a good job in portraying their characters as they displayed an adorable team spirit for each case.

    The second season didn't dig into the backstory of the characters. And, that's a no-brainer... We didn't need any of that. They focused on solving several cases relating to corruption, sexual harassment, scams, real estate problem, religious scams and the lots. Interestingly, all the cases they handled were a reflection of real scandals that happened in Korea.

    Many would agree that Justice can't come through in the real world. However, the adorable thing about each of the cases that were handled in this second season of the show is that they managed to make us hopeful of a world where Justice will prevail.

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    Reviewing this show is always going to be dicey because I see the rating and it's doing well. I also applauded some moments of brilliance the story has, but some things just didn't tick it for me.

    The 'Deluxe Taxi' team always achieved their goals flawlessly without any strong resistance from the opposition. Somehow, that didn't impress me at all. It took away the thrill that comes with seeing the good guys win because they were ALWAYS winning effortlessly. Also, there is a hacker in the team who easily had access to every 'confidential' stuff by merely clicking a few buttons.

    The writer and producer pushed her hacking skill a little too far. I cringed every time she did that hacking stuff. Haha. It wasn't a good look.

    Well, this isn't so bad. Maybe I'm just being hypercritical because I expected so much from this season of the show. I hope we don't get another season though.

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  3. Taxi Driver Predicted Men's Future@borderline.babe1158d

    It is a movie that I have been wanting to watch for awhile (mostly just to catch a glimpse at young Robert DeNiro~), one that is critically acclaimed, but most importantly, it is a film that was produced before this era of woke garbage. I am talking, of course, about the movie Taxi Driver.

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    Now, we have a bit of an oldie here! Our story takes place in 1970s New York City. If you are unfamiliar with the time period, then you may be unaware of the decay that was occurring in the state during the time. It was a time of economic crisis: hundreds of thousands of jobs were lost, just as many people began to flee the city, and as such, many buildings ended up becoming abandoned. Landlords would set fire to their buildings just to collect the insurance money! As a result of this, degenerates--thieves, killers, and pimps--began to run the streets of New York...

    In the thick of this, we meet Travis Bickle, a 26-year-old war veteran who, surprisingly enough, wants to become a late-night taxi driver. Already Travis is quite a troubled man. He lives alone, deals with constant insomnia, and is frequently disgusted by the state of his city and the people that inhabit it. He spends his days attending pornographic movie theatres, lazily trying to pick up women, and having meaningless conversations with his coworkers. As the audience looking in, we can already recognize that, although Travis once had something worth fighting for--which was literally fighting for his home country--he no longer has a purpose. What's more, the one thing that gave him purpose is slowly slipping away: he is losing sight of the humanity of people, the people that he once fought for...

    One day during his shift, Travis encounters a beautiful woman named Betsy. He immediately becomes infatuated with her and even works up the courage to ask her on a date! She agrees. They attend a coffeeshop together, where they both realize that there is a connection between them and want to learn more about one another.

    However, on their second date, a date to a pornographic film, Betsy is disgusted and refuses to speak to Travis afterward. Travis begins to grow angry and resentful, claiming that Betsy is "just like all the rest of them."

    Travis ceases to idolize Betsy, and as a result, loses his newfound "purpose," retreating further into his loathing. He continues to witness debauchery and destruction; at one point, even a child prostitute enters his taxi. It is becoming too much for him.

    Towards the end, Travis' new purpose becomes dedicated to violence and revenge: he seeks to assassinate Betsy's employer, and eventually the pimps of the child prostitute.


    Although Taxi Driver was produced nearly 50 years ago, it has done a wonderful job of predicting the state of young men living in western society today. Now more than ever, men are becoming alienated from society simply for being men/masculine. Everything that once used to give men meaning and purpose is slowly being stripped away from them: masculinity, being in a loving relationship, being the breadwinner, providing for a family, engaging in physical, strenuous activity... Similar to Travis, when men are devoid of purpose--are constantly demonized for who they are--their emotions manifest in a negative way. They begin to search for meaning in the wrong places, idolize the wrong things, associate with the wrong people... This horrible perception of men has left many of them feeling isolated, and this effect has resulted in an increase in angry, vengeful men, mass shooters, "incels," etc. in today's society.

    Even at the end of the movie, after Travis is perceived as a hero, he is still left with so many feelings of negativity and anger, showing the audience that the damage has already been done. This is the most important thing to take away from the film. We need to do better for men. We cannot continue to view masculinity in such a negative light--they are necessary traits that we need in people--lest we end up with more Travis Bickle's in our society...

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  4. Taxi Driver (1976): a classic of classics | un clásico de clásicos@cristiancaicedo1235d

    Directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro Dirigida por Matin Scorsese y protagonizada por Robert De Niro

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    At the end of the 1960s and early 1970s, a new generation of film directors who graduated from the university emerged in Hollywood (something unprecedented in the industry) who defined what would be the history of the seventh art from then on. Known as the Movie brats, names like George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Cooppola, Brian De Palma and Martin Scorsese, among others, belonged to this group.

    Al final de los años sesenta, principios de los setenta, surgió en Hollywood una nueva generación de directores de cine graduados en esa carrera en la universidad (algo sin precedentes en la industria) que definieron lo que sería la historia del séptimo arte de allí en adelante. Conocidos como los Movie brats, pertenecían a este grupo nombres como George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Cooppola, Brian De Palma y Martin Scorsese, entre otros.

    Today we all know those names, but at that time these directors were very young and dedicated themselves to making films with a different approach from the generation that preceded them. Influenced by French cinema, wanting to make movies to their liking and not according to the demands of the studios, it was a generation that loved making movies as much as watching them. At present they are indisputable references, examples to follow, but before the Oscar for The Departed, before Gangs of New York and his other films with Leonardo Di Caprio, before Casino and Goodfellas, even before Raging Bull, Martin Scorsese would bequeath to the world the film that took him to the status of cinema genius and earned him international recognition. He had already done some movies and had received good reviews, he had even collaborated with a very young Robert De Niro and Harvey Kittel, but Taxi Driver changed everything. It was a before and after not only in Martin Scorsese's career but also in American culture and in the history of cinema. A classic of classics, one of Quentin Tarantino's favorites, I read about this feature film last week both in Tarantino's own book Cinema Speculation and in a post by @irvinc so I decided to watch it again to express my opinion about it.

    Hoy día todos conocemos esos nombres, pero para aquel momento estos directores eran muy jóvenes y se dedicaban a hacer películas con un enfoque diferente al de la generación que los precedió. Influidos por el cine francés, con ganas de hacer películas a su gusto y no de acuerdo a las exigencias de los estudios, fue una generación que amaba hacer cine tanto como verlo. En la actualidad son referentes indiscutibles, ejemplos a seguir, pero antes del Oscar por The Departed, antes de Gangs of New York y sus otras películas con Leonardo Di Caprio, antes de Casino y Goodfellas, incluso antes de Raging Bull, Martin Scorsese legaría al mundo la película que lo llevó al status de genio del cine y le labró el reconocimiento internacional. Ya había hecho algunas películas y había recibido buenas críticas, incluso ya había colaborado con un jovensísimo Robert De Niro y con Harvey Kittel, pero Taxi Driver lo cambió todo. Fue un antes y un después no sólo en la carrera de Martin Scorsese sino también en la cultura americana y en la historia del cine. Clásico de clásicos, uno de los favoritos de Quentin Tarantino, leí sobre este largometraje la semana pasada tanto en el libro Cinema Speculation del propio Tarantino como en un post de @irvinc así que decidí a verla de nuevo para expresar mi opinión al respecto.

    The protagonist of the story is Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) a US Marine who has returned from Vietnam and who suffers from such chronic insomnia that his way of fighting it is to take advantage of those hours, if I'm already awake, better make some money, right?, so he starts working as a taxi driver during the nights of a dangerous and wild New York. Travis is not very sociable, he has no communication skills, he goes during the day to watch porn movies in movie theaters of this type and drives through Harlem, Manhattan, Queens... let's just say that they are not the appropriate places to meet someone or make friends.

    El protagonista de la historia es Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) un Marine de los EEUU que ha vuelto de Vietnam y que padece de un insomnio tan crónico que su manera de combatirlo es aprovechar esas horas, si ya estoy despierto, mejor trabajar, ¿no?, así que comienza a trabajar como taxista durante las noches de un Nueva York peligroso y salvaje. Travis es muy poco sociable, no tiene habilidades comunicativas, va durante el día a ver películas porno a las salas de cine de este tipo y maneja por Harlem, Manhathan, Queens... digamos que no son los espacios apropiados para conocer a alguien o hacer amigos.

    However, in a brave mix of stalking and romance, Travis takes an interest in Betsy (Cybill Shepherd), a very attractive woman who volunteers for a presidential candidate's political campaign. I confess that the way in which Travis approaches her, direct, with some humor and holding the gaze of a girl who - we thought - would never notice someone like him, makes us think that perhaps there's a love story in the midst of so much insomnia and so many hours on board the wheel. Now, beyond Betsy, what really occupies Travis's mind is how deteriorated the city and society are. Thieves, prostitutes, pimps, corrupt politicians, smelly alleys, sex trade, violence, New York seems to Travis an abyss of misery and putrefaction and somewhere he tells another character that "Someone has to do something" about it. After a series of events and a tension that gradually escalates, it is he himself who will do it.

    Sin embargo, en un derroche de valentía que mezcla acoso y romance, Travis se interesa en Betsy (Cybill Shepherd), una mujer muy atractiva que trabaja como voluntaria en la campaña política de un candidato presidencial. Confieso que la forma en que Travis la aborda, directo, con algo de humor y sosteniendo la mirada de una chica que - pensamos- jamás se fijaría en alguien como él, hace pensar que quizás haya una historia de amor en medio de tanto insomnio y tantas horas a bordo del volante. Ahora bien, más allá de Betsy, lo que verdaderamente ocupa la mente de Travis es lo deterioradas que están la ciudad y la sociedad. Ladrones, prostitutas, chulos, políticos corruptos, callejones malolientes, comercio sexual, violencia, Nueva York le parece a Travis un abismo de miseria y putrefacción y en alguna parte le dice a otro personaje que "Alguien tiene que hacer algo" al respecto. Tras una serie de eventos y una tensión que va escalando gradualmente, es él mismo quien lo hará.

    I learned from Tarantino's book that Paul Schrader was a film critic, an admirer of Brian De Palma (Sisters, Carrie, Scarface) and it was to him that he first showed the script for what would become Taxi Driver, but De Palma didn't want to do it and recommended it to Scorsese. The rest is history. Both Scorsese and Schrader saw the script as a remake of John Ford's The Searchers and the thematic similarities are obvious, but one of the most notable aspects is the way in which the grief of Travis, the protagonist, evolves. Not very socially adept, reclusive, a bit naive (he keeps a diary that no one ever reads), and racist, but also somewhat charming, Travis begins to show signs that something is breaking inside of him. The disappointment in love with Betsy, meeting the presidential candidate, hearing his speeches, listening to anecdotes from his classmates and of course the meeting with Iris, the pre-adolescent prostitute played by the always talented Jodie Foster, are facts that move the gears in Travis's mind and lead him to the climax of the film, one of the most memorable action sequences of the era and of cinema history.

    Por el libro de Tarantino supe que Paul Schrader era un crítico de cine, admirador de Brian De Palma (Sisters, Carrie, Scarface) y fue a él a quien primero le mostró el guión de lo que sería Taxi Driver, pero De Palma no quiso hacerlo y se lo recomendó a Scorsese. Lo demás es historia. Ambos, Scorsese y Schrader vieron el guión como un remake de The Searchers de John Ford y las semejanzas temáticas son evidentes, pero uno de los aspectos más detacados es la forma en que evoluciona el pesamiento de Travis, el protagonista. Poco hábil socialmente, solitario, un poco ingenuo (lleva un diario que al final nadie lee) y racista, pero también algo encantador, Travis comienza a dar señales de que algo se está quebrando dentro de él. La decepción amorosa con Betsy, el conocer al candidato presidencial, oír sus discursos, escuchar anécdotas de sus compañeros y por supuesto el encuentro con Iris, la prostituta preadolescente interpretada por la siempre talentosa Jodie Foster, son hechos que van moviendo los engranajes en la mente de Travis y lo conducen al clímax de la película, una de las secuencias de acción más memorables de la época y de la historia del cine.

    Winner of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1976, Taxi Driver elevated Martin Scorsese's status to a new level, cementing Robert De Niro (who had just received an Oscar for his role in The Godfather . Part II), earned Jodie Foster a BAFTA and carved out a place of honor in film history. It is a classic of classics, because of the script, because of the performances, because of Scorsese's cameos, because of the camera sequences aboard a taxi that allows us to explore the New York nights, because of the first-person perspective of a protagonist who, with his many flaws, it becomes a "hero" because of the violent climax sequence, because it took Scorsese to Olympus in Hollywood, because it is a cult film considered "culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress in the USA and because it narrates the loss of innocence (Travis's, not Iris's) in an increasingly deteriorated society, Taxi Driver is a movie that must be seen or must be put in the first places of the to-watch list and the good thing is that it's available on Netflix so there's no excuse not to watch it, how many of you have seen it? I read you in the comments.

    Ganadora de la Palma de Oro del Festival de Cannes en 1976, Taxi Driver elevó el status de Martin Scorsese a un nuevo nivel, consolidó a Robert De Niro (quien acababa de recibir el Oscar por su papel en The Godfather. Part II), le valió un BAFTA a Jodie Foster y se labró un lugar de honor en la historia del cine. Es un clásico de clásicos, por el guión, por las actuaciones, por los cameos de Scorsese, por las secuencias de cámara a bordo de un taxi que nos permite recorrer las noches neoyorquinas, por la perspectiva en primera persona de un protagonista que con sus muchos defectos se convierte en un "héroe", por la violenta secuencia del clímax, porque llevó a Scorsese al Olimpo de Hollywood, porque es una película de culto considerada como "cultural, histórica y estéticamente significativa" por la Biblioteca del Congreso de los EEUU y porque narra la perdida de la inocencia (de Travis, no de Iris) en una sociedad cada vez más deteriorada, Taxi Driver es una película que hay que ver o hay que poner en el primer lugar de la lista de pendientes y lo bueno es que está disponible en Netflix así que no hay excusa para no verla, ¿cuántos de ustedes la han visto? Los leo en los comentarios.


    Reviewed by | Reseñado por @cristiancaicedo


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  5. Taxi Driver | Review | Reseña@irvinc1241d

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    Hace pocos días un amigo me comentó que podía ver en streaming la película “Taxi Driver” (1976), del director Martin Scorsese. Tenía mucho tiempo que no la veía y una buena parte de sus memorables escenas ya no estaban en mi memoria, así que me decidí por darle un nuevo visionado.

    Para el momento de su estreno la película fue considerada bastante violenta, un asunto que llamaba la atención porque tanto su guionista Paul Schrader, como el mismo Scorsese tuvieron una educación muy conservadora, e influida fuertemente por las tradiciones religiosas, Schrader en la calvinista y Martin en la católica, donde estuvo a punto de convertirse en religioso.

    La familia de Schrader era tan estricta que no le permitía asistir al cine, pero al final de la adolescencia Paul decidió contrariar las normas familiares y asistió por primera vez a una sala de cine. Desde ese momento quedo maravillado por aquel arte al que decidió entregarse apasionadamente.

    Así que las imágenes que Shrader recibía en las salas oscuras y las que Scorsese conservaba en su memoria, durante la niñez vivida en el violento sector de “Little Italy” de Nueva York, pudieron más que las obtenidas de los textos religiosos.

    A Scorsese nada le costó escoger protagonista, ya en su primera película Mean Streets (1973) le había dado un papel al joven Robert De Niro, quien entonces batallaba por hacerse un nombre en el mundo del cine. Pero luego de la gran actuación de este actor en el Padrino II (1974) donde recibió un Oscar, Martin no tuvo dudas en que De Niro sería el protagonista no solo de Taxi Driver sino de casi todas las películas que Scorsese haría en su carrera.

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    Sinopsis



    La película es un estudio de personajes. Comienza con la llegada de Travis Bickle (Robert de Niro) a la ciudad de Nueva York, antes ha participado en la guerra de VIetnam y había vivido en una pequeña ciudad del interior de USA.

    Una vez en Nueva York Travis busca trabajo como conductor de taxis, se ofrece para el turno nocturno porque tiene problemas de insomnio, además se compromete a montar en su auto a todo tipo de clientes y a llevarlos a cualquier zona de la ciudad, incluyendo aquellas que resultaran más peligrosas. Travis es uno de los pocos taxistas que viaja a esos sitios.

    En sus pasantías nocturnas Travis se da cuenta que la ciudad “apesta”, metafórica y literalmente. La Nueva York que decide presentarnos Scorsese es una ciudad oscura, sórdida, donde la criminalidad, la prostitución y el tráfico de drogas están presentes en cada esquina. Todas las noches Travis sale al encuentro con lo peor de la Gran Manzana, es testigo directo de la vida decadente de la ciudad. Esas vivencias van minando la inestable personalidad del taxista.

    En su camino hacia la perdición Travis ve una oportunidad de recuperarse, la encuentra en la joven Betsy (Cybill Shepherd), quien trabaja en un comando de campaña de un aspirante a la presidencia de la república. A fuerza de insistir Travis logra establecer cierta amistad con la chica, se ilusiona con ella, pero lo echa todo a perder en las primeras citas. Al iluso Travis no se le ocurre nada mejor que invitar a Betsy a una película porno, algo que para él es completamente normal y que en principio no conlleva segundas intenciones, el tipo realmente lo hace ingenuamente. Pero a Betsy aquello le parece increíble, lo toma como una invitación a acostarse con Travis y decide no verse más con él.

    Luego de aquella frustrada relación con Betsy, el ánimo de Travis empeora, se vuelve más deprimido, se siente cargado y sin ningún propósito en la vida.

    Pero su oportunidad de redención le llega al encontrarse con una niña prostituta Iris, interpretada por la precoz actriz Jodie Foster. Travis se propone entonces rescatar a Iris del mundo de la prostitución y para ello deberá convertirse en una máquina mortal…

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    Opinión



    Uno de los grandes temas de la película es la dificultad para encajar en una sociedad donde cada quien anda pendiente de sus asuntos.

    Travis en principio no es un personaje mala gente, es un tipo común tratando de salir adelante con las opciones que están a su alcance. Busca un trabajo legal, tiene sus papeles en regla, ha atendido el llamado de su país al enlistarse en el servicio militar… Pero tiene una personalidad frágil e inestable.

    En la película no se nos ofrecen datos para saber por qué es así, no hay mayores referencias a su pasado. Scorsese no amplía en ese punto porque lo que quiere enfatizar es hasta dónde puede llegar una persona cuando no encuentra ningún refugio para llenar su soledad.

    En todas las sociedades hay gente inestable, frágil, solitaria y deprimida. Cada uno trata de lidiar con sus asuntos y cuando la situación se hace extrema algunos optan hasta por quitarse la vida.

    Pero en la sociedad norteamericana también se dan otros casos, algunos deciden volverse una máquina letal, con dos variantes. Están los justicieros como Travis, que deciden hacer “algo” ante una situación que les parece inadmisible, en este caso la prostitución infantil. También están los que un mal día arremeten sin previo aviso contra personas inocentes. Tirotean sin piedad al primero que se les ponga en la mira. Un asunto que lamentablemente se ha escapado de control y crece con el paso del tiempo.

    “Taxi Driver” nos deja un ejemplo de cómo puede darse ese proceso. De cómo alguien puede pasar de ser “persona normal” a máquina de muerte. En la visión de Scorsese la principal causa pareciese ser la soledad, la ausencia de relaciones afectivas en la vida de las personas. La desesperación ante el sin sentido de la vida puede llevarnos a buscar notoriedad, de cualquier modo, a cualquier precio, así sea tiroteando a los otros…

    Sobre este aspecto la película no ofrece juicios morales, solo muestra para que cada quien saque sus conclusiones.

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    La película representó un gran reto desde el punto de vista técnico. Tiene muchas tomas de exteriores en horas nocturnas. Encontrar el equilibrio justo para que las tomas sean lo suficientemente oscuras pero que al mismo tiempo nos permitan ver lo que ocurre exige mucha pericia en la fotografía. Scorcese y el director de fotografía Michael Chapman, tuvieron que ingeniárselas para dejarnos tomas de gran belleza estética.

    Otro punto a favor es la banda sonora compuesta por Bernard Herrmann, apoyada en muy pocos instrumentos, básicamente metales.

    También el final de la película ha dado mucho de qué hablar, no está suficientemente claro si esa especie de epílogo que se presenta como cierre es real o imaginario.

    A pesar de ser un film no comercial, ni dirigida al gran público, “Taxi Driver” fue un gran éxito de taquilla, miles de espectadores sintieron conexión con los temas tratados, con la mirada que dejó el Director.

    Una muestra de la importancia de la película es su inclusión para ser preservada en el National Film Registry de los Estados Unidos, una especie de Hall de la Fama de las películas norteamericanas.

    Esta es un film muy recomendable, ahorita las nuevas generaciones tienen la oportunidad de verla en Netflix. Si pueden denle un visionado. Me comentan cómo les fue.

    Gracias por tu tiempo.

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    A few days ago a friend told me that I could watch streaming the movie "Taxi Driver" (1976), by director Martin Scorsese. It had been a long time since I had seen it and a good part of its memorable scenes were no longer in my memory, so I decided to give it a new viewing.

    At the time of its release the film was considered quite violent, a matter that was striking because both its screenwriter Paul Schrader, as well as Scorsese himself had a very conservative upbringing, and strongly influenced by religious traditions, Schrader in the Calvinist and Martin in the Catholic, where he was about to become religious.

    Schrader's family was so strict that he was not allowed to go to the movies, but in his late teens Paul decided to break the family rules and went to a movie theater for the first time. From that moment on he was amazed by that art to which he decided to devote himself passionately.

    So the images that Shrader received in the dark rooms and those that Scorsese kept in his memory during his childhood in the violent area of "Little Italy" in New York, were more powerful than those obtained from religious texts.

    Scorsese had no trouble choosing a leading man; in his first film Mean Streets (1973) he had already cast the young Robert De Niro, who was then struggling to make a name for himself in the world of cinema. But after the great performance of this actor in The Godfather II (1974) where he received an Oscar, Martin had no doubt that De Niro would be the protagonist not only of Taxi Driver but of almost all the films that Scorsese would make in his career.

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    Synopsis



    The film is a character study. It begins with the arrival of Travis Bickle (Robert de Niro) in New York City, having previously participated in the Vietnam War and lived in a small town in the interior of the USA.

    Once in New York Travis looks for a job as a cab driver, he offers himself for the night shift because he has insomnia problems, he also agrees to ride in his car to all kinds of customers and to take them to any area of the city, including those that are more dangerous. Travis is one of the few cab drivers who travels to those places.

    In his nightly internships Travis realizes that the city "sucks", metaphorically and literally. The New York that Scorsese chooses to present to us is a dark, seedy city, where crime, prostitution and drug trafficking are present on every corner. Every night Travis goes out to meet the worst of the Big Apple, he is a direct witness of the decadent life of the city. These experiences undermine the unstable personality of the cab driver.

    On his way to perdition Travis sees an opportunity to recover, he finds it in the young Betsy (Cybill Shepherd), who works in a campaign commando of an aspiring candidate to the presidency of the republic. By dint of insisting, Travis manages to establish a certain friendship with the girl, he gets excited about her, but he spoils everything on the first few dates. The deluded Travis comes up with nothing better than to invite Betsy to a porn movie, something that for him is completely normal and that in principle has no ulterior motives, the guy really does it naively. But Betsy finds it unbelievable, takes it as an invitation to sleep with Travis and decides not to see him anymore.

    After that frustrated relationship with Betsy, Travis' mood worsens, he becomes more depressed, feels burdened and without any purpose in life. But his chance for redemption comes when he meets a child prostitute Iris, played by the precocious actress Jodie Foster. Travis then sets out to rescue Iris from the world of prostitution and to do so he must become a deadly machine...

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    Opinion



    One of the major themes of the film is the difficulty of fitting into a society where everyone is minding their own business.

    Travis in principle is not a bad character, he is an ordinary guy trying to get by with the options available to him. He is looking for a legal job, he has his papers in order, he has answered the call of his country by enlisting in the military service... But he has a fragile and unstable personality.

    In the film we are not given any data to know why he is like that, there are no major references to his past. Scorsese does not expand on that point because what he wants to emphasize is how far a person can go when he finds no refuge to fill his loneliness.

    In all societies there are unstable, fragile, lonely and depressed people. Everyone tries to deal with their issues and when the situation becomes extreme some even choose to take their own lives.

    But in American society there are also other cases, some decide to become a lethal machine, with two variants. There are the vigilantes like Travis, who decide to do "something" about a situation they find unacceptable, in this case child prostitution. There are also those who, one bad day, attack innocent people without warning. They mercilessly shoot the first person who comes into their sights. An issue that unfortunately has gotten out of control and grows with the passage of time.

    "Taxi Driver" gives us an example of how this process can take place. How someone can go from being a "normal person" to a killing machine. In Scorsese's vision, the main cause seems to be loneliness, the absence of affective relationships in people's lives. Despair in the face of the meaninglessness of life can lead us to seek notoriety, in any way, at any price, even by shooting others...

    On this aspect the film does not offer moral judgments, it only shows so that everyone can draw their own conclusions.

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    The film represented a great challenge from a technical point of view. It has a lot of exterior shots at night. Finding the right balance so that the shots are dark enough but still allow us to see what's going on requires a lot of photographic expertise. Scorcese and cinematographer Michael Chapman had to find a way to leave us with shots of great aesthetic beauty.

    Another point in favor is the soundtrack composed by Bernard Herrmann, supported by very few instruments, basically brass.

    Also the end of the film has given much to talk about, it is not clear enough if that kind of epilogue that is presented as a closure is real or imaginary.

    Despite being a non-commercial film, nor aimed at the general public, "Taxi Driver" was a great success at the box office, thousands of viewers felt a connection with the issues addressed, with the look left by the director.

    A sign of the importance of the film is its inclusion to be preserved in the National Film Registry of the United States, a kind of Hall of Fame of American films.

    This is a highly recommended film, now the new generations have the opportunity to watch it on Netflix. If you can, give it a viewing. Let me know how it went.

    Thanks for your time.

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  6. Taxi driver (1976)@steemychicken11344d

    Yesterday i rewatched one of the greatest movies of all time. A true masterpiece of the cinema. I strongly suggest everyone to watch it if you hadn’t Taxi driver

    The plot of the film revolves around a taxi driver in New York, Travis Bickle, who is clearly mentally disturbed and works night shifts because he suffers from insomnia after returning from Vietnam. He himself, of course, is unaware of his plight, but considers himself the only balanced person in a dirty (literally and figuratively) town. The making of the film began when Brian De Palma introduced Paul Schrader to Martin Scorsese. Scorsese had then conceived the idea of ​​making a film, which would create in the viewer the feeling of being in a suspended state between sleep and wakefulness. Schrader agreed to write the script. The lead role was initially offered to Dustin Hoffman, who turned it down because he thought the film was too steeped in paranoia. De Niro, who eventually got the part, took method acting, got a taxi driver's license and did the job for two weeks in New York. In addition, he recorded the speech of soldiers from the Midwestern states of the USA, to study their pronunciation. In my opinion, this is De Niro's best performance, but when we're talking about an actor of this caliber, I don't know how meaningful the comparisons are. A big revelation of the film was the then-teenage Jodie Foster, who then won her first Oscar nomination. It is also worth mentioning the wonderful music of B. Herman, whose Taxi Driver was to be the last work. The film and especially some of its many violent scenes caused a scandal when it was released. It is very telling that when it was screened at the Cannes festival it was yukha, although it won the Palme d'Or, because Tennessee Williams, president of the jury that year, stepped on his foot. Personally, I find the film's violence tolerable by today's standards. What may bother you is the larger climate, as it is a study in quagmire and solitude, without any crack of light, without any great universal message. Here I also want to leave a warning about sensitive content. Foster, the main supporting character of the film, plays a minor, who is sexually exploited and betrayed by a guy (Harvey Keitel in a fantastically disgusting performance).

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  7. Taxi Driver | When The Law is Unfair@viviehardika1532d

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    The law is only work for the pauper, and does not work for the authority

    Have you ever heard that term? I thought you are the witness about the law which's unfair for the weak and poor peoples.

    Recently, in our country, there's a similar case. A father was robbed by four peoples. Then he defends himself and accidentally two mugger are dead. But did you know how the law judge it?

    A father who's doing self defense be appointed as a suspect for murder case? I'm like, Are you kidding me? He doing self-defense but the law named it as murder and rule out who's the died mans? They are mugger! Did we have to be quiet if someone else want to rob us? The funny thing are the another mugger (two peoples) being witness for their mugger friends. What a suck law!

    With netizen power, finally that father was released from jail. Thanks to Netizen who's know better.

    Then I thought that these case happened in everywhere. Then these case remind me about one south korean drama. As you might be knew about me who's interested to watched investigation drama. It was Taxi Driver, the thriller, mystery, and investigation drama who has same theme with the case that I told before.

    These drama showed us how The law is the institution that can't be trusted.


    Taxi Driver | When The Law is Unfair

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    Taxi driver has originally tittle, Mobeomtaxi 모범택시 , is has meaning model taxi in english. But universal title was Taxi Driver.

    It's told about a secret institution for get back the truth, for punish the bad guys who the law can't reach. That institution named Rainbow Taxi Revenge Service with 5 peoples running that secret institution.

    There's a Kim Do Ki who has part as taxi driver. He would take the peoples who want to take the revenge and fight the bad guys and help their costumer. There's a Ahn Go Eun, she has job for hack all system when they were on duty. There's a Jang Hyuk Jin, Park Jin Eon, for helped the costumer in the field, and there's a leader named Jung Sung Chul.

    When some one need help, magically, they has Rainbow Taxi company. Then they become a costumer to be picked up by Kim Do Ki. In the taxi, Kim Do Ki will interviewed the costumer about their problem and what the costumer wants for the revenge target. Kim Do Ki then drop out the costumer in one place where's a box game there. Kim Do Ki given the costumer a coin who can used in that box game. In the box game, there's a guide for take their result decision. Are they want to continue or are they want to stop and canceled the revenge mission.

    If the costumer was chosen a continue, then the Rainbow Taxi Revenge Service will set the plan to accomplished their mission. The leader will approved the member plan and sponsor it. Then Kim Do Ki, Ahn Go Eun, Jang Hyuk Jin, and Park Jin Eon will running the mission.

    The Rainbow Taxi Revenge Service was a pro to make their costumer pleased cause injustice that their received is avanged.

    This Rainbow was a great company who's always success to take the costumer revenge. Their track record is not unreachable, even by the honest prosecutor, named Kang Ha Na. In every case that she chase are has connection to the Rainbow Taxi Revenge Service, when at the first she is know nothing about that. Because of her curiosity, she is finally know about Rainbow Taxi, but still don't want to drag them to court. Kang Ha Na finally learned that the honesty can't make the law work. Then, slowly she supported that company to judge the suspect who's unreachable by law.

    Instead being a honest prosecutor who is obey the law and the articles, she then join the company silently. It make the company more strong till the end.


    If The Law Can't Judge The Suspect, We Have To Take The Revenge

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    The Taxi Driver has 16 episodes with 9th different case. This drama was directed by Park Joon Woo who's previously directed Doctor Detective. This drama was being one of popular drama in south korean and also in my country. Also me very loved these movie not because the cast but about the theme.

    This is my Lee Je Hoon Drama and after watched this drama I become Lee Je Hoon fans cause his drama never failed.

    About this drama, the cast that I knew just Esom, Kang Hana role. I'm not her fan but I believe that Esom always chosen the great drama in her career. Moreover, the drama genre was my favorite, as you know might be that I'm the thriller addictor. So, I watched and being loved this drama.

    I loved how the plot run, how the writer improved each main character. By the time, the drama showed the main character history. Not only about the costumer problem, the pasts of Rainbow Taxi's member was exposed which then made they were end up in Rainbow Taxi Revenge Service.

    Fresh Theme

    I have watched so many drama in these genre, but I can't found out the similar theme. The Taxi Driver was fresh in these theme. In several theme, we would faced the authority who's the person can't reachable till the end, and some heroes will be punished cause their the way they break the law, but in this drama the prosecutor is copied what the heroes are done, even join with that company, judge the suspect, the authority with their way.

    Moreover, there's no romance in these drama. So it made the plot isn't failed. The romance that happened in these drama was the romance about Kim Do Ki and Lim Bok Ja in Voice Phishing case which's fake. These episodes was so hilarious and so funny. You know, Kim Do Ki was a stuffy person in previous episodes, but watching him as romantic man was so full of laugh. But he acted so pro, then make the lady boss being reaps what she sows, a deception.

    In the end I was thinking that there's a romance between Kim Do Ki and Kang HaNa, but it's totally unhappened till the end. So I'm thankful cause their romance would be so annoyed.


    These drama was a satire about the world who has so many authority who abused their power. Through these drama we can fulfill our wish to has a heroes who's punished the bad guys who isn't reach by the law. I even imagine, what if I opened that Rainbow Taxi Company too? I think, I have no brave to make it happened.

    This drama make us know about how the authority was running the world.

    Winning Several Awards

    These drama was great. Not only popular, Taxi Driver received several awards from 2021 SBS Drama Awards. It was Best Actor for Lee Je-Hoon, Excellent Actress for Esom, Best Supporting Actor for Kim Eui-Sung, Best Supporting Actress for Cha Ji-Yeon, Scene Stealer Award for Shim So-Young, Best New Actor for Choi Hyun-Wook. Reportly, Taxi Driver will had season 2 soon and I can't wait to had these drama.



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    I have so many imagination in my head. Something that I can't achieve as human and as a girl. So writing very challenging. Since in Junior High School, I written whatever I want to write. Without skill, I just write what I want to read. Now I have 12th published novels and all of that are romance.

    Yeah, I proudly say that I am an passionate author!

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  8. REVIEWS MOVIE | Taxi driver@filoso1533d
    Every time I watch Martin Scorsese's films,
    I realize just how much insight the director has into human beings.

    His insight calmly illuminates the anxious individual beings unable to settle in a society that is going through a period of boom and growth that seems to have no problems. And finally, critically pinches the absurdity and imbalance of the community hidden behind it.

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    Travis is a post-war generation. He does not return to his hometown, but remains in New York, working as a taxi driver and living a normal life. However, to him, 'normality' comes to him like another task to adapt to. The maladjustment of a man who directly experienced violence and misdeeds in a New York space represented by a democracy and peaceful community that everyone seems to have agreed to may be a natural result. Ironically, he still sees himself as a hero. So he can't stand the 'dirty and ugly things' of society, such as prostitution, drugs, assault, and illegal trafficking. He thinks he should define and judge the dark and drab back streets of New York, but no one sympathizes with his thoughts and actions. Completely isolated from human relationships, this man finally arrives at Iris, a girl who is caught by a pimp and lives a prostitution life. He recognizes each other as beings that can lessen each other's feelings of isolation and lack, and finally forms a human bond.

    In fact, there is another woman Travis loves. While she is obsessed with her paternal love and protective instincts in her relationship with Iris, she wants to reveal her macho masculinity in her relationship with Betsy. However, on her hard-to-promised first date, she takes her to a porn theater, bluntly blowing up her relationship's prospects. Looking at Betsy and Travis, I think they represent the relationship between men and women who were at the extremes of American society at the time. A beautiful woman who works at the campaign headquarters and has her own culture and a sense of order as a member of society, and a shrewd man who forgets how to form human relationships and has an extremely ordinary job of disorder and relatively simple repetition. Contrary to the rising values ​​of women, I feel that it adequately reflects the men of the post-war generation who were obscured by a false sense of heroism .

    Travis's eyes exploding in the second half of the shootout sequence are arguably De Niro's best acting. Travis, once again gripped by loneliness after her relationship with Betsy breaks down, plans to assassinate a political candidate she supports, but fails. Shortly thereafter, he goes to the brothel where Iris is and engages in a fierce gunfight with the pimps. In this sequence, Travis appears in a completely different form than in the first half. Wearing Boeing sunglasses, a field jumper reminiscent of a military uniform, and an extremely prominent mohican hair symbolize that he has not yet fully recovered from the aftermath of the war, and at the same time, it can be seen that he expressed rebellion and disobedience to the society to which he belongs. can This intense appearance has risen to a unique position among various characters in the film history.

    In a word, Travis can be seen as representing the clumsy and clumsy male image of the time. A 'taxi driver' who thinks, 'I have to do this', but does not have any legal rights and status, watches the streets of New York at night. A satirical struggle story of a small citizen who tries to approach someone as a lover, as a family, or as a judge, but is ignored and neglected.

    In the final scene, after taking Betsy home safely, he looks in the rear-view mirror until she disappears, clearly showing how he still illuminates himself as a being with meaning.

    Travis, unable to fully return from the past
    , wanders the streets of New York for another day.

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  9. Taxi Driver (Reseña/Review)@joseda321585d

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    SINOPSIS

    Travis Bickle es un veterano de guerra que no puede dormir en las noches, pasa el rato manejando por la ciudad, viendo cada rincón de ella, decide entonces ser chófer de taxi en el turno nocturno, para sacar algo de provecho a su insomnio.

    SYNOPSIS

    Travis Bickle is a war veteran who can't sleep at night, he spends his time driving around the city, seeing every corner of it, so he decides to be a taxi driver on the night shift, to get something out of his insomnia.


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    PERSONAJES

    Travis: Hombre preocupado por la suciedad de su ciudad.

    Betsy: Voluntaria a una campaña presidencial.

    Iris: Joven de 12 años que se prostituye.

    Senador Palentine: Candidato a la presidencia con secretos.

    CHARACTERS

    Travis: Man worried about the dirt in the city of him.

    Betsy: Volunteer for a presidential campaign.

    Iris: 12-year-old girl who prostitutes herself.

    Senator Palentine: Presidential candidate with secrets.

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    OPINIÓN

    No he visto muchas de las películas clásicas que todos han llegado a ver o saben de su existencia, no por no tener interés en ellas, sino por el tiempo. Pude verme Taxi Driver al fin y el sentimiento que me dio fue como leer a May Alcott, o Gabriel Garcia Marquez, esta película estrenada en el año 1970 dirigida por Martin Scorsese, no es solo una película buena de Robert de Niro, es un ejemplo del cine antiguo.


    De vez en cuando veo como mi padre ve películas antiguas mexicanas, al ver Taxi Driver pude ver las similitudes con algunas cosas y me dio a entender porque fue una película que causo tanto alboroto. Ya he visto películas de los 80's o un poco mas atrás, pero en esta película agrega elementos nuevos, o combina elementos. No es una película más de la era, es la película de la era.


    Directores como Nolan, Tarantino, Guillermo del Toro, no son conocidos por hacer películas que generaron bastante ingresos, son conocidos por agregar algo nuevo y único que ellos ven que falta. En Taxi Driver pude sentir un poco de egocentrismo por parte de Martin Scorsese, diciendo entre lineas "Al cine le falta esto, y lo haré yo" aunque suene vago el decir que es un sentimiento más que una afirmación técnica por todo lo que se ve en la película, es lo que me hizo sentir, y para mí eso es lo que hace buena a una película, que te haga sentir algo, así sea desagrado por un personaje, preocupación por una situación, que te haga sentir es un buen trabajo del artista.


    La película dura dos horas, tiene momentos fuera de la historia principal por unos momentos que luego se combinan al final, como lo pudieron llegar a hacer escritores en algunos libros de esa época, los escenarios y las tomas se hicieron meticulosamente, para que justo se viera todo lo que el director quería, de la manera en la que él quería. Para mí, más que una película sobre alguien algo dañado psicologicamente, es una película que representa la seriedad de un director en hacer algo nuevo, no por llamar la atención, sino que así es como debería ser.

    OPINION

    I haven't seen many of the classic movies that everyone has come to see or know about, not because I have no interest in them, but because of time. I was finally able to see Taxi Driver and the feeling it gave me was like reading May Alcott, or Gabriel Garcia Marquez, this film released in 1970 directed by Martin Scorsese, is not just a good Robert de Niro film, it is an example of the old cinema.


    From time to time I see how my father watches old Mexican movies, when I saw Taxi Driver I could see the similarities with some things and it gave me to understand why it was a movie that caused so much fuss. I've already seen movies from the 80's or a bit earlier, but in this movie he adds new elements, or combines elements. It's not just another movie of the era, it's the movie of the era.


    Directors like Nolan, Tarantino, Guillermo del Toro, they're not known for making movies that made a lot of money, they're known for adding something new and unique that they see is missing. In Taxi Driver I could feel a bit of self-centeredness on the part of Martin Scorsese, saying between the lines "The cinema lacks this, and I will do it" although it sounds vague to say that it is a feeling rather than a technical statement for everything that is seen in the movie, it's what made me feel, and for me that's what makes a movie good, that it makes you feel something, whether it's dislike for a character, concern about a situation, that it makes you feel is a good job of the artist.


    The film lasts two hours, it has moments outside the main story for a few moments that are later combined at the end, as writers could do in some books of that time, the settings and shots were done meticulously, so that just see everything the director wanted, the way he wanted. For me, more than a film about someone somewhat psychologically damaged, it is a film that represents the seriousness of a director in doing something new, not for attention, but that's how it should be.


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  10. Տաքսի վարորդը (Taxi Driver, 1976)@panza2852d

    Ֆիլմը «Տաքսի վարորդը» Մարտին Սկորսեզեն նկարահանված մի սցենարի Պոլ պատմությունը, «զինվորական» ով ժամանել է Նյու Յորքում պատերազմից հետո Վիետնամում, որը դարձել է տաքսու վարորդ մարդասպան. Ցավում անքնություն, եւ քանի որ այս նա ստանում է մի գիշերը աշխատում է որպես տաքսու վարորդ: Գիշերը դառնում է քաղաքի ճշմարիտ դեմքի անձնավորությունը: Գիշերը, փողոցները գան կավատների, հաճախորդներին մարմնավաճառների, մանկապիղծների եւ այլ հաշմանդամություն ունեցող անձանց, որի գլխավոր հերոսն սրտերում զանգերի ցեխի, թափոն Նա ասում է, որ հաճախ պետք է սրբել հետեւի տեղը սերմերից, իսկ երբեմն արյան մեջ, աշխատանքի արդյունքում: Բոլորը միասին, հետ միասին իր սիրած, բայց չեն հասկանում, թե իր կին քաղաքական ակտիվիստ, հետ միասին մի ծանոթի հետ, մի երիտասարդ պոռնիկի հետ խենթ մարդ, առաջացնում նրա վերափոխումը սառնարյուն մարդասպանին.

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    Այս ֆիլմում դուք կարող եք տեսնել մի շատ ուժեղ հակադրություն այն օրը, երբ մարդիկ հիմնականում, կարծես քաղաքավարի, նրանք գնում են հանդիպումների, աշխատանքի, արտադրել ավելի կամ պակաս բարենպաստ տպավորություն է, եւ գիշերը, երբ փողոց է գալիս զանգվածը մարդկանց, ովքեր պարկեշտ մարդիկ, նույնիսկ, կարծես թե հավաքվում են: Նյու Յորքի գիշերը դժոխքի ցածր շրջանակն է, քան իր օրերը: Բայց դա դեռ դժոխք է, եւ դրա բնակիչները նույնն են: Եվ ամեն ինչ փոխկապակցված է, միշտ եւ ամեն ինչում: Եվ այս ամենը գնում է քաղաքական գործիչների ձեռքին: Գլխավոր հերոսը կանխատեսում է, որ մի օր անձրեւը լվանում է բոլոր այս կեղտը: Եվ, հավանաբար, մեկ օր անձրեւը կարող է իսկապես լվանալ ամեն ինչ: Այնուամենայնիվ, կասկածելի է, որ հիմնական բնույթը, առնվազն, այս անձրեւի մեջ Նոյին դառնալու մի հնարավորություն է: Այստեղ եւ Չարլզ Պալանտինի նախընտրական արշավը: Ընդհանրապես դա գեղարվեստական ​​բնույթ է կրում, թեեւ կարող է լինել, որ նա ունի նախատիպ: Որոշ տեղերում նրա տեսքը հիշեցնում է այժմ հայտնի Ջորջ Բ. Բուշին: Դե, բոլոր քաղաքական գործիչները ընդհանուր բան ունեն: Թե ինչպես տեսքը, այնպես էլ գործողությունները.

    Շատ ուժեղ տեսարան է ֆիլմի տեսարան զրույցի ավտոմեքենայով եւ սենատոր Չարլզ համար, որոնց քիչ քարոզչություն (կամ գուցե պարզապես ձեւացնում է, որ աշխատանք փնտրողների) միայն սիրո համար հարցնում է թեկնածուին իշխանության գալը քաղաքը մաքրել ամեն ինչ, որ նա, չի սիրում: «Մենք պետք է այս ամենը դնենք զուգարանում», ասում է նա: «Կարծում եմ, ես հասկանում եմ, բայց դա այնքան էլ պարզ չէ», պատասխանում է թեկնածուն: Իրական, համընդհանուր արձագանքման քաղաքականություն: Նա ոչ մի խոստում չի տալիս, այն պատճառով, որ նա որեւէ խոստում չունի: Հատկապես, եթե այնտեղ կա մի մարդ, ով իր օգտին քվեարկի եւ ուրիշներին կոչ է անում քվեարկել: Քաղաքական գործիչը, ով հասել է ժողովրդականություն, ձեռք բերվել, որ պաստառներ նրա անունը կախվել շուրջ (եւ, հավանաբար, ոչ միայն դրա համար), ըստ երեւույթին, առանց մեծ մտքի մասին, թե ինչ են մտածում շարքային տաքսու վարորդները, սկզբունքորեն, վերադարձան հետո Վիետնամում սպառիչ պատերազմ: Եվ ոչ միայն սովորական տաքսու վարորդները: Ոչ ոք չի սիրում, որ իր մեքենան հարձակվի մի անասունի կողմից, «Սա մեր տարածքն է, դուրս եկեք». Բայց դա անում են քաղաքական գործիչները: Ոչ, դա ոչ: Սկզբում նրանք վրա մարդկանց, ինչպիսիք են հիմնական բնույթ, երբ նրանք էին պատերազմի, եւ այժմ վանկարկելով «Մենք այն մարդիկ են» նշելով, որ իրենք չեն ցանկանում, որ հասարակ ժողովուրդը կռվեց շահերի համար մի բուռ մարդկանց.

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    Ռոբերտ Դե Նիրոն այս ֆիլմում մեծ է: Նա միշտ տարբերվում է եւ մի քանի տեսարաններ հետ զրույցներում պոռնիկ Իրիս (մեկի առաջին դերերի ճոխ դերասանուհի), որը, ըստ կավատի, կես տարիների ընթացքում (տարիքը կավատների կարող է առաջացնել, եւ ստորին), իսկ սիրելի ակտիվիստ, ոչ մի տպավորիչ կատարման, եւ նրանց հաճախորդների հետ: Նրա ամենահիշարժան հաճախորդը խելագար ծեր է, ասելով, որ մտադիր է սպանել իր կինը աֆրիկյան ամերիկացի դավաճանության համար: Նա խաղում է Մարտին Սկորսեզեի կողմից: Մասնավորապես, վառ դառնում է Ռոբերտ դե Նիրոն կերպարը հետո նա ունի որոշակի, որը նա, ի վերջո, որոշել է կազմակերպել. Հարվեյ Քեյթելի կողմից տպավորիչ պատկեր: Դիմակ արժանապատիվ մարդուն նստած իր բնավորության լավ է, բայց իրականում դա թաքցնում տակ սառնարյուն ազատամիտ եւ ստրկատեր.

    Նաեւ մեծ տեսարաններ այլ տաքսու վարորդների միջեւ: Նրանք ավարտում են նկարը, դարձնում այն ​​ավելի անփոփոխ եւ ստուգված: Նրանք միասին քննարկում են իրենց աշխատանքը, թե ովքեր են նրանք իրականացնում: Նրանք, ովքեր պայքարում են հոմոսեքսուալների ետեւում, ապա ստրուկ կանայք: Եվ բոլորը վերաբերվում են «սովորականին». Գուցե նրանք որոշակի փաստեր են գրում: Տաքսիների վարորդներից մեկը ծիծաղելի է ասում, որ իր հետ կնքում է կնոջ հետ մտերիմ հարաբերություններ: Նա չի կարծում, թե ինչ է նա արել է իր երեխային, ով կարող է մահանալ մինչեւ ծննդյան կամ գնալ որբանոց եւ կտուժի ամբողջ իր կյանքը: Այս մասին ծիծաղելի կամ զվարճալի բան չկա, բայց այս ամենը զվարճալի: Դա սարսափելի է, եւ սա մեր կյանքն է: Ի տարբերություն այս տաքսու վարորդները միայնակ չեն: Նա գրեթե չի ուշադրություն դարձնում նրանց, ում նա կրում է: Քանի որ դեռեւս անիմաստ է որեւէ բան անել: Ավելի լավ է գումար վաստակես, եւ հանգիստ անցկացնեք այն, ինչ ուզում ես.

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  11. Insomniac Film Festival Interlude: I've Never Seen Taxi Driver@rvgenaille3260d

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    I love the work of Martin Scorsese. Good Fellas and Casino are incredible. I thought The Departed was great. Cape Fear was my first Scorsese film and I really liked it. I like his failures, as well, to a degree; Bringing Out The Dead didn't quite work but I admired his ambition. I haven't seen all his stuff yet, partly because of availability, partly because of my own quiet pathology with movies (huh? Never mind, random, self-centred diagnoses).

    I haven't seen Taxi Driver. The reason? I've heard so many great things about it. I've seen countless parodies and take-offs on it. It is an awesome film that has built up such a mythology around it that I am afraid to see it and be disappointed. I've read Roger Elbert's Ebert on Scorsese and his praise and analysis of the film. I've devoured the IMDB content on the film. The idea that Paul Schrader plays with, the "pathology of loneliness" is something I've been fascinated with in other works and, somewhat, in my own writing and experiences.

    I want to see this movie and I want to love it so I've stayed away from it because I don't want to be disappointed, just in case. I own a copy of it on DVD but haven't watched it. How sad is that? Don't worry, I am building towards watching it, I just have to work through this.

    We'll see how it goes.

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  12. Breve reseña de cine: Taxi Driver, de Martin Scorsese@vickaboleyn3294d

     Mi abuela y yo acabamos de ver esta magnífica obra de arte de Martin Scorsese, con un Robert De Niro haciendo magistralmente el papel de un hombre mentalmente perturbado por un insomnio que el propio personaje por alguna que otra razón no se ha querido tratar, y con una joven Jodie Foster en el papel de una prostituta infantil seducida y manipulada por un proxeneta maquiavélico bien retratado por un joven Harvey Keitel.

    Scorsese ha logrado hacer un fiel retrato de los efectos del insomnio crónico, muy evidentes en el personaje de Travis. Ha logrado retratar la delgada línea entre el raciocinio y la locura, la realidad y la irrealidad. Ha logrado retratar esa pérdida de la identidad tras el retorno de un evento traumático (la guerra) y la lucha por recuperarla, aunque no sea de la manera más ortodoxa. E incluso ha logrado retratar la realidad oculta que la sociedad conoce pero  ignora intencionalmente (la prostitución forzada, la trata de blancas).

    Eso no siempre se ha visto en el cine, quizás por temor a las malas críticas o por el simple hecho de que lo consideran algo no rentable.




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