MOVIE: TAXI DRIVER [1976]

REVIEW# 73
MOVIE: TAXI DRIVER [1976]
Genre: Crime/Drama
Cast: Robert De Niro,Jodie Foster
Direction: Martin Scorsese
IMDb rating: 8.3/10
Deeps rating: 8/10
Verdict: An excellent psychological thriller.

    Travis Bickle is a lonely dreamer who is willing to work hard to earn money for a living.He is depressed and can't sleep at nights and so he decides to to work as a cab driver.He works long and starts earning but a good sleep eludes him.He realizes that he needs a companion when he meets a gorgeous girl,Betsy who is a campaign volunteer for Senator and running presidential candidate,Charles Palantine.Travis who is not romantic by nature try to impress her a lot but eventually fails.This grows a certain type of anguish in him which in turn turns him into an abnormal guy.He wants to get noticed by doing things that will put him in everyone's attention.But the way he chooses seems bizarre and vulnerable.

     His paranoid mind makes him imitate superhero's and do wild things and so he purchases some guns.He trains alone in his room and imposter various styles in front of his mirror.But as his idle mind start to become a devils workshop he starts to venture out.He meets a child prostitute Iris[Jodie Foster] one day and after hearing her sad story and the trap she is in he decides to help her.But strange thoughts cross his minds everyday and he decides to murder the running president Palantine just to get Betzey's attention but his attempt fails.Now he decides to take up the dangerous journey to save Iris from her captors but things are too perilous than he imagined.

     Robert De Niro,the young and handsome guy in this movie showed so much promise then in 1976 and now we know where he stands in Hollywood.His growth as a Legend was quick and Taxi driver was one film which laid the foundation for that.The young and gorgeous Jodie Foster too gained much in her career from this movie.A classic work from Martin Scorsese, this movie will live in your hearts forever.Don't miss it..

I am Deepak Unnikrishnan and I will be back with another Hollywood classic soon.

TIP OF THE DAY: LONELINESS IS THE POVERTY OF SELF.