the guy who works at the campaign with Betsy was perfectly developed. He need not be developed further than representing a participating member in Betsy's life - A guy she interacts with at the work which gives her life some meaning. Travis sees this guy, his attitude, and his relationship with Betsy as being pointless and shallow, lacking any real substance. Scorsese perfectly conveys this - and it strengthen Betsy's initial attraction/intrigue towards Travis when he is honest and upfront rather than playing into the conventions of a suited up 9-5er. really, we the audience aren't meant to give a shit about the guy - and having Travis randomly kill the guy would serve as nothing other than a cheap narrative shift which would probably derail the whole film. As for it being a superhero movie, think about it...A guy who lives amongst the filth and scum - rather than living above it (batman, superman, avengers) he blends into the background. Seeing zero desire from anybody else in society to do anything about it he decides to give his life and true and total purpose. If the movie didn't have opposing conventions to todays superhero movies, the quote wouldn't take any sense... It's a more realistic 'superhero' movie because it displays the same vigilante and anonymous action through a vastly different mindset, one that mirrors many of the then (and still to this days) prevalent and rising feelings of detachment, loneliness, and nihilism plaguing men. Just look at the guy who shot the healthcare CEO.
also, Jodie Foster was actually 12 years old when they filmed this. and she absolutely looks it. How on earth does she look 27? c'mon guys, do your research. This is absolutely a timeless, engrained classic in cinema history. If your saying you count how many times you check your phone during a movie and that you were 80% focused while watching, how can you make a podcast about it? you couldn't possibly have a clear focus and understanding of the movie.
the guy who works at the campaign with Betsy was perfectly developed. He need not be developed further than representing a participating member in Betsy's life - A guy she interacts with at the work which gives her life some meaning. Travis sees this guy, his attitude, and his relationship with Betsy as being pointless and shallow, lacking any real substance.
Scorsese perfectly conveys this - and it strengthen Betsy's initial attraction/intrigue towards Travis when he is honest and upfront rather than playing into the conventions of a suited up 9-5er. really, we the audience aren't meant to give a shit about the guy - and having Travis randomly kill the guy would serve as nothing other than a cheap narrative shift which would probably derail the whole film.
As for it being a superhero movie, think about it...A guy who lives amongst the filth and scum - rather than living above it (batman, superman, avengers) he blends into the background. Seeing zero desire from anybody else in society to do anything about it he decides to give his life and true and total purpose. If the movie didn't have opposing conventions to todays superhero movies, the quote wouldn't take any sense... It's a more realistic 'superhero' movie because it displays the same vigilante and anonymous action through a vastly different mindset, one that mirrors many of the then (and still to this days) prevalent and rising feelings of detachment, loneliness, and nihilism plaguing men. Just look at the guy who shot the healthcare CEO.
also, Jodie Foster was actually 12 years old when they filmed this. and she absolutely looks it. How on earth does she look 27? c'mon guys, do your research. This is absolutely a timeless, engrained classic in cinema history. If your saying you count how many times you check your phone during a movie and that you were 80% focused while watching, how can you make a podcast about it? you couldn't possibly have a clear focus and understanding of the movie.