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So, the film is about loneliness, depression, the inability to communicate with people, and how that can tip you over the edge. PTSD is also a factor in this, remember Travis is a former marine, just coming out of the Vietnam war, and he's returned to a society he doesn't understand. The scene in the diner with the tablet dissolving is actually very clever. It's supposed to symbolize the simmering rage inside Travis and that he's gonna eventually explode. The Thing about Travis is, he's a total contradiction like Betsy says. He hates the filth and whores of NYC, but he goes to porn theaters every day. He hates the dopers and junkies, yet we see him drink and eat pills all the time. He's essentially an anti-hero, a guy who you know is not a good guy, but you sympathize/empathize with him because of his loneliness, which a lot of people relate too. The dude in the cab who wants to kill his wife is actually the director, Martin Scorsese. I understand why you're in doubt whether or not the ending is real, especially after having seen Joker. But Paul Schrader, the writer and Scorsese have both said it's supposed to be real. And that look that Travis gives in the mirror is supposed to signify that he's a ticking time bomb. He hasn't changed at all and it's just a matter of time before he explodes again. As for De Niro, he definitely is a full blown method actor. He actually got a taxi license and was driving around NYC to prepare for this role. His other iconic performance is in Raging Bull where he plays the boxer Jake Lamotta. In preperation to that, he actually fought some matches and even won a few. Anyway, glad you got around to this film. It means a lot to people, me included. Looking forward to A Clockwork Orange
@@ericjanssen394 That makes a lot of sense actually, the difference is that in notes from underground the MC is too egocentric to do anything at all. Never really noticed it before.
I disagree with the notion that Travis is a bad person. Travis is mentally ill, horribly mentally ill-- and instead of turning that rage into random political violence, he turns it into righteous fury. Obviously Travis needs help-- but he is the way he is because of the world around him. He didnt do anything wrong-- he came close several times, outside of his outburst with Betsy, but ultimately did little harm-- you could argue he allowed homie to off his wife, but he would have done it whether Travis drove him there, or not. The world is a net positive because of what Travis did, multiple pedophiles gone, a child safe with her family, a shop owner got to keep the money that would become his rent and expenses, and a robber is in the ground. Anyone who thinks Travis is bad-- lacks the moral intelligence to understand him. When i saw an analyzing evil video on Travis Bickle, right next to names like Hans Landa and Calvin Candy-- i was damn near offended. He isnt evil.
@@jacobjones5269 I once worked with a guy who's best friend's dad was Ted Levine. He claims to have avoided watching Silence of the Lambs all these years in order to not see Ted in such a... vulnerable position.
Film factoid: One of the girls that Jodi hangs out with ( the one that Tavis almost hits with his taxi ) was a real working girl and heroin addict that the character "Iris" was based on. She died from AIDS in 1994. The other girl was an actress named Billie Perkins who is still living.
One of the prime examples why Matin Scorsese is one of the all time greatest filmmakers to ever live, and that Paul Schrader is one the most undervalued but masterful writers in American cinema.
I remember reading that people were concerned about Jodi Fosters' safety in the film because her reaction to the violence was so convincing but Scorsese actually walked her through the entire scene before hand to show how it will he done which she was fascinated by. Also her mom was with her throughout the movie. De Niro actually took her to lunch to rehearse their scenes. It was like they were family.
Scorsese really went dummy hard in this film. The framing and themes in this film are so brilliantly done, watching analyses of this film really make you wanna watch it over and over again
"Whoever wrote this movie..." Look up the work of Paul Schrader, both as a writer and director. He's one of the best, still working, and very approachable online.
@@porflepopnecker4376 Schrader has some great films under his belt as a director. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, Blue Collar, Patty Hearst, Affliction, and The Comfort of Strangers just to name a few. He even may have outdone himself a few years back with First Reformed, which has to be one of the best American films of the 21st century.
@@shortmorgan_ Much of it still goes overlooked: the humor of the movie, Travis' racism, that he is celebrated for killing a pimp instead of a politician, and (my personal favorite bit) that he knowingly takes Betsy to the porno flick to purposely repel her and trigger a psychotic episode.
Schrader is a deeply, deeply underrated director. Mishima is somewhat of a classic I suppose, and he’s pretty well known in some cinephile circles, but on the whole he’s mostly just known as the dude who wrote stuff for Martin Scorsese. Even then I feel as if he’s still understated. It’s a shame, he’s directed several extraordinary films. I completely agree that First Reformed is one of the most seminal American films of the century, just a fantastic psychological drama.
That shootout was the most realistic shootout I've seen in a movie. The way Travis just sat in the steps pondering if he should go on with this but realizing he did shoot the pimp already so might as well. Also this movie symbolizes how a guy doesn't even know what he's supposed to do and where he's supposed to go.
@@ericjanssen394 I remember it well in the Wild Style days. The city was beautiful back then, and graffiti covered every brick of every corner. As a little kid, I just thought the city was built that way. This was shortly after the Star Wars, E.T. boom, and the market was flooded with generic kids flicks. Better to play outside.
@dfss csss Well, I did say "IMO", but he is certainly very good in The Godfather. But with Dog Day Afternoon, he's the star, whereas as The Godfather is more of an ensemble.
I first saw "Taxi Driver" at the theater when it came out and it scared the hell out of me. I went out the next day and bought the soundtrack album. It was the last movie score by the great Bernard Herrmann before he died. When I got my first VCR in 1981 it was one of the first movies I bought on VHS back when they were really expensive, like 70 or 80 dollars. "King of Comedy" is sort of like a comedy variation of "Taxi Driver." 14:25 -- The guy in this scene is director Martin Scorcese. He's also seen sitting on the steps in the first scene where we see Betsy.
This is far from Jodie Foster's first movie. She might be the most experienced film actor in this movie. She and Kurt Russell were Disney's very first child movie actors. They both starred in a ton of live action Disney movies.
“The Accused”, “Flightplan”, “Panic Room” also “The Silence of the Lambs” are top tier films of work by Foster. She is an underrated legend if you ask me, powerful actress in any theme.
You forgot to mention a very impressive and early movie performance in "The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane". Jodie and Martin Sheen are really good in that movie.
Another Jodie Foster movie recent and came out of semi retirement was Hotel Artemis (2018). Dave Bautista is also in this, an excellent movie. So was Contact (1997) and oh, Elysium (2013). Oh damn, I forgot the movie,, Nell, (1997, also with Liam Neeson and his late real wife Natasha Richardson). One more, The Brave One (2007). Oh damn, one more, The Accused (1988), in which she won an Academy Award for best supporting actress. A couple of years later, an Academy award for best actress fo Silence Of The Lambs.
Actually, De Niro is a method actor. He studied under both Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg learning the Stanislavski method of acting. It's one of the reasons he's always been so damn good!
My brother was in college in 1975-76, when he took a film class and saw Taxi Driver before it’s release. He said it was one of the most memorable and disturbing films ever.
The scene in which Travis gets the cabbie job was groundbreaking. The way films had been made, you never, ever left the main character behind the shot like that. Instead of confusing the audience, taking in Travis' entire world by leaving him, panning around and coming back was brilliant and drew the audience in.
Give “The Untouchables “ a test drive for fashion- It’s a period piece set in prohibition- Huge brilliant cast- Georgio Armani- did the wardrobe It’s UNREAL the suits, everything is absolutely brilliant
This movie crushes my soul every time I watch it. It is in my top 10, and possibly top 5 films ever made. Travis was just a lost soul, isolated and unable to connect with his fellow man on any meaningful level. He was disgusted by the lack of empathy and abundance of apathy of everyone around him, and by the miscreant nature of society writ large. He was a man that grew more and more misanthropic everyday, and for reasons that any sane person could clearly relate to, without a single moment's hesitation. He grew evermore frustrated and impatient with a society that had no place for him. One that had cast him into the trash bin of mankind; one that relegated him to the sewers of civilization. Love and hate were too valuable for anyone to waste on Travis. He was background noise, static, if you will. Something that you look at and then never give a second thought for as long as you live. When he finally finds purpose at the end of the film by saving the delicate flower that was Iris, a young girl drowning in the human cesspool that was NYC in the 1970s, it brought a tear to my eye the first time I watched it, and every time thereafter. He channeled his anger and his discontent by freeing her from a life of wallowing misery, and gave her the wonderful life that she deserved, or what could be salvaged of it in any case. A man that went unacknowledged and unappreciated by society finally gets recognized for what he is, and what he has been all along. . . a good man. What a beautiful film it is. A film with a message so beautiful, yet a setting so ugly, bleak, and depressing. A film that inspires hope and resilience where one thinks none can be found. 10/10 in my book. Great review, my friend.
I was there, and NYC was an out-of--control cesspool in the 1970's. Crime was rampant, trash was everywhere, everything was covered by graffiti, and this movie captures that era so perfectly.
Okay Mello, if you're gonna dive into Deniro-Scorcese movies, you gotta do Raging Bull, one of the great films of all time. And hell yeah The King of Comedy is brillant too. Look forward to it!
Music was the final score by Bernard Hermann, whose long career included many Hitchcock films including Psycho. Check Wikipedia for all the movies he scored.
I saw this movie in 1983, on VHS- blew my mind. It was the fluid direction and hard boiled, gritty atmosphere that got me. This movie can be read on several levels as well, very cool.
Classic film, classic performance. Jodi Foster was indeed 12 years old when she made this film. If you’ve never seen a Jodi Foster film, you must see another classic. “Silence of the Lambs” Jodo Foster won an Oscar for her performance in this.
Bernard Herman’s theme is absolute silk not just to the ears, but the soul. Pisses me off that iTunes keeps removing it, because that saxophone is God’s music. Pure Heaven.
29:11In the last seconds of the film, Travis looks into his rearview mirror and sees his own wild eyes looking back. We get one last glimpse of his insanity, churning under the surface, and there's suddenly a harsh, strange note on the soundtrack as Travis adjusts his mirror and looks away from his reflection. I think that goes to show that he likely still has the same problems as before . But I also wonder if now he has a craving from after that night in engaging in killing
I love that you reacted to this. Taxi Driver is one of the most unforgettable and unnerving movies I've ever seen. The rising anxiety and tension throughout leads to an inevitable chaos and wrath that's simultaneously satisfying and devastating. The performances are unmatched. It's one of very few movies I'd call a legit masterpiece. Your commentary and real-time appraisals were excellent.
When I watched this movie the first time I found it uncomfortable that Jodie Foster was only 14 when this came out, but it shines an unfortunate reality that many women are forced with a lot of times at very young ages so I very much respect this movie for that
@@scottjo63 Huh! After the minor supporting role in Alice, Scorsese cast her in the role of a child prostitute in Taxi Driver (1976). To be able to do the film, Foster had to undergo psychiatric assessment and was accompanied by a social worker on set. Her older sister acted as her stand-in in sexually suggestive scenes
It's a classic case of unreliable narrator. You can't trust that the events of the film happened exactly the way you see them because the POV of the film is through a bias flawed character. The Great Gatsby is another example.
First time I saw this movie was on TV. It had no commercials and I was glued to the screen the entire time even though I had to use the bathroom during the last half hour or so of the movie, I couldn’t stop watching. Easily one of my favorite films I’ve ever seen.
He's not in jail because he killed organized crime figures who were prostituting a 12 year old girl. No way a prosecutor would go after him. Also, the musical score was one of the last composed by Bernard Herrmann, who did Citizen Kane and numerous Hit hcock films, most notably Psycho.
Nice video, this is one of the best movies EVER! The Piano Teacher (2001) is another incredible but vary disturbing character study that I’d highly suggest.
DeNiro spent a lot of time driving a cab so he could get a feel for the kind of people his character would run into. John Hinkley, Jr. got fixated over Jody Foster because of Taxi Driver and basically saw himself as Travis, even to the point of wearing an old military jacket. He wanted to make an impression on Jody Foster by assassinating Ronald Reagan.
there is a theory that Travis died from his gunshots while in the apartment, and the prologue is a hallucination while he was dying. Wrapping up him being the hero in his own mind.
Personally I agree with this idea, and it makes a lot of sense. However, Scorsese himself has said that its not a hallucination, and it it actually is meant to be real. Kind of strange if you ask me, but hey.
You have great taste in movies. You're very on point with your comments and reactions. Love you videos, thanks for reacting to all these classics. It just proves how great movies use to be, and how great they can be.
Also Robert DeNiro worked as a taxi driver in new york for months in preparation for this role. He wasnt as well known back then as he is today so he was able to be pretty incognito lol
he actually was recognized by at least one fare who thought DenIro had been forced to take a cabdriver's job after he couldn't get an acting job anymore
That last part, where you asked “what was that?” is a reminder to the audience that the main character still has the instability lurking, though dormant for the time being.
I saw a documentary about this movie once where Scorsese was talking about the longer shots (like with the dissolving Alka Seltzer). Some people were saying to cut those bits short. Instead, Scorsese said to let them run longer, let the audience absorb it and wonder about the significance of what they're seeing.
Years ago, Times Square was full of old worn out theaters showing pron movies, adult stores, strip joints. The last few mayors have really cleaned it up and made it family oriented tourist spot. Back 2010, I went to New York in May and in June with my kids on school related trips. The 4 story tall Toys"R"Us was Epic. They had a dang ferris wheel in it and they had a bunch of employees playing with lame toys to make them look cool (and it worked). They had 12 foot screen running the latest consoles you could play on. They had velvet rope with a doorman/bouncer blocking non-customers from upstairs the lobby of the 3 story tall McDonald's. They had 20 registers. My daughter had to pee, so I bought a drink and the bouncer let us go right up. They had 30" plasma screens showing McDonald's ads and TV channels. It was upholstered nice and looked like a club. I went to the restroom, also and when I went in, this New Jersey douchebag was walking out. He looked like a living meme with the curly greasy hair tousled up, the fake tan, the medallion, it looked like he had just stepped off the set of Jersey Shore. I wanted to get a selfie, but I didn't want to piss him off, either. :)
Cybill Shepherd started her career as a model, so no surprise you had the perfect takes on her that you did. Oh, and the bald taxi driver was Peter Boyle, who also played the monster in Young Frankenstein.
Glad you’re doing King of Comedy too!! In college, I wrote a paper comparing & contrasting the lead characters in both of these movies and love your reactions.
This is in my top 5 of all time. Its such a masterclass in filmmaking, im so stoked to see what you think. I saw it for the first time when i was like 16 and i saw it on netflix. I was absolutely blown away
The score for the movie was composed by Bernard Herrman, he wrote the music for Psycho and Vertigo (both Hitchcock films), Citizen Kane... and many many others. The only way I could describe him is as a musical and film genius. By the way, he won the Oscar for Taxi Driver score
I was born 20 years after the release of this movie and the first time I saw it was in 2017. I wanted to see Robert De Niro in my youth and this is the best movie I've ever seen. I think you know how to enjoy and understand the movie. It was the best reaction video. I used a translator. Greetings from Korea 👍👍👏
Glad you reacted to this film man. Arguably one of DeNiro's best performances. You would enjoy watching a Bronx Tale or Mean Streets too if you get the chance.
First time I saw this movie was 1998, I was 16, renting movies with my girl, I had never heard of this movie, I just saw DeNiro with a Mohawk and a gun and was like oh hell yeah!!!! Movie blew me away!!!
Duuude. If you're taking suggestions, check out anything involving Charlie Kaufman. You have the perceptiveness and openness to appreciate his quirks. 💜
@@SM-tj6qp Any/all. I may have to have an informal Kaufman film festival some weekend this summer, watch them all back to back and totally blow my noodle. 😂
That drummer was a genuine street performer that was sort of famous at the time, in a lot of movies. I thought it was hilarious when Travis took her to the pron movie, at that point you realize that's something's seriously off with him, he genuinely didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Btw, Martin Scorses was the dude talking about his wife with the black dude, wanting to shoot her with the .44.
Teacher: Why are you here Xander? Me as De Niro: You talkin to me? Teacher: Oh Jesus Christ not again Me as De Niro: there’s nobody else here, so you must be talkin to me Teacher: because it’s Saturday!!! Me: 😐Fuck.
Paul Schrader, the writer, is one of the greatest writers of all time. Check out his films Light Sleeper (Willem Dafoe and Susan Sarandon) and Blue Collar (Harvey Keitel and Richard Pryor), he wrote and directed those. Also, the soundtrack was one of the last by Bernard Hermmann, who scored most of Hitchcock's films.
As a lifelong taxi driver fan, its so cool seeing someone react to it for the first time; if you want to watch jodie foster, i recommend silence of the lamb. Your idea in the description to watch king of comedy is great aswell, im looking forward to more of your content!
I've said it many times. The 70's stands as the best in Movies, Music, and TV shows. Taxi Driver is one of so many iconic films of the era. Where almost every scene takes it's time. the camera shots, the incredible acting. And since were talking 70's we should talk about a time to do the best of the all. That would be The Godfather. That is a must. An offer that can't be refused.
Travis's writings is partially based on the writings of Arthur Bremer, the guy who shot George Wallace. And this movie inspired the assassination attempt on Reagan. The irony..😐
Paul Schrader is the writer. Unfortunatelly Bernard Hermann the composer of the soundtrack only had a dedication to his memory because he had past away when the film was released
Paul Schrader who wrote the screenplay is one of the best. He's still working, too. I've been going back and forth for nearly 50 years on whether the ending is real or just in Travis' mind as he's dying. I just heard an interview with Schrader who didn't answer that outright but mentioned that the very last scene are the she as the beginning. The story is a loop, playing itself over and over. A pretty heavy idea.
The cabbie who's always selling stuff is also the creature from Young Frankenstein. The guy at the campaign headquarters is Albert Brooks, check out some of his movies as well. Great comic talent.
Btw...if I remember correctly from my film apprec class many moons ago, the ending had to be in desaturated color, or they would have gotten an X rating from the MPAA.
I'm going to subscribe hoping that since you've discovered Jodie Foster, you'll do more of her movies. Everybody always says "do Silence of the Lambs!!" but since there are already 5000 reactions to Lambs on RUclips, here are some others: The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (directed by Scorsese) Foxes The Accused Candleshoe The Brave One (Jodie's turn to be Travis Bickle) Panic Room Flightplan
You should react to The Nice Guys with Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe sometime soon. Hilarious movie with great comedic chemistry between the two of them.
1:40 you might recognize the actor seated behind the desk. He had a role in a film as a small time loan shark in a little film called Rocky also from '76.
first time i saw this was at 4 a.m. in 2019 i was extremely depressed and lonely i really related to travis we were alike in many ways i was so mesmerized
My mom psychologist growing up and I wanted to follow in her footsteps, and this movie was a big one on my radar for being so early exploring mental health. To your vid, that was such a great job with the video game overlays and everything. That was perfect!
Loving your reactions! If you’re thinking of doing another classic character study set against a gritty New York City, you might give ‘Midnight Cowboy’ a watch.
Another vote for "The Deer Hunter" .... perhaps the most intense film made about the insanitty of the Vietnam War .... it does this by showing what happens to friends in a Russian Orthodox community in Appalachia when the war overtakes them .... if you think "Taxi Driver" is an intense character study , "The Deer Hunter" will BLOW YOU AWAY !!!!
Well it's not that the film was profetic, Hinkley was fixated on Foster specifically after seeing this movie and targeted Regan like Bickle targeted Valentine. All so that Jodie would finally respond to him.
Fuck yeah. Man you're hitting ALL the classics, after all this is done you're going to be one crazy movie guru. Also this movie is the reason I got a mohawk just like his
Random trivia: the final shootout scene in the hotel room was desaturated because the studio thought the amount of blood was too grotesque; this is why none of it is red.
Ever heard of John Hinckley? The guy who shot Ronald Reagan. He was obsessed with this movie and Jodie Foster in particular. That's why he shot Reagan to show Jodie Foster how serious he was about his love for her.
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Movies I recommend for you MellVerse
Do the Right Thing by Spike Lee
The Pianist by Rowan Polanski
Punch-Drunk Love by Paul Thomas Anderson
Dunkirk by Christopher Nolan
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Would love if these were added as well.
Drive
Seven Psychopaths
Thanks for the great content.
I know you are working your way through the Kubrick catalog...just wanna make sure Dr Strangelove is coming up on the list? ✌
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The racist guy in the taxi backseat who talked about killing his wife is Scorsese making a cameo.
He’s also sitting outside Betsy’s office when she is first introduced.
@@jeffreynolin9339 Yeah, the guy who passes him is wearing an inside out Colombia (Pictures) t-shirt, the film's distributor.
@@amjh4lah809 That, I’ve never caught. I’ll have to look for it next time.
Another guy was supposed to play that role, but didn't show for the night of the shoot, so Scorsese opted to play the role himself.
@@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy I never knew that as a fact but oddly I always assumed that was the case. Neat.
So, the film is about loneliness, depression, the inability to communicate with people, and how that can tip you over the edge. PTSD is also a factor in this, remember Travis is a former marine, just coming out of the Vietnam war, and he's returned to a society he doesn't understand. The scene in the diner with the tablet dissolving is actually very clever. It's supposed to symbolize the simmering rage inside Travis and that he's gonna eventually explode.
The Thing about Travis is, he's a total contradiction like Betsy says. He hates the filth and whores of NYC, but he goes to porn theaters every day. He hates the dopers and junkies, yet we see him drink and eat pills all the time. He's essentially an anti-hero, a guy who you know is not a good guy, but you sympathize/empathize with him because of his loneliness, which a lot of people relate too.
The dude in the cab who wants to kill his wife is actually the director, Martin Scorsese.
I understand why you're in doubt whether or not the ending is real, especially after having seen Joker. But Paul Schrader, the writer and Scorsese have both said it's supposed to be real. And that look that Travis gives in the mirror is supposed to signify that he's a ticking time bomb. He hasn't changed at all and it's just a matter of time before he explodes again.
As for De Niro, he definitely is a full blown method actor. He actually got a taxi license and was driving around NYC to prepare for this role. His other iconic performance is in Raging Bull where he plays the boxer Jake Lamotta. In preperation to that, he actually fought some matches and even won a few.
Anyway, glad you got around to this film. It means a lot to people, me included. Looking forward to A Clockwork Orange
@@ericjanssen394 That makes a lot of sense actually, the difference is that in notes from underground the MC is too egocentric to do anything at all. Never really noticed it before.
@@ericjanssen394 Talking clear inspiration from something or someone is not the same thing as plagiarizing something or someone. Not at all.
I remember that people were upset and called it unrealistic. They said it couldn't happen. A while later, Bernie Gaetz got on a subway...
I disagree with the notion that Travis is a bad person. Travis is mentally ill, horribly mentally ill-- and instead of turning that rage into random political violence, he turns it into righteous fury. Obviously Travis needs help-- but he is the way he is because of the world around him. He didnt do anything wrong-- he came close several times, outside of his outburst with Betsy, but ultimately did little harm-- you could argue he allowed homie to off his wife, but he would have done it whether Travis drove him there, or not. The world is a net positive because of what Travis did, multiple pedophiles gone, a child safe with her family, a shop owner got to keep the money that would become his rent and expenses, and a robber is in the ground. Anyone who thinks Travis is bad-- lacks the moral intelligence to understand him. When i saw an analyzing evil video on Travis Bickle, right next to names like Hans Landa and Calvin Candy-- i was damn near offended. He isnt evil.
"I've never seen a Jodie Foster movie.." You need to see The Silence of the Lambs!
LMAO I Never Knew That Was Jodie Foster, I Thought That Was The Chick From X-Files. Damn, But Yeah I Will Watch That Movie Soon
@@HelloMellowXVI The Silence of the Lambs is a perfect movie. One of the few justified Best Picture winners in Oscar history.
It places the lotion in the basket...
@@jacobjones5269 I once worked with a guy who's best friend's dad was Ted Levine. He claims to have avoided watching Silence of the Lambs all these years in order to not see Ted in such a... vulnerable position.
Good shout. Jodie is one of the best actresses. The Mauritanian is also a good recent role
Film factoid: One of the girls that Jodi hangs out with ( the one that Tavis almost hits with his taxi ) was a real working girl and heroin addict that the character "Iris" was based on. She died from AIDS in 1994. The other girl was an actress named Billie Perkins who is still living.
One of the prime examples why Matin Scorsese is one of the all time greatest filmmakers to ever live, and that Paul Schrader is one the most undervalued but masterful writers in American cinema.
He's also, it turned out, a pretty capable actor.
Yeah. Blue Collar was one of the best of the 70"s.
Schrader is brilliant.
THE DEER HUNTER: that’s the movie you should watch next! It’s one of the most intense movies ever made!
Featuring one of the most dangerous game known to man: Russian roulette
Also slowest movie ever
If you like taxi dirver you have got to se "Raging Bull" agein whit Rober de Niro
Lmao 🤣 Wow
That film just makes me really sad because of John Cazale.
DeNiro worked 12 hour shifts as a cab driver to prepare for the role.
I remember reading that people were concerned about Jodi Fosters' safety in the film because her reaction to the violence was so convincing but Scorsese actually walked her through the entire scene before hand to show how it will he done which she was fascinated by. Also her mom was with her throughout the movie. De Niro actually took her to lunch to rehearse their scenes. It was like they were family.
It's almost like they plan things out. Woah
Her older sister served as a stand-in for parts of the finale. She also saw a therapist throughout her filming of this movie.
Scorsese really went dummy hard in this film. The framing and themes in this film are so brilliantly done, watching analyses of this film really make you wanna watch it over and over again
I saw it 10 times in it’s first week of release (a friend was the projectionist).
@@jeffreynolin9339 that’s so dope
"Whoever wrote this movie..." Look up the work of Paul Schrader, both as a writer and director. He's one of the best, still working, and very approachable online.
I’ve literally studied the screenplay, it’s like a gold standard at this point
"Hardcore" with George C. Scott is another really dark, gritty movie that he both wrote and directed.
@@porflepopnecker4376 Schrader has some great films under his belt as a director. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, Blue Collar, Patty Hearst, Affliction, and The Comfort of Strangers just to name a few. He even may have outdone himself a few years back with First Reformed, which has to be one of the best American films of the 21st century.
@@shortmorgan_ Much of it still goes overlooked: the humor of the movie, Travis' racism, that he is celebrated for killing a pimp instead of a politician, and (my personal favorite bit) that he knowingly takes Betsy to the porno flick to purposely repel her and trigger a psychotic episode.
Schrader is a deeply, deeply underrated director. Mishima is somewhat of a classic I suppose, and he’s pretty well known in some cinephile circles, but on the whole he’s mostly just known as the dude who wrote stuff for Martin Scorsese. Even then I feel as if he’s still understated. It’s a shame, he’s directed several extraordinary films. I completely agree that First Reformed is one of the most seminal American films of the century, just a fantastic psychological drama.
That shootout was the most realistic shootout I've seen in a movie. The way Travis just sat in the steps pondering if he should go on with this but realizing he did shoot the pimp already so might as well.
Also this movie symbolizes how a guy doesn't even know what he's supposed to do and where he's supposed to go.
Okay, bro. Now we're getting into the good stuff.
@@ericjanssen394 I remember it well in the Wild Style days. The city was beautiful back then, and graffiti covered every brick of every corner. As a little kid, I just thought the city was built that way. This was shortly after the Star Wars, E.T. boom, and the market was flooded with generic kids flicks. Better to play outside.
"Dog Day Afternoon". IMO, Al Pacino's best performance. I think you'd dig it.
Good call!
@dfss csss Well, I did say "IMO", but he is certainly very good in The Godfather. But with Dog Day Afternoon, he's the star, whereas as The Godfather is more of an ensemble.
And dont forget Mike in that.
I love Dog Day Afternoon. I own the DVD. Other ones Serpico and And justice for all..
I think Pacino in Donnie Brasco is the best thing he's done. Just my opinion
"You taking to me?!?!" Iconic line
"Hey, I'm walkin heah!"
Oops, wrong movie.
Bernard Hermann did the soundtrack for this film. One of the greatest cinema composers ever.
Yeah, this is my favorite movie soundtrack...so menacing. If he was good enough for Hitchcock......
Thanks for the info...I just googled him and am ashamed I didn’t know him😔❤️
I first saw "Taxi Driver" at the theater when it came out and it scared the hell out of me. I went out the next day and bought the soundtrack album. It was the last movie score by the great Bernard Herrmann before he died. When I got my first VCR in 1981 it was one of the first movies I bought on VHS back when they were really expensive, like 70 or 80 dollars. "King of Comedy" is sort of like a comedy variation of "Taxi Driver."
14:25 -- The guy in this scene is director Martin Scorcese. He's also seen sitting on the steps in the first scene where we see Betsy.
This is far from Jodie Foster's first movie. She might be the most experienced film actor in this movie. She and Kurt Russell were Disney's very first child movie actors. They both starred in a ton of live action Disney movies.
Foster was also in several TV shows like Adam-12 as a quite young child
“The Accused”, “Flightplan”, “Panic Room” also “The Silence of the Lambs” are top tier films of work by Foster. She is an underrated legend if you ask me, powerful actress in any theme.
You forgot to mention a very impressive and early movie performance in "The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane". Jodie and Martin Sheen are really good in that movie.
not Panic Rooms so much but yeah the others.
Another Jodie Foster movie recent and came out of semi retirement was Hotel Artemis (2018). Dave Bautista is also in this, an excellent movie. So was Contact (1997) and oh, Elysium (2013). Oh damn, I forgot the movie,, Nell, (1997, also with Liam Neeson and his late real wife Natasha Richardson). One more, The Brave One (2007). Oh damn, one more, The Accused (1988), in which she won an Academy Award for best supporting actress. A couple of years later, an Academy award for best actress fo Silence Of The Lambs.
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@@seerofallthatisobvious1316 now THAT was my favorite movie
Actually, De Niro is a method actor. He studied under both Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg learning the Stanislavski method of acting. It's one of the reasons he's always been so damn good!
My brother was in college in 1975-76, when he took a film class and saw Taxi Driver before it’s release. He said it was one of the most memorable and disturbing films ever.
The scene in which Travis gets the cabbie job was groundbreaking. The way films had been made, you never, ever left the main character behind the shot like that. Instead of confusing the audience, taking in Travis' entire world by leaving him, panning around and coming back was brilliant and drew the audience in.
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“The Untouchables “ a test drive for fashion-
It’s a period piece set in prohibition-
Huge brilliant cast-
Georgio Armani- did the wardrobe
It’s UNREAL the suits, everything is absolutely brilliant
12:34 “I’ve never seen a Jodie Foster movie...”
Stop everything and watch The Silence of the Lambs right now!
I think he meant he hasn't seen her so young.
I came here to say exactly that.
No, I Never Seen One Movie With Her In It. But I Know About Her Because Of The Stalker And Because Of MTV Movie Awards
@@HelloMellowXVI Silence of the Lambs is absolutely brilliant. Would love to see your analysis and reaction.
Also Contact!
The guy in the cab talking about killing his cheating wife, is the director, Martin Scorsese
This movie crushes my soul every time I watch it. It is in my top 10, and possibly top 5 films ever made. Travis was just a lost soul, isolated and unable to connect with his fellow man on any meaningful level. He was disgusted by the lack of empathy and abundance of apathy of everyone around him, and by the miscreant nature of society writ large. He was a man that grew more and more misanthropic everyday, and for reasons that any sane person could clearly relate to, without a single moment's hesitation. He grew evermore frustrated and impatient with a society that had no place for him. One that had cast him into the trash bin of mankind; one that relegated him to the sewers of civilization. Love and hate were too valuable for anyone to waste on Travis. He was background noise, static, if you will. Something that you look at and then never give a second thought for as long as you live. When he finally finds purpose at the end of the film by saving the delicate flower that was Iris, a young girl drowning in the human cesspool that was NYC in the 1970s, it brought a tear to my eye the first time I watched it, and every time thereafter. He channeled his anger and his discontent by freeing her from a life of wallowing misery, and gave her the wonderful life that she deserved, or what could be salvaged of it in any case. A man that went unacknowledged and unappreciated by society finally gets recognized for what he is, and what he has been all along. . . a good man. What a beautiful film it is. A film with a message so beautiful, yet a setting so ugly, bleak, and depressing. A film that inspires hope and resilience where one thinks none can be found. 10/10 in my book. Great review, my friend.
I was there, and NYC was an out-of--control cesspool in the 1970's. Crime was rampant, trash was everywhere, everything was covered by graffiti, and this movie captures that era so perfectly.
So it's same as now lol
@@Shagyamum NYC now is like Mayberry RFD compared to what it was like in the 70's. Massive difference.
"New York, like London, seems to be a toilet of all the depravities of human nature"- Thomas Jefferson
Okay Mello, if you're gonna dive into Deniro-Scorcese movies, you gotta do Raging Bull, one of the great films of all time. And hell yeah The King of Comedy is brillant too. Look forward to it!
He'll yah you have to do Raging Bull
Oh and Mean Streets must see!
Music was the final score by Bernard Hermann, whose long career included many Hitchcock films including Psycho. Check Wikipedia for all the movies he scored.
I saw this movie in 1983, on VHS- blew my mind. It was the fluid direction and hard boiled, gritty atmosphere that got me. This movie can be read on several levels as well, very cool.
Classic film, classic performance.
Jodi Foster was indeed 12 years old when she made this film.
If you’ve never seen a Jodi Foster film, you must see another classic.
“Silence of the Lambs”
Jodo Foster won an Oscar for her performance in this.
Bernard Herman’s theme is absolute silk not just to the ears, but the soul. Pisses me off that iTunes keeps removing it, because that saxophone is God’s music. Pure Heaven.
29:11In the last seconds of the film, Travis looks into his rearview mirror and sees his own wild eyes looking back. We get one last glimpse of his insanity, churning under the surface, and there's suddenly a harsh, strange note on the soundtrack as Travis adjusts his mirror and looks away from his reflection. I think that goes to show that he likely still has the same problems as before . But I also wonder if now he has a craving from after that night in engaging in killing
I love that you reacted to this. Taxi Driver is one of the most unforgettable and unnerving movies I've ever seen. The rising anxiety and tension throughout leads to an inevitable chaos and wrath that's simultaneously satisfying and devastating. The performances are unmatched. It's one of very few movies I'd call a legit masterpiece. Your commentary and real-time appraisals were excellent.
When I watched this movie the first time I found it uncomfortable that Jodie Foster was only 14 when this came out, but it shines an unfortunate reality that many women are forced with a lot of times at very young ages so I very much respect this movie for that
She was actually 12.
I heard Jodie Foster has a sister over the age of 18 that did the really controversial parts when you don't see her face.
@@scottjo63 Huh!
After the minor supporting role in Alice, Scorsese cast her in the role of a child prostitute in Taxi Driver (1976). To be able to do the film, Foster had to undergo psychiatric assessment and was accompanied by a social worker on set. Her older sister acted as her stand-in in sexually suggestive scenes
This movie is one of the prime examples why the 70s is considered the greatest decade for filmmaking.
It's a classic case of unreliable narrator. You can't trust that the events of the film happened exactly the way you see them because the POV of the film is through a bias flawed character. The Great Gatsby is another example.
A Clockwork Orange may be the ultimate example of the unreliable "humble" narrator.
@@JuanRamirez-xh3kc Travis was also into the good old "ultra violence".
Joker and shutter island, they too are told though a unreliable narrator.
I'm a happy you understand that the last scene is maybe the dream of a dying man. But maybe the massacre was a dream ?... 👀
First time I saw this movie was on TV. It had no commercials and I was glued to the screen the entire time even though I had to use the bathroom during the last half hour or so of the movie, I couldn’t stop watching. Easily one of my favorite films I’ve ever seen.
He's not in jail because he killed organized crime figures who were prostituting a 12 year old girl. No way a prosecutor would go after him. Also, the musical score was one of the last composed by Bernard Herrmann, who did Citizen Kane and numerous Hit hcock films, most notably Psycho.
His voice is so iconic.
Nice video, this is one of the best movies EVER! The Piano Teacher (2001) is another incredible but vary disturbing character study that I’d highly suggest.
DeNiro spent a lot of time driving a cab so he could get a feel for the kind of people his character would run into. John Hinkley, Jr. got fixated over Jody Foster because of Taxi Driver and basically saw himself as Travis, even to the point of wearing an old military jacket. He wanted to make an impression on Jody Foster by assassinating Ronald Reagan.
The night that Bernard Hermann finished recording the score at the studio with the orchestra he passed away. So this is his last music score.
His first music score was for “Citizen Kane”, which is pretty incredible to start off with a movie classic.
That score by Bernard Herrmann ❤️❤️
Yes! Given to Martin Scorsese, the Director... the night before he died on Dec. 24, 1975.
there is a theory that Travis died from his gunshots while in the apartment, and the prologue is a hallucination while he was dying. Wrapping up him being the hero in his own mind.
Personally I agree with this idea, and it makes a lot of sense. However, Scorsese himself has said that its not a hallucination, and it it actually is meant to be real. Kind of strange if you ask me, but hey.
Jodie Foster was nominated for the Academy Award for this role.
Goodfellas and Casino are a must watch if you’ve never seen them
He's not in prison because it would've been impossible to find a jury willing to convict a man who rescued a girl from a child trafficking ring.
You have great taste in movies. You're very on point with your comments and reactions. Love you videos, thanks for reacting to all these classics. It just proves how great movies use to be, and how great they can be.
If you like Robert De niro you should look into "The Mission".
Definitely.
Also Robert DeNiro worked as a taxi driver in new york for months in preparation for this role. He wasnt as well known back then as he is today so he was able to be pretty incognito lol
he actually was recognized by at least one fare who thought DenIro had been forced to take a cabdriver's job after he couldn't get an acting job anymore
That last part, where you asked “what was that?” is a reminder to the audience that the main character still has the instability lurking, though dormant for the time being.
I saw a documentary about this movie once where Scorsese was talking about the longer shots (like with the dissolving Alka Seltzer). Some people were saying to cut those bits short. Instead, Scorsese said to let them run longer, let the audience absorb it and wonder about the significance of what they're seeing.
...the guy that was in the back seat of the cab that said he was gonna kill his wife was the director Martin Scorsese
Scorsese's also the guy in the black t shirt when Cybill Shepherd goes into the building
Years ago, Times Square was full of old worn out theaters showing pron movies, adult stores, strip joints. The last few mayors have really cleaned it up and made it family oriented tourist spot. Back 2010, I went to New York in May and in June with my kids on school related trips. The 4 story tall Toys"R"Us was Epic. They had a dang ferris wheel in it and they had a bunch of employees playing with lame toys to make them look cool (and it worked). They had 12 foot screen running the latest consoles you could play on. They had velvet rope with a doorman/bouncer blocking non-customers from upstairs the lobby of the 3 story tall McDonald's. They had 20 registers. My daughter had to pee, so I bought a drink and the bouncer let us go right up. They had 30" plasma screens showing McDonald's ads and TV channels. It was upholstered nice and looked like a club. I went to the restroom, also and when I went in, this New Jersey douchebag was walking out. He looked like a living meme with the curly greasy hair tousled up, the fake tan, the medallion, it looked like he had just stepped off the set of Jersey Shore. I wanted to get a selfie, but I didn't want to piss him off, either. :)
Cybill Shepherd started her career as a model, so no surprise you had the perfect takes on her that you did.
Oh, and the bald taxi driver was Peter Boyle, who also played the monster in Young Frankenstein.
& she does look like Maureen McCormick lol when he said "ok come on Brady Bunch"
Glad you’re doing King of Comedy too!! In college, I wrote a paper comparing & contrasting the lead characters in both of these movies and love your reactions.
This is in my top 5 of all time. Its such a masterclass in filmmaking, im so stoked to see what you think. I saw it for the first time when i was like 16 and i saw it on netflix. I was absolutely blown away
A great movie, excellent acting from everyone. And I loved the overhead panning shot at the end.
Todd Phillips saw this and thought he could slap a DC Comics label on the cover and call it Joker.
Your use of the clapper board is next level.
I Thank My Mom For Getting It For Me! Definitely Fits The Theme. Soon I Might Start Writing The Movie Titles And Stuff On It
The score for the movie was composed by Bernard Herrman, he wrote the music for Psycho and Vertigo (both Hitchcock films), Citizen Kane... and many many others. The only way I could describe him is as a musical and film genius.
By the way, he won the Oscar for Taxi Driver score
I was born 20 years after the release of this movie and the first time I saw it was in 2017. I wanted to see Robert De Niro in my youth and this is the best movie I've ever seen. I think you know how to enjoy and understand the movie. It was the best reaction video. I used a translator. Greetings from Korea 👍👍👏
Glad you reacted to this film man. Arguably one of DeNiro's best performances. You would enjoy watching a Bronx Tale or Mean Streets too if you get the chance.
First time I saw this movie was 1998, I was 16, renting movies with my girl, I had never heard of this movie, I just saw DeNiro with a Mohawk and a gun and was like oh hell yeah!!!! Movie blew me away!!!
I love this film. I first saw this film when I was 14. This just made me believe that Robert De Niro in my opinion, is the best actor of all time
Duuude. If you're taking suggestions, check out anything involving Charlie Kaufman. You have the perceptiveness and openness to appreciate his quirks. 💜
@@SM-tj6qp Any/all. I may have to have an informal Kaufman film festival some weekend this summer, watch them all back to back and totally blow my noodle. 😂
That drummer was a genuine street performer that was sort of famous at the time, in a lot of movies. I thought it was hilarious when Travis took her to the pron movie, at that point you realize that's something's seriously off with him, he genuinely didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Btw, Martin Scorses was the dude talking about his wife with the black dude, wanting to shoot her with the .44.
Teacher: Why are you here Xander?
Me as De Niro: You talkin to me?
Teacher: Oh Jesus Christ not again
Me as De Niro: there’s nobody else here, so you must be talkin to me
Teacher: because it’s Saturday!!!
Me: 😐Fuck.
Paul Schrader, the writer, is one of the greatest writers of all time. Check out his films Light Sleeper (Willem Dafoe and Susan Sarandon) and Blue Collar (Harvey Keitel and Richard Pryor), he wrote and directed those. Also, the soundtrack was one of the last by Bernard Hermmann, who scored most of Hitchcock's films.
As a lifelong taxi driver fan, its so cool seeing someone react to it for the first time; if you want to watch jodie foster, i recommend silence of the lamb. Your idea in the description to watch king of comedy is great aswell, im looking forward to more of your content!
I've said it many times. The 70's stands as the best in Movies, Music, and TV shows. Taxi Driver is one of so many iconic films of the era. Where almost every scene takes it's time. the camera shots, the incredible acting. And since were talking 70's we should talk about a time to do the best of the all. That would be The Godfather. That is a must. An offer that can't be refused.
Martin Scorsese plays the passenger in Travis' cab, the one that's spying on his wife through the window.
Travis's writings is partially based on the writings of Arthur Bremer, the guy who shot George Wallace. And this movie inspired the assassination attempt on Reagan. The irony..😐
That dude already has a channel,he makes a song now
a shy guy who does not talk much but the narration reflects a thoughtful reflective writer.....
Are you replying to Taxi Driver? Are you, replying, to Taxi Driver? Then what else are you replying too?
Paul Schrader is the writer. Unfortunatelly Bernard Hermann the composer of the soundtrack only had a dedication to his memory because he had past away when the film was released
Paul Schrader who wrote the screenplay is one of the best. He's still working, too. I've been going back and forth for nearly 50 years on whether the ending is real or just in Travis' mind as he's dying. I just heard an interview with Schrader who didn't answer that outright but mentioned that the very last scene are the she as the beginning. The story is a loop, playing itself over and over. A pretty heavy idea.
The cabbie who's always selling stuff is also the creature from Young Frankenstein.
The guy at the campaign headquarters is Albert Brooks, check out some of his movies as well. Great comic talent.
Btw...if I remember correctly from my film apprec class many moons ago, the ending had to be in desaturated color, or they would have gotten an X rating from the MPAA.
I'm going to subscribe hoping that since you've discovered Jodie Foster, you'll do more of her movies. Everybody always says "do Silence of the Lambs!!" but since there are already 5000 reactions to Lambs on RUclips, here are some others:
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (directed by Scorsese)
Foxes
The Accused
Candleshoe
The Brave One (Jodie's turn to be Travis Bickle)
Panic Room
Flightplan
You should react to The Nice Guys with Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe sometime soon. Hilarious movie with great comedic chemistry between the two of them.
1:40 you might recognize the actor seated behind the desk. He had a role in a film as a small time loan shark in a little film called Rocky also from '76.
Congratulations!! You have to be a very special type of person to GEEK OUT OVER THIS MOVIE.
Welcome dude!✋
Ever since The Room came out , I can't help but laugh whenever I see Keitel in this because he looks like Tommy Wiseau.
In the last shot where he moves the mirror. Iris had said to him "you ever look at your own eyeballs in the mirror"
first time i saw this was at 4 a.m. in 2019 i was extremely depressed and lonely i really related to travis we were alike in many ways i was so mesmerized
My mom psychologist growing up and I wanted to follow in her footsteps, and this movie was a big one on my radar for being so early exploring mental health. To your vid, that was such a great job with the video game overlays and everything. That was perfect!
The dude in the taxi looking at his wife through the window was the Director Martin Scorsese. Like Alfred Hitchcock he appeared in all his movies .
De Niro prepped for this by actually being a NYC cabbie on the night shift for a few weeks.
Loving your reactions! If you’re thinking of doing another classic character study set against a gritty New York City, you might give ‘Midnight Cowboy’ a watch.
Another vote for "The Deer Hunter" .... perhaps the most intense film made about the insanitty of the Vietnam War .... it does this by showing what happens to friends in a Russian Orthodox community in Appalachia when the war overtakes them .... if you think "Taxi Driver" is an intense character study , "The Deer Hunter" will BLOW YOU AWAY !!!!
People forget how profetic this movie was, when a guy obsessed for Judie Forster tried and almost succeeded in murdering Reagan.
Well it's not that the film was profetic, Hinkley was fixated on Foster specifically after seeing this movie and targeted Regan like Bickle targeted Valentine. All so that Jodie would finally respond to him.
@@Gargess ...and...she turns out to be gay.
Doesn't Surprise Me
@@blanketstarry7725 she had kids. She problably like men to, I guess
The look in the rear view mirror at the end shows that Travis is absolut paranoid. A ticking time bomb
Fuck yeah. Man you're hitting ALL the classics, after all this is done you're going to be one crazy movie guru.
Also this movie is the reason I got a mohawk just like his
The girl working the concession stand at the XXX rated theatre was DeNiro's wife, at the time, Diahnne Abbott.
I saw this in the theater about 1977-78 as a teenager. I love this reflection, meditation on the city and the times.
Random trivia: the final shootout scene in the hotel room was desaturated because the studio thought the amount of blood was too grotesque; this is why none of it is red.
Ever heard of John Hinckley? The guy who shot Ronald Reagan. He was obsessed with this movie and Jodie Foster in particular. That's why he shot Reagan to show Jodie Foster how serious he was about his love for her.