Taxi Driver

Martin Scorsese's uncompromising dive into the deepest parts of the human soul, which was just redistributed at a moment when white men's complaints are once again defining the global agenda, feels uncomfortably timely. The anti-hero Travis Bickle, played by Robert De Niro, exhibits characteristics that would later define the archetypal online troll: he is resentful, impulsive, and self-absorbed, referring to himself as "God's lonely man."

But despite everything, Scorsese and screenwriter Paul Schrader always treat him with the utmost empathy. This man is wounded by combat, baffled by the permissive culture, and driven to make his imprint in a society that seldom even recognizes him. Despite the fact that Travis wears his seclusion with pride, it is nonetheless difficult to deal with.

Even after forty years, "Taxi Driver" is still essentially flawless. It's difficult to imagine any movie that can develop and maintain a tone of dread mixed with pity, contempt, brutal humor, and a scuzzy edge of New York cool. De Niro's performance is a masterwork in restraint and honesty, while Bernard Herrmann's score is dark and clammy, like the city breathing. This remains one of the cinematic apex achievements when viewed on a large screen.

Duration: 114 mins

Year: 1976

Director:Martin Scorsese

Cast: Leonard Harris, Albert Brooks, Peter Boyle, Cybill Shepherd, Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, Steven Prince, Diahnne Abbot, Harvey Keitel, Jodie Foster.