3/7/2023 0 Comments The message 1976 reviews![]() Marine who previously served in Vietnam, or at least that's what he claims, and struggles to connect with acquaintances, such as Wizard (Peter Boyle), and a romantic interest, Betsy ( Cybill Shepherd), a campaign volunteer for presidential candidate Charles Palantine (Leonard Harris). On the surface, Travis ( Robert De Niro) represents the prototypical loner who's detached from reality. However, a closer look implies that Travis' life ends in a figurative hell that he references throughout Taxi Driver. When interpreted literally, the 1976 film ends with a lonely taxi driver, Travis Bickle, saving an adolescent prostitute by killing her pimps, and then becoming a New York City hero who seemingly fulfilled his destiny. ![]() Directed by Martin Scorsese, Taxi Driver builds to a bloody climax and concludes with a cryptic sequences of events - events that may be in Travis Bickle's head.
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