Post on 01-Nov-2014
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Cat, Caroline and Krista
Taxi Driver
About the film
✤ 1976 American film
✤ DIRECTOR: Martin Scorsese
✤ WRITER: Paul Schrader
✤ ACTORS: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster
✤ The film is set in New York City
✤ American psychological thriller
✤ Nominated for several awards
✤ The film follows Travis Bickle, a former marine who becomes a taxi driver to escape his insomnia. Throughout the film it is clear that Bickle is unstable; he gets frustrated with the petty crimes and “scum” in NYC and becomes violent in order to tackle the problems himself.
Themes/Concepts
✤ The film touches on violence, particularly in relation to guns, prostitution and petty crimes in NYC
✤ The colour red is used a lot throughout the film, particularly towards the end of the film as Travis becomes violent
✤ The film is slow moving, using a lot of panning shots to move to a specific area, rather than a quick cut
✤ The music indicates a particular atmosphere, as the mise en scene throughout the film is dark
✤ As well as watching Travis, we get an insight into his mind through the diary he writes which is read as a voiceover in parts of the film