Robert De Niro Taxi Driver
The moment has been described as amsuing.
Robert de niro taxi driver. Travis bickle is a fictional character who is the protagonist of the 1976 film taxi driver directed by martin scorsese the character was created by the film s screenwriter paul schrader he is played by robert de niro who received an oscar nomination for his performance. As an intimate character study of an insomniac war veteran who is driven to vigilantism by rampant crime in the city he once loved taxi driver is one of martin scorsese s most haunting and intense movies. Not everyone walking down the street has them and let s be serious. Directed by martin scorsese.
Robert de niro american actor known for his uncompromising portrayals of violent and abrasive characters in such movies as taxi driver 1976 and raging bull 1980 and for his comic depictions of cranky men later in his career. A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in new york city where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action by attempting to liberate a presidential campaign worker and an underage prostitute. Robert de niro s new comedy has unlikely deer hunter reunion and meta taxi driver reference. It still feels a bit weird to know that a young teenager has seen taxi driver especially when he s currently starring in a film like the war with.
The performance by robert de niro has become an iconic. Anchored by a chilling performance by robert de niro at the height of his powers and filled with the bleakest grittiest violence in scorsese s filmography taxi driver is one of the. With robert de niro jodie foster cybill shepherd albert brooks. The taxi driver sunglasses ray ban caravan give a pretty intense feel to de niro s get up and the squared off frames lend themselves to the look of that era sure you could get the classic aviators of the time but these guys are a little more in the obscure.
I wonder if robert de niro knows this already. The direction by martin scorsese is very stylish and gives taxi driver a unforgettable look. Taxi driver is very effective portrayal of new york loneliness violence and does it so well that no film afterwards has managed to capture it. The war with grandpa.
Every single aspect of the film works.