Taxi Driver is a 1976 American neo-noir psychological drama film [6] [7] directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader. Set in a morally decaying New York City following the Vietnam War, it stars Robert De Niro as veteran Marine and taxi driver Travis Bickle, whose mental state deteriorates as he works nights in the city.

Feb 16, 2011 · Taxi Driver: The Final Noir. Don’t look now, but this month marks 35 years since the release of Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver… and the end of film noir as audiences had come to know it.

Apr 5, 2025 · Taxi Driver is an American neo-noir film, released in 1976, that was directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader. Starring Robert De Niro as the rage-filled antihero Travis Bickle, it is considered one of the greatest and most controversial films in history.

Oct 18, 2011 · A common element in film noir is the seedy underground and unsavory aspects that manifest themselves in human societies. Elements of criminal activity, corruption, and sexual perversity abound. TAXI DRIVER definitely includes these noir-ish elements.

Nov 24, 2024 · From Robert De Niro’s masterful performance, to its influence on the neo-noir genre of filmmaking, few movies in American cinematic history have been as lauded as much as Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver. The Descent of Travis Bickel.

Dec 5, 2019 · In his landmark 1976 film, Taxi Driver, Scorsese shines a glaring light in a very dark place, answering the questions we have asked too many times–then and, especially, now: Who acquires an assault weapon and tries it out on his mother before he unloads it on classrooms of kindergartners and first graders?

Jan 29, 2021 · Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver is a prime example of a neo-noir masterpiece, telling the story of a PTSD-riddled Marine who returns from Vietnam unable to sleep and fills his days and nights driving a cab through the crime-infested streets of …

The document analyzes Martin Scorsese's 1976 film Taxi Driver and argues that it can be considered a "radicalized film noir". It explores how the film borrows stylistic elements from classic film noir of the 1940s-1950s but updates them for a 1970s setting and protagonist.

Travis Bickle is an alienated ex-jarhead who follows his dream and comes to New York, but New York isn't for everyone it's real not a fantasy. Travis is wound a bit too tight, he's a nut job, a psychotic, he can't quite go with the flow or melt in the pot.

Sep 6, 2019 · Scene analysis and film montage of Taxi Driver (1976). Captions available.Comment below for suggestions of genres you'd like for me to cover!